HARVEY MORRISON His personal diaries

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HARVEY MORRISON
[b. TN--July 6, 1848--d. TX--January 5, 1927]
His personal diaries
(1870 – 1926)
As he lived near Waco, TX from about 1870 to 1872,
In Montague/Cooke County, TX (abt. 1884 to 1892),
Near Vernon, TX in 1902, and
Near Erick, OK from about 1905 to 1925
By
Bill Morrison
© May 1995 - Bill Morrison
Transcription of diaries of Harvey Morrison 1848-1927.
(Harvey Morrison’s second wife was Rebecca Elizabeth Harvey.
Her parent’s are buried at Pella Cemetery in northern Wise County)
Printed and bound from an email sent by Bill Morrison in 2002
By Sue Tackel & LaDarla Keith
(To be used as a genealogy resource. Not to be sold)
HARVEY MORRISON
[b. TN--July 6, 1848--d. TX--January 5, 1927]
His personal diaries
Diary Year
Page
1870.................East Waco,Tx.....................................................1
1872.................near Waco......... ............................................23
1884.................Montague/Cooke County, TX.......................58
1885 ..................................."...................................................113
1889...................................."...................................................153
1890...................................."...................................................205
1891..................................."....................................................236
1892..................................."....................................................252
1902.................near Vernon, Tx ??........................................253
1905.................near Erick, Okla............................................258
1906...................................."...................................................271
1907..................................."....................................................306
1911..................................."....................................................340
1913..................................."....................................................341
1917..................................."....................................................343
1918..................................."....................................................367
1919.................................. "....................................................395
1924..................................."....................................................396
1925..................................."................................................. ..418
1926..................................." ...................................................449
Early Property Tax Rolls, Texola City, Oklahoma...............336
Attachments include:
Information about Harvey Morrison
Descendants Chart - Milton L Morrison [unverified]
Obituary of Harvey Morrison
Pages for your Personal Genealogical Notes
© May 1995 - Bill Morrison
Transcription of diaries of
Harvey Morrison 1848-1927.
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Pella Cemetery
155 Harvey
156 Harvey
158 Harvey
E.C.
J.P.S. (John
Pipkin Saunders)
? (male)
194 Harvey
?.D. (J.D.)
Aug 30, 1826 Feb 27, 1909
Sept 10, 1816 July 3, 1884
Sept 10, 1816
July 3, 1884 Older broken
headstone
Mar 28, 1848 May 22, 1884
Below is a broken headstone with same
dates as above.
Below is the bottom part of the above
headstone.
HARVEY MORRISON
July 6, 1848-January 6, 1927
Harvey Morrison was born July 6, 1848, to Milton and Nancy Ann Morrison, nee Samples,
likely near Charleston, in McMinn County, Eastern Tennessee. [One of his grand-daughter's
understood that Harvey's middle name was "Milton," but I have no confirmation of that name.]
Harvey was the grandson of Thomas Casual Morrison and Frances Morrison, nee Beard, who were
married Aug 13, 1799 in Blount County, Tennessee; George Beard was their "Bondsman." [I have
personally copied that record in Marysville, TN.] Harvey kept a daily diary for the last sixty years of
his life. A few have survived, in whole or in part--the earliest covering Jan.1-Jul.5 1870.
He came to Texas in, or before, 1869. [One family "history" says he came at age 17.] His
diary shows him departing Austin on January 2, 1870, and arriving in Waco on January 14.
Harvey returned to his home in Tennessee in September 1872 to marry his first wife, Esther
Angeline Minnis. Prior to her death August 16, 1878 in Cooke County, Tx, Esther gave birth to
Earnest C. (1875--1898-died in KS at harvest work) and Bessie E. (August 8, 1878--? m. Marvin
Powell--perhaps last residing in Ft. Worth or Newell)?. Having checked McLennan County tax
records at the Waco Public Library, I would guess that Harvey left the Waco area about 1878,
moving to near Bowie, TX--where his father and mother, [Milton L. and Nancy Ann], brothers
[Lafayette d.1882, Caleb "C.C." or "C‹", Isaac "Ike", and Thomas] and sisters [Victoria "Vick," m.
Lon Oller; Jane "Jennie," m. John A. Minnis; and Sarah Elizabeth, m. James Taylor Hemphill] had
recently taken up residence after leaving their eastern Tennessee roots. The family members lived
near enough to each other to appear on the same original sheet in the 1880 Census.
Harvey next married my grandmother, Rebecca Elizabeth Robinson, nee Harvey, in
November 1879. Rebecca already had three children from her previous marriage: [Sallie Elizabeth
(m. Martin Stone, b. 1869--last known address-Erick, OK; Harvey, 1872--Duke, OK; and Ella Inez,
1875--?] To Harvey and Rebecca four children were born in Montague/Cooke County, Tx. [b.
1880--Myrtle "Myrtie" May (m. Frank Shapley)-[Rancher at Gruver, TX]; 1882--Zenas A. [IH at
Peoria, Ill]; 1884--Leo Earl -[Rancher at Gruver, TX]; and 1886--my father, Orion-[Rural Letter
Carrier for 48 years--last at Arapaho, OK]. Rebecca died March 18, 1886.
Harvey married his third wife, Josephine (Josie) Caviness, nee Newman, April 10, 1887.
Josie had two daughters [Maggie m. Custer Winder, and Parrilee m. Joshua Underwood
[Shamrock, TX]. To Harvey and Josie two daughters were born: 1888--Pleaides m. "Bud" Latham
[Amarillo] and 1892, Venus, early nick-name of "Boon(ie)" m. Martin [Shamrock].
Later diaries of Harvey show that he, Leo and Orion all were located in and around Erick
during the early 1900s- about 1905 through 1926. Harvey's diaries are, by and large, brief,
relatively colorless recitations of his activities for the day usually with comments about the
weather conditions. His entries sometimes evoked more curiosity than he satisfied. He kept rather
detailed records of his financial transactions, i.e., how many brooms he made, to whom he sold
how many of his brooms, animals, vegetables, fruits, cotton, etc., and for what price. At one time
or another he sold picture enlargements, eye "specks," opened a Realty office, rented out
personally owned houses, ran a livery stable, and engaged in about anything that could be sold or
traded.
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Harvey died January 6, 1927, at the home of his daughter, Myrtie May Shapley, in
Spearman, TX. He is buried at the Gruver, TX cemetery.
I have placed a photocopy of each of his known diaries and a printed copy, entitled,
"Collected Diaries by Harvey Morrison" with an addendum, "More Collected Diaries by Harvey
Morrison," in The Texas Collection at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. I would like very much to
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borrow any other diary of Harvey's long enough to transcribe it for free genealogical uses and
placement in that collection. If you have any of Harvey's writings, or know who might have some,
please let me know. I will, of course, make a printed copy to be returned along with the original.
Billie Erick Morrison, Colonel, USAF, Retired -Born 28 July 1928 at Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma
Grandson of Harvey Morrison,
Son of Orion Morrison and Anna Mae, nee White
[email protected]
254-772-4892
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Harvey's death was reported on the front page of the Beckham County Democrat on 13 January 1927 and
the article is set forth below. [Harvey's body was moved from Spearman to Gruver cemetery?]
"In Memoriam"
"For our citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ;
who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory,
according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself."--Phil. 3:20-21.
HARVEY MORRISON
Harvey Morrison died Jan. 5 (sic-6), 1927 at the home of his daughter Mrs. F. A. Shapley at
Spearman, Texas where he had been visiting since Thanksgiving. He was born in Minn (sic-McMinn)
County, Tenn. July 6th, 1848, going to Texas in 1869 where he lived in Cook (sic) and Montague counties
until he came to Erick in 1907.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Josie Morrison and seven children, three sons, Zenas A. Morrison,
Peoria, Ill., Leo E. Morrison and Orin (sic-Orion) Morrison of Erick, Oklahoma and four daughters, Mrs.
Bessie Powell, Newlin, Texas, Mrs. Myrtle (sic-Myrtie) Shapley, Spearman, Texas, Mrs Pleidaes (sicPleiades) Latham and Mrs Venus Martin of Shamrock, Texas. Also one sister, Mrs Jane Minnis of
Gainesville, Tex. twenty grandchildren to mourn his passing away.
He was a consecrated member of the Baptist Church for many years before his death and he
was always present at Sunday School and Church services unless kept away by sickness.
The many friends of H. Morrison will always remember him for his unfailing good nature for he
was never in too much of a hurry to stop and cheer up a friend with his ready and original wit.
He was never known to use profane language or tell an obscene story setting a living example
which we should all be proud to follow.
Mr. Morrison kept a daily diary for sixty years, writing daily regularly until a week befor (sic) his
death. Unfortunately a part of the diary was destroyed by fire when his home burned here three or four
years ago. This diary has to be read to appreciate what a clean and honorable life he has lead.
His family can look with pride on an honorable and well spent life.
--A
Friend."
© Feb 1995 - Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison
Attorney at Law
5100 Lake Arrowhead
Waco, Texas 76710
Telephone 254-772-4892
Surviving Daily Diaries of Harvey Morrison (1848-1927)
as transcribed from the originals by Billie Erick Morrison, a grandson of
Harvey Morrison and Rebecca Elizabeth, nee Harvey. The diaries were
transcribed at different times and will appear in somewhat different formats.
Effort was made to copy spelling and to make reasonable "guesses" at names
and places. All emphasis is added. Original punctuation and capitalization
was sporadic.
Saturday, January 1, 1870 [DIARY YEAR 1870--Heading for Waco, Texas]
Fixed up to leave, went to town, bought a poney for $32.50 cts, came back,
knocked a round till night. bought a pair of gloves 75¢.
Sun 2
Left Austin early, eat dinner near [gilens] creek, 50¢, stayed all night on
brushy, 20 mi.
Monday 3
Paid $1.00 fair, came across to Gabral and through Circleville, stoped in 9
mi - spent 50¢. 23 mi. to day.
Tuesday, January 4
Paid $1.25 cts fair crossed the Gabral and Little river stoped near Camorn.
25 mi.
Wednesday 5
Paid $1.25 cts fair, came through Camorn and stoped near brazos. 25 mi.
Thursday 6
Paid $1.00 fair, crossed Brazos, came to Bremont, road around through the
post oaks all evening. 20 mi.
Friday 7
Paid $1.00 fair, came to Bremont, it was raining, went to Barkley's, stayed
all evening and night. 12 mi.
Saturday 8
Went to Parsons kinards[?], and down Little Brazos, left my clothes with Mr.
Fauntain, started for Calvert. 12 mi.
Sunday 9
Paid $1.00 fair, went to Mr. Scots and in on the river bottom and stayed all
night. 19 mi.
Monday, January 10, 1870
Went to Calvert and back to Mr. McLenords. stayed all night. 18 mi.
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Tuesday 11
Came back to Fowters [Fowlers?]. it was raining all day. 16 mi.
Wednesday 12
Came on crossed big creek, came through Marlin. stoped at Parres by the
steem mill, very mudy all day. paid $1.25 cts fair, 25 cts berage [?] &c
[etc] 50cts eat. 20 mi.
Thursday, January 13, 1870
Paid $1.25 cts fair. came on in bad road and worse country. cold and windy.
stoped at Dr. Haris. 20 mi.
Friday 14
Paid $1,50 cts fair. came on crossed a toal bridge 20 cts, came to Waco
stoped at Uncle's, set around in the evening. 8 mi.
Saturday 15
Went over in Waco, got some trivals 30 cts, it was fair and pleasant.
Sunday, January 16, 1870
Set around most all d. went to the burying of Mrs Patterson in the evening.
fair and warm.
Monday 17
It was coald this morning. went over to Waco - bought a pair of boots and
cloth and trimming for a suit of clothes. Spent $ 4,90 cts.
Tuesday 18
Started up the river wrote two letters, came up 17 mi, stoped at Mrs McLaws
[?] still coald and fair.
Wednesday 19
Came on up through Craken[?] Prarie near Ft Graham, stoped for the night. 13
mi. at Mr. Martins, 23 mi.
Thursday 20
Went through Ft Graham and up on natins[?] river, crossed the Brazos twice.
came to Mr. Ascues. stoped for the night. 15 mi.
Friday 21
Crossed the river twice came through Towash [a now--1994--defunct community
in Hill Co.], crossed the river, and stoped for the night at Mr Nalimay [?]25 mi.
Saturday, January 22, 1870
Crossed the river, came down by Garrates, recrossed the river, went till
late, stoped at Thorntons after being lost. 23 mi.
Sunday 23
Came on through Boscavill and through Waco, it was raining some. went to a
singing at night. still coald. 10 mi.
Monday 24
Went to town, bought a shirt and some groceries, $1.50 cts in all. came back
knocked around in east Waco. it was fair.
Tuesday, January 25, 1870
Went down the river 6 mi, came back, stoped in town
to the quilting at Mrs Luckies at night. 12 mi.
Wednesday 26
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got some groceries, went
Went to town, then to Boscaville, and to Mr. Dawsons, looked around over the
place, had an offer to farm, it turned coald to day 10 mi.
Thursday 27
Came down crossed the river, came to Uncle's. stayed all day.
and pleasant. 8 mi. went to the quilting at night. 8 mi.
it was fair
Friday, January 28, 1870
Looked around A W. went to town, got some money changed, got some buttons,
came back, got some corn from Orang[?]. Set up at night.
Saturday 29
Helped to bury Mr. Burns child. slept some, looked around. it was very nice
wether.
Sunday 30
Went to town, got a letter from Tom. set around, went to the singing at
night. Uncle came back.
Went up the river with Uncle, rode all day, it was fair.
nothing made, traviled 400 miles in all. 30 mi.
So ends the month,
Tuesday February 1
Went to town, set around till late, came back went to [Smiths] East Waco,
went to the Circus at night. Stayed till late. fair.
Wednesday 2
Went to town, bought some groceries, came back, hauled a load of wood, it
turned coald.
Thursday, February 3, 1870
Set around all day, it was very cold. went to Orton & Bros Circus at night. a
good circus but a bad concert.
Friday 4
Hauled wood went to town, came back, set
nothing new, spent 15 cts.
around, it was fair and pleasant.
Saturday 5
It was raining, set around and at Mrs Luckies all day.
Sunday, February 6, 1870
Went to church at East Waco and knocked around with the softer sex, it was
very cold, was in town this morning, all quiet.
Monday 7
Went to town, looked around all day, went out to Curtices at night. still
fair.
Tuesday 8
Came back through town, went to Fords and seen about a school.
still fair.
Wednesday, February 9, 1870
Got the Patrons togather and agreed to teach a five month school for $25.00
and board per month. Tom came up, went to town.
Thursday 10
Went to town. came back. Tom went up the river. I wrote two letters home.
fair and pleasant.
Friday 11
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Knocked around, and wrote some. went to town, got some clothing, came back,
wrote a letter to Ill [?] . went to Mrs Luckies.
Saturday, February 12, 1870
Went to town, sold a poney and saddle $25.25. bought some goods,
went to East Waco, Uncle came back. went to Mrs Luckies.
came back,
Sunday 13
Went to sunday school. walked around in the evening and went to meeting at
night in Waco. it was fair and ple.
Monday 14
Seen the Patrons and comenced a school at Mr. Pattersons, 16 students.
Tuesday, February 15, 1870
Changed my board. still teaching school, 19 students signed the school
agreement. to pay $12 dollars for board.
Wednesday 16
Still teaching school. 18 schoolars. had a nice school. warm and pleasant.
Thursday 17
It turned very cold and there was 18 students. all went well. had a very bad
cold.
Friday, February 18, 1870
Taught school to day. 17 students came. went to the circus at night. Noys
C.C. Circus. fair and pleasant.
Saturday 19
Wrote a letter, went to town. it was very coald. wrote a letter in the
evening.
Sunday 20
Went to meeting, went to Mrs Luckies, wrote a letter to Carolyn Long. still
coald.
Monday, February 21, 1870
Still in school, 25 students to day. still coald.
Tuesday 22
Still teaching school. turned warm. still 25 students.
Wednesday 28
Taught school to day. went to church at night, it was fair and pleasant. made
out my school list.
Still at school. it was still fair and pleasant. loaned Uncle $10.00 in
specie. he went over on the road.
Friday 25
Still at school, fair and pleasant.
had a nice school.
Saturday 26
Went to town. got some groceries. let Tom have $6.00. went to Mrs Luckies at
night. Still fair.
Went to meeting in Est Waco. Tom got a yoke of oxen to day. set around in the
evening. Uncle came home. it was still fair.
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Monday 28
Taught school to day. let Tom have $1.50 cts. went to town in the evening.
got Tom a frying pan and coffee pot. he was loaded to start.
Tuesday, March 1
Tom left this morning. turned the poney over to his owner. had some trouble
all turned out right. still in school. still fair.
Wednesday, March 2, 1870
Still in school. it turned cold. still fair. Ucle came home.
Thursday 3
Still at school. it was fair and nice. Uncle loaded to start.
Friday 4
Still at school. Uncle left for the road. Still fair.
Saturday, March 5, 1870
Went to town. came back and set around. it was fair and pleasant. set up at
fords at night.
Sunday 6
It was raining and blustering and cold. Tom came back. I went to the burying
of Mrs Ford. had a joval crowd at night.
Monday 7
Went to school to day. still very cold. a smal school to day. Uncle came
back.
Tuesday, March 8, 1870
Still at school. a full school to day. it was pleasant.
Wednesday 9
Still at school. still fair. Tom and Uncle prepaired to start.
Thursday 10
Still at school. still fair. Tom and Uncle left for Calvert.
Friday, March 11, 1870
Still at school. brought the writing bench down. still fair and pleasant.
Saturday 12
Went to town. got some groceries for Aunt. went and ground on us[?] and read
the news. very cold to day.
Sunday 13
Went to sabath school and wrote a letter home. went to Rodgers and to
Luckies. Still fair.
Monday, March 14,1870
Went to school to day. was paid of this evening. warm and pleasant to day.
Tuesday 15
It was very cold -not many at school to day.
Wednesday 16
Still at school. it was fair - wrote a letter.
Thursday, March 17, 1870
Still at school. still fair.
Friday 18
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Still at school, still fair. Uncle came back from Calvert.
Saturday 19
Hauled a load of wood. went to town. got $5.00 in curancy. got the news and
read. went to Mrs Luckies at night.
Sunday, March 20, 1870
Took a ramble, went to Mrs. Luckies, then took an evening ramble, came back
set around in society some. still fair.
Monday 21
At school to day. took an evening ramble, raining some. Uncle went to meet
Tom.
Tuesday 22
Still in school. Uncle came home sick. went to the river for the horses.
fair and pleasant.
Still in school. Tom came home. lost two oxen. took a hunt for the horses.
had good company at night.
Thursday 24
Still in school. Tom went down the country. Uncle found his horses. it rained
to night very hard.
Friday 25
Still in school.Tom came back. it was mudy and wet. got two letters from
Tenni, several papers.
Saturday, March 26, 1870
Wrote a letter , went to town, knocked around, went to church at night- it
was fair and pleasant.
Sunday 27
Went to meeting. wrote a letter, went to church again at night.
pleasant. Once again I cursed my fate. for Fannie.
fair and
Monday 28
Went to chool. Tom went up the river. still fair and pleasant. blowed up a
norther at night.
Tuesday, March 29,1870
Still at school. still cold.
Wednesday 30
Still in school. Tom came back. fair and pleasant.
Thursday 31
Still in school. Uncle left for Calvert. Loaned Tom $20.00 in Gold. Tom left
down the river.
Friday, April 1, 1870
Still in school. still fair.
Saturday 2
Went to town spent 50 cts. came back , set around. Got some groceries for
Aunt. Still fair.
Sunday 3
Went to church, came back, wrote two letters, still fair.
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Monday, April 4, 1870
Went to school, had a chill, lay sick in the evening.
Tuesday 5
Wednesday 6
Still in school. still fair. took Quinine- felt bad.
Thursday, April 7, 1870
Still in school. still fair, felt well enough.
Friday 8
Still in school, made out a school list which was not accepted. I was to
teach from 14th to 14th, they say.
Saturday 9
Went to town. stayed till late. got the papers. still fair. eat dinner and
had a shave.
Sunday, April 10, 1870
Stayed at home, was sick in the morning, lay around all day. still fair.
Monday 11
Went to teaching again. got some bitters in the evening. still fair.
Tuesday 12
Wednesday, April 13, 1870
Thursday 14
Still in school. still fair. mad out my school returns which was received.
reined and turned cold at night. got $2.00 of Meyer.
Friday 15
Still in school.
it was very cold. had
a small attendance to day.
Saturday, April 16, 1870
Got $3.00 from Meyer. went to town, got some groceries for Aunt, set around
and read the news. Uncle came home.
Sunday 17
Went to church. came back, went to the Baptising. took an evening ramble.
still fare. Uncle paid me $19.00 species
Monday 18
Taught school it was fair. Thos came up from Calvert. paid of for last months
board. went to Mrs Luckies.
Tuesday, April 19, 1870
Still in school. Tom and Uncle left for the country. engaged to board at Mr.
Pattersons & comenced to board there. still fair and pleasant.
Wednesday 20
Still in school. received two letters. wrote one home. still fair.
Thursday 21
Still in school. still fair. received $3.00 from Meyer for school. loaned Mr.
Batie $10.00 ten dolars in gold.
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Friday, April 22, 1870
Still in school. Still fair. Received a Book and paper By mail. it pleasant
and nice.
Saturday 23
Wrote a letter, went to town. sent for Pensman assistant. $1.75 cts.
$2.00 came Back set around, read the news it was raining some.
spent
Sunday 24
Went to church to Mr Beatys to church again at night. it rained very hard
last night. fair and pleasant to day.
Monday, April 25, 1870
Was still in school. it was very warm.nothing of note occuring. received a
letter from D. Appleton & Co.
Tuesday 26
Still in school. still fair. it rained at night very hard.
Wednesday 27
Still in school. fair to day. rained some at night. nothing uncommon
occuring.
Still in school. Still fair. received $3.80 cts for school lunches[?].
my pappers.
Friday 29
Still in school. it was still fair
got
had a nice school in the evening.
Saturday 30
Went to town. got a letter from home. bought a pair of pants. came back.
knocked around in the evening. still fair.
Sunday, May 1, 1870
Went to church & sabath school. took the Sacrament. went to Mr. Beatyes in
the evening. still fair and warm. I. S. L. B. [this abbreviated entry seems
to have been a late entry--could stand for 1.5. L. B. or one five dollar
loan to Beaty--Harvey's Accounts show a $5 loan to Mr. Beaty on 21st May and
?]]
Monday 2
Taught school to day. it was still fair. went to East Waco in the evening.
Got a letter from sister and Taylor.
Tuesday 3
Still in school to day. still fair. wrote home in
the evening.
Wednesday, May 4, 1870
Still in school to day. it was still fair.
Thursday 5
Still in school. still fair
Friday 6
Saturday, May 7
Wrote some. went to town, got some clothing. still fair. went a fishing,
caught one at night.
Sunday 8
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Went to sabath school and to Mr. Beatyes and spent the evening. still fair
and pleasant. I. S. L. B. [? see note above]
Monday 9
Still in school. Thomas came up, went to Mr Beaties at night. still fair and
pleasant.
Tuesday, May 10, 1870
Still in school. Still fair. rained at night. nothing occured exciting.
Wednesday 11
Still in school. it was fair and pleasant. L. T. 5; L. [?] P 1; [?][?]; L. T.
1-T; seen M. Ce; got my papers.
Thursday 12
Still in school. had a small school. the race was run by Patterson &Wince,
the race not decided. nothing uncomon occured. still fair.
Friday, May 13, 1870
Still in school. my school was out, the returns was received. still fair.
Saturday 14
Went to East Waco, received received $20.55 cts that was due. went to the
City, got my & Toms likness taken. Tom went down the river. L. T. $3. D.
Sunday 15
Went to sabath school and to preaching twice to Mr Beaty's at night. Tom came
up from Uncle Jaspers [looks like "Jaspers"?] [Sure would be nice to know for
sure as this is the only time that the transcriber has found an apparent
reference to "Uncles'" name.]
Monday, May 16, 1870
Moved my board to Mr Beaties. went to town. L.n. Tom 10.50:
University, got some books & was classed - took a ramble.
Entered the
Tuesday 17
Went to University, recited firs leson in Algebra and was classed generaly,
got all the Books necessary. came by Pattersons.
Wednesday 18
Still at the University. Still learning hugely. still fair and pleasant.
Thursday, May 19, 1870
Went to school to the P.O. came back through East Waco. still fair. mad no
acquanitance.
Friday 20
Went with Miss Laura to Faringtons. went to school. was unwell. was excused
from speaking. came back with Laura. still fair.
Saturday 21
Wrote a letter, came to town, got some clothing, went back to East Waco, took
an evening ramble, went to meeting at night.
Sunday, May 22, 1870
Went up to [Su_neys?]. went to meeting three times. they took the love feast
and sacrament, took an evening ramble, still fair. Mr Renfro was there.
Monday 23
Went to school, got along moderately well. went to meeting at night. it
rained in the night. see Mrs Crowder at P.O.
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Tuesday 24
Still in school. still fair. nothing occured of importance. I went to meeting
at night. same [___] A. fair today.
Wednesday, May 25, 1870
Still in school. wrote two letters, one home and one To Annie - got a grammar
(Brillion's) the meeting broke.
Thursday 26
Finished my letter home, sent my & Toms picture home. went in the new Grammar
class, got my paper, still fair.
Friday 27
Got my lessons. went to school, heard two lessons, did not recite my Algebra.
mad 3 wishes when I heard the Whipowill: 1st get___ [lin] then II well 3 ___
[down].
Saturday, May 28, 1870
Wrote a letter, went to town, no mail. Met Hardy, came back, went to East
Waco, got a letter, took an evening ramble, had a niger [fus?] or two to day.
still fair.
Sunday 29
Went to sabath school and prayer meeting. went to Mrs Lions in the evening
with Syrus Purney, got some plums. was sick. Mr & Mrs [ ] [ ].
Monday 30
It was raining when I got up. was sick. Mrs Goldsby went home. set in the
kitchen most all day. got my speech some, slept some, there was a drove of
mules or herd at [?].
Tuesday 31
Went to school, there was a funeral there, went to P.O.,
it was very warm.
A.M., was not well.
Wednesday, June 1
Went to school. was sick. came back, stoped at the bridge awhile. came home,
set around - took some blue [ ].
Thursday 2
Still sick. set around. My medicine opperated very well, had nothing to do
and was restless.
Friday, June 3, 1870
The meesels broke out on me to day. I had a very hot fever. got some wine in
the evening. had a fever all night.
Saturday 4
My bowels was open, they runed very bad and I throwed up several times. I had
a very hot fever. it rained all night.
Sunday 5
Was comfortable fever abated. the air was cool Mr. Purney came down. I was
still in bed most all day.
Monday, June 6, 1870
The meesels faded, felt very well & began to walk about and to eat something.
measles most all gone , got two letters.
Tuesday 7
Felt very well in the morning. read my letters and walked about some. took
something like the flux in the evening.
10
Wednesday 8
Was not very well. still had the flux. had them till night- was troubled a
good deal - was easier at night.
Thursday 9
Was better to day. got my paper and the cof and book.
some. it was fair and pleasant.
was able to walk about
Friday 10
Set about and read, it was the first I had read since I began to get well,
wrote a letter home and one to May. still fair
Saturday 11
Took my letter to East Waco. came back and read & slept. got a letter from
Tom to day. still better. still fair. Charlie came up.
Sunday, June 12, 1870
Shaved & changed clothes and felt very bad. had a fever. wrote a letter to
Tom and set about all day. still fair.
Monday 13
Went to East Waco. started a letter to Tom. went up there and lounged around
in the evening. still feeling weak. still fair.
Tuesday 14
Went to Waco - the first time I had been out, lounged around awhile. came
back went to East Waco in the evening, wrote an article. still fair.
Wednesday, June 15, 1870
Went to the school and settled up. came back to town, looked around awhile.
came back, read most all evening. went to the berg after supper. still fair.
Thursday 16
Raining in the morning. Set around and wrote some. went to East Waco in the
evening. got my paper & a letter from Bob Love, nice evening.
Friday 17
Went to Waco, looked around. started down the river with Pratt, eat dinner
on Tawacna, camped out on the Prarie. it was warm & fair.
Saturday, June 18, 1870
Came down to Big Sandy then to Uncle's, set around, it was raining some.
Found Uncles all well. he was gone to Calvert.
Sunday 19
Set around and read. Miss Emma May set with us until after
rained some, drawed of an article.
dinner.
it
Monday 20
Went and seen Mays about a horse. went to the field. Uncle came home. went
and seen the garden. it was fair.
Tuesday, June 21, 1870
Went after the horses, and borowed a saddle, went to hog iysland, to see
about a Sc- came, crossed big creek, stayed all night off the road, fair.
Wednesday 22
Came on through Marlin and to Uncles. took a nap and eat tomatoes. it was
very warm and fair.
Thursday 23
11
Left Uncles, came to the road, got on a wagon, started to Waco, it rained in
the evening. stoped near Blankenships mill, seen L. Tigram
Got up, got breakfast, came to Mr Beaty's. went to East Waco, got a letter
from Tom. got sick, came home & went back in the evening. put on clean
clothes. fair to day.
Saturday 25
Went to town, got a letter from Jud Newton. wrote an answer, came back went
in East Waco and to the burial of an old man.
Sunday 26
Went to Sabath school. Laura to her [ ]. went to singing in the evening.
wrote to P W B--. had no Preaching. had a nice meeting, fair.
Monday, June 27, 1870
Went to town. loked around most all day. got Thos Valice, got Lauras trunk,
got acquainted with several. still fair.
Tuesday 28
Wrote a letter to Thos. Went to town via East Waco. had no luck seen our
carpenter, Woodson & Alford. went to the Berg again. still fair.
Wednesday 29
Went to town lounged around, set around with Woodson. came back, Charles
Beaty came up to day. got my paper, it rained some.
Thursday, June 30, 1870
To East Waco and to town. got Kellums mail. went to the court House, came
back with Mrs White and went to the berg. wrote a letter to Tildie.
Friday, July 1
Went out to Thos. Harpers, wrote an article for a school then crossed the
creek, came down , got a few subscribers. gave the Article to Mr Sanderson,
came home.
Saturday 2
Went to East Waco, got a letter from R. P., went to town got a paper Almanac
&c came home and read the news &c fair but warm.
Sunday, July 3, 1870
Went to church & sabath School. took the sacrament, came home & read some.
Shed & Purney come, it rained. Laura came home. Purney set up awhile.
Monday 4
Went to town via East Waco, got a letter from N. Y. : Eastman &c Bead Cos
Paine &c. came back set around and read all evening, it rained.
Tuesday 5
Went to East Waco, set around awhile, came back, wrote and talked to Laura.
went back to the berg. Howard told of the school tried to Break a
[
]. fair.
The remainder of this diary--about the last half had been cut out
without explanation--had some "Memoranda" pages left intact, which contained
assorted information. Example pages follow:
12
[first page]
MEMORANDA
July
4
8
?
?
?
?
Nov
Got a Letter from
H G Eastman, N. Y.
From Ma and Jane [ Jane is his older sister]
___paper ______
A letter from C. C. [
Got a letter from Thos
Two Papers ______
a letter from Jane
& from Thos
Got the Assistant [his
a letter from Eastman
Got a letter from Thos
one from Jane
One letter from Jane
his brother Caleb C.]
[his brother}
penmanship course] &
&
A letter from Thos
A letter from Ma
Dec
A letter from Jane
One from Thos
13
[second page]
MEMORANDA
Jul 5
17
Aug
20
Sept
6
14
24
Oct
16
26
Dec
10
22
Wrote a letter for Laura to Smith
To Pa
Sent a letter to Thos & Laura
Sent a letter to Thos & H. G. Eastman
Wrote and sent
home
sent to Ma a letter
to Thos a letter
ct letter to Jane
Sent a letter to Thos
to Jane & to R. M. Love
To Grand Pa & to S.
To Thos
Eden
[another page listed names]
Dr. Richard Harrison
Gen. Jim Harrison
Waltar Ragsdale
John C. West
Parson Gought
Dr W Buck
Mr & Mrs Hopkins
Mr Frank Dunklin
Frank Law
Parson Carol
Mrs. Carol
Mr Buck. S fare. B. B.
Mr Thomas. G. S.*
Mr Smith, D. S.*
Miss Nannie Harrison B. B. D.
Senator Ford. B.B.B.D.
Mrs. Ford Light hair fair
Mr M Warner G.G.G___
Miss Emma Harrison, B.B.D.
Harvey Morrison also kept monthly accounts of his financial transactions. I
will copy some of them that are pretty legible. [ MY COLUMNS DON'T ALWAYS
LINE UP!]
CASH
ACCOUNT
JANUARY
Date
1
1
1
14
15
.30
17
23
24
25
28
29
31
14
Received
Bought a pony
gloves &c
Traveling expenses to
14 in all
for groceries
Boots & clothing
My fare
Groceries
"
"
Buttons &c
corn
A Summary
Paid
32.50
1.30
12.50
4.90
1.00
1.75
.
.50
.50
55.60
35
CASH
ACCOUNT
FEBRUARY
Date
1
2
3
4
6
7:8
9
11
12
16
18
Received
Groceries
Groceries
Circus &c
Tool &c
a shave
corn &c
groceries
Clothing
Poney & saddle
Brush & soap
Circus &c
A summary
CASH
ACCOUNT
CASH
CASH
.35
1.15
10.35
Paid
.55
for school
for board
curancy
Total
ACCOUNT
25.00
7.80
32.80
16.10
APRIL
Received
For Assistant
For school
For school
For ___&c
Total
ACCOUNT
Paid
1.60
3.00
3.80
6.80
3.45
5.05
Received
Paid
MAY
Clothing &c
to Tom
to Tom
14
14
16
16
17
21
21
for school
Likeness &c
School &c
Tom & Toll
Tuition
Loaned Mr. Beaty
For Clothing &c
2.25
2.50
5.00
Total
ACCOUNT
7.80
7.85
7
9
10
27.55
7.55
11.00
10.60
3.00
5.00
5.60
38.55
41.50
JUNE
Date
3
25.25
Received
Date
CASH
1.40
.40
.15
.15
.40
1.45
2.85
1.70
MARCH
Date
23
21
28
30
.35
.25
25.50
Date
13
14
14
26
Paid
Received
Wine & candles
Paid
1.15
15
10
15
17
18
21
21
22
23
27
28:9
[junk?]
For Book
[Show] &c dinner, river
Riding down [travelling to his Uncles]
Uncle's debt
3.00
toll &c
Fare
Butter
Postages & Valice
Toll
Total
3.00
CASH
ACCOUNT
CASH
For Emigranting
Toll &c
Toll
Shoe, shirt &c
Borowed of Harper
Total
ACCOUNT
8
10
10
10
10
15
24
24
24
1.50
1.00
5.50
6.00
7.50
6.95
Received
Paid
[5.00]
3.00
7.00
.35
6.50
1.30
12.15
SEPTEMBER
Received
For school of
Cabasos
Mr Haper
For shoes
McLeans C
Ribon [ ] &c
Toll
Shingled [shak?]
Uncle's Debt
Toll & Papers &c
Candy
Total
16
Paid
12.00
Date
7
Received
.15
For school
W. M. & M. M.
L. C. M. [ ]: S[ ]
Mr Fletcher
2.00
Toll &c
Board
P[ ] Assistant
ACCOUNT
.40
3.25
.10
7.95
AUGUST
Total
CASH
.30
1.00
.30
Date
1
5
8
10
20
20
20
.75
JULY
Date
2
9
10
23
23
.10
.25
.65
Paid
2.00
2.00
3.00
1.00
.75
.25
.50
10.00
.70
.15
14.00
6.35
CASH
ACCOUNT
OCTOBER
Date
Received
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
10
11
11
12
23
23
26
27
29
29
School Premuims
Collars, candy
N.- oil, T.h.T.G.
School Act
Mrs E. Swift ?
10.00
John Holding
12.00
M. M. Harper
2.00
Cabasos Mrs Johnson
10.00
For suit & Watch
Toll
For board &c
Maltons? Note
5.50
H__mans, S account
5.00
Raisens & Toll
Sanderson School account 14.50
For Toll
Apples & [ring ?]
Wages from[ ]
6.50
Borowed of Purney?
7.50
For a poney & [ ]
CASH
ACCOUNT
CASH
Turpentine
S-Act, Mrs Chr"
",
"
I paid Purney
Show &c
Shave & Toll
30.50
.20
10.
.50
.20
.50
.15
50.90
Paid
.05
3.00
Swift
2.00
7.50
1.25
.35
"
"
Toll
For wages
at Beaties
ACCOUNT
.10
.30
.20
5.00
DECEMBER
Received
Toll
For Shirt
By Dr Harrison
For Clothing &c
Toll, B. I. B. &c
Borowed of Dr B
Toll
SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT
Jan
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
.50
.50
Received
Date
10
11
24
24
27
30
30&31
1.25
NOVEMBER
Date
5
5
6
7
8
14
18
19:20
27
Paid
Specie
Specie
Specie
Specie
Specie
"
Paid
.20
1.25
22.
22.80
.50
.50
.20
Received
Paid
25.50
32.80
6.80
38.55
3.00
55.60
10.35
10.00
5.05
41.50
7.95
17
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
"
"
"
"
7.50
14.00
73.20
10
24.75
Total
281.05
18
6.95
8.15
12.00
6.35
95.70
9.75
23.70
248.10
IN WACO, TEXAS, 1872
Daily Diary of Harvey Morrison (1848-1927) for the year 1872 as transcribed
by Bill Morrison from a copy of the original entries (except for the entries
for January 1st through July 7th, which were hand-copied by F. A. Shapley due
to the faintness of the original entries) The diary contained sporadic
punctuation and capitalization. Shapley and Morrison are grandsons of Harvey
Morrison.
Monday, Jan 1, 1872
Went to town to get the Bridge Had a chat with Warwick - made no progress in
schools. Made arrangements to take the bridge. came out with Robinson.
Stoped and talked with the boys awhile. Still fair and pleasant. Got horse
shod.
Jan 2
Went to town looked around most all day and prepared to lay in a stock of
groceries and made permanate arrangements about the bridge by staying til
dark. Buck came in late went home M.V. King was there. set up late. Still
fair & pleasant.
Jan 3
Came to the bridge the show company were going on & had went on partly Went
to Shepherds & back & then to Mr. Colen to make the Show company pay for what
had passed during the night. Got my money went in to the Circus & side show
& then to George Haliways & stayed all night. Still fair & pleasant.
Jan 4
Came to Thomas Harpers stoped a minute then in Moses eat dinner & had a
chat--came on home & then to the bridge & stayed till night--was uneasy about
love today & very restless. still fair and Pleasant.
Jan 5
Put on clean clothes went to Parishes to see about a school for Jonnie. Rob
came by the bridge after being in the briers for some time very bad.
Robinson was up and backed out. I felt very badly disapointed. It was
misting rain some & came a hard rain at night. They was haling rails. Rain.
Jan 6
Went to town via Ross Birds & Evans Engaged some corn & chairs & table
could do no business in town draw no money or anything of that kind booked
something of a stock of groceries. Came home by Delbarts & warmed Saw Perk
Freeman It was cold & damp & wet.
Sunday January 7, 1872
Went to the bridge--easily made a fire--found no one there--went home eat and
sent Fayette. Went to S.S. stayed a while came home eat & came to the bridge
& stayed till night. Warwick was here had a talk about selling on
commission. Fair & cold today.
Jan 8
Came & measured corn & payed for it & chairs & table. Went to town got lumber
& stove & groceries. I shall hunt,etc. Engaged Allen to hall for me. got a
gun at Mark Bros. & amunition at Beaties. eat supper at Allens came home
late --left my things on the sodd at H. Reens. Still fair & pleasant.
Jan 9
Fixed up & moved to the bridge. Allen came on Fayette was there to help me
to-day Arranged the house--put up the stove bought 268 lbs of pork--cut it
up & got supper. Had a good deal of crossing to-day. Fayette stayed all
night. Made my acts for the years up to this time. Still fair & pleasant.
Jan 10
19
Went to Birds got salt cut up & salted away my pork. Fixed the house Made
a bed stead & rightened things generally. Warrick was down to see me. Was
very busy &tired --had got up very early. Fayette still with me Had a half
of a pleasant time. Still fair.
Jan 11
Eat & cleaned up. A mason came in and a painter. Rendered up my lard or
most of it. A niger boy came and stayed with me some of the time. Got corn
and eggs for trade. Had a word with Wallas in the morning. A [bold ?]
springs man went to Smiths [Bldg ?]. Fayette came back with my horse &
sausage etc. Still fair & C.
Jan 12
Fayette went home early. Ate & seen to things. Some movers stoped. Part could
not pay --took a six shooter for it and gave corn to boot. Mr. Warwick
brought some things to sell on commission. Finished rendering up my lard &
cleaned up. Don my choirs. Shot at a wolf. A man came along very late with
a woman. Read the news & wrote my acts. Had one grumbler at Toll. Still
fair & pleasant.
Saturday, January 13, 1872
Was by myself. Ate & don the choirs. Taylor came over. Sent to town by
Warwick & Sheppard
Allen would not pay toll. Put bannister on the bridge
& stoped the ford some. Had some Kansas chaps at dinner. Got a hoe at
Warwicks. Sam came down to see me. Jeff Bird came over. Don the choirs.
Warwick came back and Sheppard looked over my affairs & straightened up some.
Still fair & warm.
Jan 14
Cleaned up & washed & dressed. Fayette came over -- we got dinner & set
around some. Niger came with some eggs for sugar. And buggy & wagon stoped
& ate dinner. Whitefield was over. Sam Warwick was here till after supper.
Taylor came & ate & set awhile. It was a dull day. Kill a duck & squirrel.
Still fair & Pleasant.
Jan 15
Cleaned up- read. Taylor came set & talked - ate dinner. Laurance & Wm came.
Taylor & I fixed the ford after dinner & cut wood & don the choirs. There was
very little crossing don today. Had a very dull time. Set and talked at
night till late. Still fair and very warm.
Jan 16
Don the choirs etc. Taylor went to Millers cut wood etc. Went to the woods,
had a dull day. Read the news some till late. Come in about dinner, set
around and talked and cooked and ate. Taylor killed a squirrel. Some boys
came along at night, got some worms. Set up for some time. Was a dull day.
Still fair and pleasant.
Wednesday, January 17, 1872
Prepared & went to town. Could not attend to any business of bridge or
school. Got some groceries etc. Came home early with Franklin. Paid 50¢ for
my paper & looked after some more groceries. read the paper & had the head
ache & was not very well. Warwick put in some more things to sell on
commission. Still fair & warm.
Jan 18
Got up late - eat late. The mail rider came along stoped out of the rain.
Sold a bottle of bitters. Some of Wallases came. sold another bottle and a
traveler wet & cold riding a mule from Corsacanna. Don the choirs etc.
Taylor still here. Ephe came down & stoped awhile. Rained most all day creek
got up.
20
Jan 19
Got up late. Wallaces came alone & a footman from N. O.
Taylor went a
ducking--got 3 & went back. Mr Holly came over to sell fodder, etc. Don the
choirs. Taylor got no ducks the last time. Wallace turned around passed
again but did not pay. Taylor was sick with fever. Rain today.
Jan 20
Went to Warwicks to get washing don & then a ducking & home &Bird came over
to get money. Taylor went off took a hoe. Cooked my duck & cut wood. Edd
came & Moss. Ate & don the choirs & read the paper. Thompson and Sam came.
Sam W. ate supper & set with me awhile. Felt bad for my lonlyness. Still
fair & cold.
Jan 21
Went to Warwicks -came back
- dressed went with one of Mr Warwicks girls
to Sunday school - by Birds - shaved - came back home. Ate & the mail rider
came along & ate duck. Sheppard Heartfield &Casy Warwick etc came down and
spent the evening & ate with me. Got an invite to a party at Caseys. Read
the paper etc. Still fair & pleasant.
Jan 22
Went to Kirklands for Warwicks sprenting hoe. Came by Birds & home - had the
blues bad - read the papers. cut wood ate dinner cleaned off grazing place
for Jessie. cut stove wood to sell. Y. P. Parish came down got some
coffee. Some men crossed the ford -stoped it up some. Wrote a letter to
Delores, etc. Still fair.
Tuesday, January 23, 1872
Don the choirs. Warwick came down with some things There was plenty of
passing to make it interesting. A man stoped from Mt. Calm and ate. Moss
came and set with me awhile & Pitts stoped a minute. Got some beef from a man
& baked it. Wrote a letter. Have cut wood for stove and to sell. Fact to
insure to go to party. Was in better spirits. Still fair.
Jan 24
Don the choirs. Turned Jessie loose. Set by the stove - had the blues. Wrote
some home. A man from Mt Calm, Clark, stoped awhile - it was snowing. Some
boys stoped at dinner. The mail rider stoped awhile. Mr Holy came for soda &
Edd and Charlie stayed till night. Jessie did not come up. Holy's dog stayed
all night. It snowed most all day - cold.
Jan 25
Snowed in again. The mail rider stoped awhile. Edd came down to get flour
for lard. Taylor and 2 came eat dinner. Went a hunting. Got a hide of them
--two stoped eat oysters. A couple of nigros came for tobacco for Clark. Got
supper & read the paper which the mail rider brought me. Snowing some all
day.
Jan 26
Read the CC paper through. Put on dinner. Went and hunted for Jessie. Could
not find him. Took another hunt in the evening. Saw Mr Warwick at work. Came
home don the choirs. Wrote a letter to Thos. & one to Mahala Davis. It was
cloudy most all day but did not rain any.
Jan 27
Mr.Warwick brought my horse down. Went to Birds. Got Fate to stay for half
he made at the bridge. Went to Waco with Robinson. Paid for the month of
Jan. on the bridge, Got no money. Got books for W. & groceries for myself.
Came to Burneys & on home. A man stayed all night with me. Cloudy & cold.
Jan 28
21
Mr W. and hired man came down and stayed till after dinner & read etc. The
mail rider came along & stoped for the night. Had a pleasant chat about
girls & old times. Col. Speight stoped awhile. And a man from Mt Calm. Took
in comparatively nothing & lost bitters on Speight. Fair & cold.
The old mail rider left & a new one came along. Went to Warwicks got a
bell. It was very cold. Came back set by the fire. A man stoped and ate
dinner. Don the choirs.
Pick Kirkland came down. Had a dull day. Turned Jessie out again. Cloudy &
cold.
Jan 30
Don the choirs. Read the paper. Cut some wood. Was tempted. Was very much
hurt--an act of my lonelyness. Wrote a letter to Uncle. No one came but Ina
Slaughter & a man. Had a very dull time. Was the worst let down in love and
morrals. but don nothing that I ever was in my life. Made full confession to
God. Felt some better. Cold & cloudy. Turned to God again for I had left
him.
Jan 31
Read the paper. Some men from Mt Calm came along. A man with a red blanket
hunting for stolen goods. Miller & Warwicks went to town. Mt Calmites ate
dinner here. A man from east Texas came along and stoped for the night.
cooked, etc. Two men with goods and trunks went by. Bought some corn. East
Texan bought corn. Read most all day. Warm but cloudy.
Feb 1
Got up early. Man from east Texas stayed with me. Thompson & the Dr went on
early. Two nice young ladies stoped awhile. Mt. Calmites a little drunk
stoped & eat eggs. Slaughter stoped awhile. Don the choirs. Went to
Warwicks for something to read. Set awhile. Got two books. House was broke
in while I was gone. Still cloudy & misty.
Feb 2
Got up late, don the choirs. A boy crossed the ford. A man and bad boy stoped
& eat eggs. Four wagons and a hack went by. Clark sent after shott. A tin
peddler came along. Traded some--got a dog. Don the choirs. Read "Paradise
Lost" at leasure times. Fair & pleasant day.
Feb 3
Don the choirs--read-cut wood--waited on customers that eat eggs. Very
little travel. Some rail road hands passed at night. Sent by Mr. Warwick for
some groceries. Received them late at night. Read the paper. Pleasant & fair
today.
Dressed - don the choirs. Sam Warwick came down to keep the bridge & his
pardner. Went to preaching. Mr. Pucket preached. Came to Birds & on home for
dinner. Could not find Jessie. Whitefield killed some ducks. Wm Hartfield
stayed all night. Fair & warm.
Feb 5
Hartfield was here. Got up early, ate late. Mail man & Thompson came along
and two men from Limestone Co. wanted a school teacher. W's man came & set
with me all day. Cooked my ducks- read &talked and kept fires. It was dull
and raining most all day.
Feb 6
Got up late--ate late, Two police came along & a nig. Read the paper. Kind
words. Two nigs came down and set with me awhile. Was sure dull. don the
22
choirs. Got two chickens off Edd - cleaned them etc. Was very much
disheartened & had the blues very bad. Went to bed early. Still cold & fair.
Feb 7
Got up late. Sam went by. Cut wood &
eat coffee and Allen went by. Sold my
Made an oath to keep during life. Mr
- they brought Jessie--had a moderate
mail
harp
Bird
nice
man came along. Some men stoped in
for corn. Mr. W. came in awhile.
& Fayt came over and set at night
time. Fair & cold.
Feb 8
Don choirs -went to see Fate--a niger came back--read etc
Very little
crossing. Mr. W. went by and stoped as he came back. Beaty came up and
stayed all night. It was a dull day & had the blues very bad. Set up and had
a talk at night. Fair & pleasant.
Feb 9
Got up early - C Beaty was here. Ate & had a chat - set around all day very dull - no one passing hardly. Edd Bryan went by & Dock Mormon & some
jovial boys. Went a duckin - got none. Some wagons passed late--ate supper
& then drove on. Dull day to me. Fair & Pleasant.
Saturday, February 10, 1872
Got to reading early - but very little crossing -only a tick. Read most all
day. Epp set with me awhile & Davis man came in a while. Laffland and Thomas
Kirkland & two Waco boot makers stoped and ate etc. - Posy & a Mexican came
over & set some time. Fixed up acts etc. Wrote diary. Still fair &
pleasant.
Feb 11
Went to Warwicks - came back & dressed & went to preaching at Kirklands - had
a good preach. Came home with Mr. Warwicks girl. Some boys came home with
me. Had a nice time. Ran a foot race with Wm Hartfield. Was left by myself
at night. Was very lonesome. Still fair & pleasant.
Feb 12
Got up late - ate & studied. Mr Davis stoped awhile & an old man by name of
Young. Had a pleasant chat or two. A wagoner ate dinner here. Stoped up
the creek some with brush - cut stove wood etc. Went to Warwicks - paid for
my washing $1.25 & played quits at that. Still fair & pleasant.
Feb 13
Not much travel. Gave a Duchman his breakfast. Bro. Burleson ate with me &
others at dinner. Cut down a tree after dinner. Wrote three letters at
night. Posey came by and paid me some & proposed to make a yearly contract.
Had a nice time today. Still fair & pleasant.
Feb 14
Got up early to sell coffee. Cut some wood. There never was a chiller
pretty day--no travel at all hardly. Was somewhat down with the blues after
dinner but not dangerous. Read very little. Sent two letters to Mt. Calm.
Still fair and very pleasant.
Feb 15
Got up very late - sat around - hardly any travel. Two four-horse wagons
went along. Was sick and took a nap. Mr. Beaty came along - Mr Posey and
crowd. He promised to take a contract by the year. Mr Walas gave me
permission to make a garden for his crossing a year. Still fair.
Up early. Sent to town by a Miller man. No travel today. Was very lonly &
had a hard time in the evening. Got a letter from Mahala --got two papers-wrote to Mahala. Read the papers. Still fair & Pleasant.
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Feb 17
Don choirs & went to town with Warwick in hack. Seen Buck & Quarrels could not pay them. Got some groceries and clothes. Saw Davis & Hanna. Got
my Dec. Voucher for teaching. Got Bird's pictures - came home late. Fate
kept the bridge & stayed all night with me. Was sick during the night, Tore
up my pledge. Still fair & pleasant.
Feb 18
Set & read & dressed etc. Taylor etc came in about 10:00 Got some more wine
from Thompson. Bird came over in the evening. Some girls came down. &
stoped awhile & drank wine & D. Burnett came down at night & set and drank
etc Moderately pleasant day. Still fair.
Feb 19
Burnett came down early & stoped some time. Read the paper most all day &
fixed some chairs with glue. Laffland came by and stoped awhile. A traveler
stoped for the night. Posey came by about 11:00 at night. Still fair &
pleasant.
Feb 20
Got up early- had a footman with me. Ate and read the papers. No travelers
till about 12:00 --Fed a Mt Calm man and a fat man ate his dinner here.
Took a walk up the road cut wood etc. Got some reconciled to my lot by
having plenty to read. It was blustery part of the day. Miller went along
late. Still fair.
Feb 21
Got up sick & did not get better fast but lay in bed most all day. Mr
Warwick came down & we settled up. I paid him $3.25. The mail man stoped
awhile & a man going to Cabasos. Don the choirs.
took some pills --went to
bed--fever all day ate nothing. Still fair & pleasant.
Feb 22
Felt better this morning - don the choirs -cut wood etc Made a contract with
Carter the mail man for three months $5.00. Set around & read the paper
most all day. My pills had the desired effect. Still fair & pleasant.
Felt better than I expected- it was my chill day. Set by the fire - had no
chill. A foot man stoped awhile & a man from Robinsonville. Mr. Burleson
passed. Some young men with a woman & children eat here. Had a pleasant
time today. It rained very hard in the eve & blowed.
Feb 24
Simon Sheppard went to town early. Edd woman came down and traded some. Mr
Young came by - went a ducking got two. Vaght came by Sam eat supper with
me. A Huntsville boy ate supper. Got scared out and went on to town. Read
the paper etc. Still fair etc
Feb 25
Don the choirs - got up Jessie Had some difficulty to get toll on a
carriage. John Slaughter came down & kept the bridge. Let some stock men
cross free. Went to Beatys got some things. Charles came home with me.
Wm Hartfield ate and stoped awhile. Alf & wife and Miss Mary went by. Still
fair.
Feb 26
Got up early. A Dutchman waked me -- don the choirs. Joel B. came with some
eggs and a foot man ate eggs at dinner. A negro woman brought my clothes from
the wash. Went a ducking got none. Mr King stoped awhile. Had a very
lonly day.
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Feb 27
Up late - don the choirs. Went a ducking got my clothes from Edds & the
woman went over the bridge. Some Mt Calm men went along & a nice two horse
carriage. A little nig came down with some eggs. Read the paper & set
around. Better satisfied. Fair till night then rained hard & raining
still.
Feb 28
Don the choirs. Sam came down. I went a ducking got one. French Canada &
Eph came down to get on a bender. Got full. Canada choked Sam bad. Had a
general flare up. I kept out & on good terms. Sam came back at night & me
and him had a squaring up for life after a long talk. He was to keep his
mouth shut. Fair today.
Got up late - Got a letter from home -- all well.i.. Mr Bird came over and
talked for some time. I sent over and got my meat at 10 cents per lb. Which
left him $6.00 in my debt- or due me $6.00. Cut wood & don the choirs &
wrote a letter home. Cloudy today.
Mar 1
Got up late. Parker came down & then Parker & Taylor & John Slaughter &
French & two nigs & some miller men going to Poseys - some negro woman & Sim
Sheppard. Cut wood & don the choirs & looked after what to buy in town if I
go. Raining some in the morning but faired off.
Mar 2
Fate Bird came. Went to town with Warwick - paid for bridge rent - got
some groceries & cloth & necesssaries to keep house. Came by Beaties got
my clothes - all was right. Came home late. Fate had not prepared anything.
Had the headache very bad. Fate had made some bad trades. Fair & cold.
Mar 3
Got up early - Fate was here Went a ducking then him & Taylor went --then
me and Taylor got two ducks. Came home Clark & Sam came down. Shelled corn
& talked. They all went home and left me by myself. Wrote my acts. Still
fair.
Mar 4
Got up late. Edd came down. Sent by mail rider for coffee $5.50 in
currency. Poseys crowd came along & bought some things. Got some venson at
Warwicks from Clark-- went a ducking - got none. A man stoped for the
night--Collins by name. Read the papers etc. Still fair & pleasant. Went
without my coat.
Mar 5
Got up early. Collins stayed all night with me. Some footmen ate breakfast
here. Slaughter came by. Hartfields & Sheppard stoped & ate dinner &
played awhile. Vaught went by and Wardell & wife. Good trade & travel
today. Wrote a letter to Isaac. Did not stir out any not much trouble.
Still fair & pleasant. Sam got crocked.
Got up - don the choirs--went a squirreling--killed two at 11 shots.
Furnished a man dinner. A lame man stoped for awhile. Mr Warwick came down.
Got my coffee off the mail man. Read the paper. Sent a letter to Isaac at
home. Still fair & pleasant.
Mar 7
Got up early. A nig waked me. Mail man had got my toll for $1.75 worth of
coffee. Not much travel today. Taylor & Laurance came down and stayed all
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night. Set up all night--had a jolly play.
hard though.
Still fair
rained some--not
Mar 8
Took a nap after day. Don the choirs & read the hand book & papers --went
to sleep. A man waked me up. Dr Mc came by to make a yearly contract.
Renfrow came down run his face for tob. etc Fair & pleasant.
Mar 9
Got up early-- French came by going to town, Don the choirs--cut wood for
Sunday toll. Broomfield came down and ate dinner with me. Travel was very
good. Clark brought my things from Harpers;. Got my C. C. paper by French
--read & talked. The mail man got no sugar. Had a pleasant day. Fair and
pleasant but a little cold.
Mar 10
Prepared & went to church at K's. Saw Miss Beaty for the first time. Came
by Bird's for dinner. Got some bottles came on home. Slaughter kept the
bridge etc. Got Jessie up & salted him. Had the headache very bad. Went to
bed early. Fair & pleasant.
Mar 11
Got up late--don the choirs. Arranged my things -read & sewed some & dusted
up my clothes etc etc Mr Warwick ate dinner with me. He had been to
Kirklands. Renfro came by & set and drank whiskey on tick. Collins & John
Smith stoped and pawned a dirrenger for $1.65. Still fair & pleasant.
Mar 12
Got up late --Parker came down twice hunting his horse. Read the news etc. A
drove of horses went by. Was some lonely. Mr Warwick came by late. Went up
there got milk. Eph came by late. Still fair & windy.
Got up early. don the choirs etc. Kirkland & Robinson came over & stoped
for some time. Read etc. Parker & wife came in for awhile. Mail man
brought my sugar - he had a pasenger. was a little lonly - wrote etc.
Still fair & pleasant.
Mar 14
Don the choirs. Whitefield came down & Clarks boy etc. A young man from
Poseys came down & stayed some time. Sent by the mail rider $5.00 to get
tobacco. A young man ate dinner with me. West of Mt Calm stoped awhile.
Got my clothes of Edds. Still fair.
Mar 15
Parker came down ate breakfast etc. Very little travel. Got some corn for
toll. Renfro came down & drank freely. He had sold his horse. Read etc. It
was a very dull day & did not enjoy it much. Sprinkled rain some but almost
fair.
Mar 16
It was a dull day. S C & Wm Sheppard came down.
lively time. Raining some little most all day.
Wm stayed all night.
Mar 17
Still misty. Taylor came down at dinner. Wallace & S C came over in the
evening. Taylor & S C Shepard stayed all night & Clark stayed awhile.
Rained a little.
Mar 18
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Had a
Set around & played with Sim till after dinner. Cleaned up my gun and let
Parker have it. Crack Thompson down. Had a lonely time after all left. Read
the papers some. Went to bed early. Still fair but cold.
Mar 19
Don the choirs Sent by Warwick to town. Set around & read the paper.
Walked about for exercise. Travel was better today & trade was some better.
Warwick never came back. Still fair & pleasant.
Mar 20
Took cooks pills last night & this morning. Set & read the paper. The mail
man came very early. Mr. Warwick came with my tricks from Waco. Had the ear
ache or something in the line. Still fair & cold for the time.
Got up late. Got no mail read the paper some cut wood & don the choirs very
little travel. Sanded the bridge for an ox team. Got some bottles from
Posey man. The school boys came down. I played for them. Taylor & Parker came
down. Sprinkling rain most all day.
Mar 22
Rained some
Travel was poor. West went by with wire.Sheppard came down.
got up Jessie had some fun. Cold and a little rain.
Mar 23
Went to town by Birds. Got Fate to stay at the bridge and paid my monthly
rent. Got my photographs taken. Got a letter from Thos. Came by Beatys
Came with Allen part of the way. Got plenty of papers. Fair & pleasant.
Mar 24
Parker Taylor & Laurence came down. Taylor kept the bridge while I went to
G Broomfields. There was no one at home. Came by Edens & met Broomfields
family. Came home & had a game. The boys stayed all night. Raining some.
Mar 25
Got up late. A nig stoped and got some things. No travel today. Birds
children went to school for the first time. Joel came down stayed awhile.
Cloudy and misting some toward night.
Mar 26
Edd came and stayed for some time. No travel but some footmen and a toll
keeper. A boy of Poseys came down got some whiskey. Cut wood don choirs
read papers etc. Still fair & cold.
Mar 27
Travel very dull. Dr. Mc went up to his place. Was very lonesome & had the
blues. Wrote Thos. a letter. A footman stoped for sometime looked at
Warwicks wheat. Read the papers. Had the head ache. Posey came got whiskey
& I shaved a man. Had a big frost. Still fair.
Got up late. Went for a turkey did not get him. Read the papers some. Went
to Poseys got some beef. A family stoped
a man was sick. They cooked and
ate dinner. Had a kind half way pleasant time. Read the Cincinnati paper.
two men stayed all night with me & two came by and stoped eat oysters &
lobsters. Still fair.
Mar 29
Got up early. A mans horse was gone. Found him. Set and read. Mr Warwick
came down brought some currency. Parker came down. Got up Jessie & don the
choirs. Got two dollars of Dr Mc[ain ?] for toll. All was merry as shoefly. Still fair.
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Mar 30
Got up early. Went to town got my Photographs paid $4.00 Had a
proposition of several other artists. saw Sanderson. Sent Dilla my
photographs. Came by Beatys stoped awhile. Came home. Parker kept the
bridge. Got Mildred Broomfield a dress today and I read the news and staked
out Jessie. It rained on me today going to town.
Mar 31
Prepared to go to Wm Creek to meeting at Harpers. Beatys boys came in & I
stayed at home. Was very lonely in the evening. The boys left before night
some time. one of the Poseys boys came in and set sometime. Got very
melancholy read the Testament some
went to bed early. Fair & Pleasant.
Apr 1
Got up late. Taylor came by. Jef Bird played of on me with butter Edd came
down got my rope a man came by going to drive ____Bryans cattle. Parker
came down & set awhile. went to Warwicks got some milk. Had the head ache.
Still fair & pleasant. Sent a letter to Esther.
Apr 2
Don the choirs. Mr Warwick came down. We settled up by me paying him $5.65
etc. Went home with him and eat dinner. Came back and set around. Travel
was very good. Joel & French came down. All was merry. Matt and [Sanname
?] was here & got oil. Fair till night it sprinkled some then.
Wednesday, April 3, 1872
Got up late. don the choirs, Mr Bird came over to see about the letter. read
the paper. The Wallace boys came over several times. Sent by the mail man
for some things. Travel & toll was dull. Cloudy all day.
Apr 4
Raining some. One of Poseys men stayed for some time. Tom Parker came &
Sheats a traveler came and stayed all night. It rained all evening. Rained
at night all night.
Apr 5
Rained hard & leaked a great deal. Sheats left & a boy came Kirkpatrick of
Waco, he stayed all night. Creek rose very high. Had a lively time. No
travel today. Faired off.
Apr 6
Had more company. Rock stayed till late & Kirkpatrick. Renfro came and Wallas
& etc. A two horse hack crossed. Edd came down & stayed till late. Wrote
some. Fair & the creek fell today. The school children crossed.
Apr 7
Don the choirs Read a serman. Beatys boys came (C & D) Taylor & Sam Parker
came & had a social game. Mr Parishes girls went along. Was lonly at night.
Still fair.
Apr 8
Don the choirs. Got two letters from home. The school children came down to
see me & I got some corn. Poseys crowd passed. Wrote two letters home. Got
milk from Edd Played poker with a Posey man in the morning. Still fair.
Apr 9
Got up late. Sent by Hatfields to town for groceries. no school today. Edd
came got more flour. Wallace & Sel & C came had a row no fight. Read the
papers. wrote two notes to Jane. Sent her $10.00 this morning. Sel pawned
his pistol. Still fair. Toll dull.
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Apr 10
Got up late. don the choirs. read paper etc. no travel. was kind of lonly.
Edd hauled timber in the evening. sent $5.00 home to Jane by mail man.
finished Cincinnati paper. Still fair.
Got up late. got my clothes of Clarks. Mail rider greased his buggy here.
Wm Whitefield came down and spent the day. Kirkpatrick came by and Parker
came down. had a nice time. went a ducking got none. Misty & showering
some. Sent $6.00 to Jane.
Apr 12
Don the choirs read & etc. Edds gals came down & had a chat. Kellum man
came along & Posey crowd & Matt Wallace West of Mt Calm & etc not much fun
today. travel was bad. Still fair.
Apr 13
Got up late a man hauling a Rone horse Branded O on both shoulders rousted
me. had two men for dinner. Kirkland etc Taylor came down. swaped my
derringer for a watch. Renfro came & eat supper Let Parker have $2.50 in
corn. Posey sent & got some things. Still fair etc.
Apr 14
Don choirs dressed etc. Parker & Joel came down & went to Kirklands then to
Warwicks & to church. Wm Sheppard & Joel came home with me. Two Posey boys
came down & the mail man & Dawson & Ritchy etc. Mr Martin Proel came &
stoped & eat supper etc etc. Still fair.
Apr 15
Don choirs etc. Went to Warwicks got a fro & milk. Waldon & wife eat dinner
with me. Made some boards, went a ducking, got wet, got no ducks. don
choirs read paper etc went to bed early on account of being wet. Fair &
warm.
Apr 16
Don choirs, rived boards & good trade. P B Hanna went along. Posey men came
down & played awhile. A canadian stoped for the night with me. Taylor &
Laurence came down. Fair & pleasant.
Apr 17
Canadian set around for some time. lade some boards. Poseys still on a spree
and around a man from Bell Co. & a sick man came. John Alvis came over &
stayed all night. kind a made arrangements for him to stay with me for
awhile. Still fair & pleasant.
Got up early. Alvis & a young man was here. Set around and made arrangements
with Alvis to stay with me. mad bords etc Mr Edens came down & stayed some
time & Alvis went home. Carter got groceries took a spell of the blues.
Still fair & pleasant.
Apr 19
Don choirs etc, read paper, made boards. Collins came & gassed for some time.
Two horse thief hunters stoped and eat dinner, one named Johnson. Joel &
French & the school chaps came down. Mr Griffin came & stayed all night (a
school teacher) wrote & played etc. Fair & pleasant.
Apr 20
Got up early. Griffin left. don choirs etc. Miller went to town. Barked some
board timbers. Johnie & Bart came down, Two men eat dinner. Sent to town for
whiskey $2.75 & tob. $ 1.95 by mail man (or C B Carter). Some nice movers
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stoped awhile. wanted me to take a girl. took some cigars. got a letter from
Ma & my church letter. Still fair. Collins & Smith came at night.
Apr 21
Prepared & went to church at Warwicks house. was full. had a chat with George
Bird. came home got dinner for three and a traveler. took a walk with Thos
Parker. saw my horse. Taylor & P Alvis came down. Taylor paid up. played
some etc. Still fair.
Apr 22
Got up late. The boys left before breakfast. got whiskey and tob. made
boards. hurt my hand very bad. don choirs etc. travel was poor & time dull
very lonly. Still fair cool pleasant.
Apr 23
Had two men to drink coffee at breakfast. made a pillar & washed & suned my
clothes. made a ride to the creek. read etc. two men eat oysters. got beef
at Poseys. eat and read a novel. Still fair.
Apr 24
Read the Weaverly Magazine most all day. travel was very poor. went to
Warwicks at night got some milk. Two of Poseys boys was waiting when I came
back. They made an egg nog. Still fair & pleasant.
Got up late. sent to town by Mrs. Hartfields. went to Poseys for a saw. made
a stool & don the choirs. Posey came down with his race pony. got my papers
from town & salt etc. Set up & read & washed off. Still fair. Sketers bad.
Apr 26
Got up late. don the choirs etc. travel was poor Posey man stoped awhile. mad
two stools & read. Mr Warwick came down & Laurance & Posey sent for some oil
etc. Still fair & pleasant.
Apr 27
Went to town with Mr Warwick & drove the hack. Paid the bridge rent partly
$20.00. got a bbl of flour. came home early. Laurance kept the bridge. eat
at Mr. Kirkpatricks. paid rent to Mr Blankenship. had a chat came home with
the head ache very bad. Still fair.
Apr 28
Don the choirs. read the paper & had no company but Poseys eat & set around.
Dolph Beady came up & John Alvis came down. Toll was moderate. Fixed my
acts. Still fair.
Apr 29
Got up late. don the choirs etc. John was here. got no beef at Poseys. went
to Warwicks got butter. Moss was here & went with me. eat a snack up there.
washed of & dressed etc. went and got Jessie. got a ride at Warwicks. eat and
set down acts etc. Still fair.
Apr 30
Went to town. it was raining. stoped at Whitefields awhile. Paid Mrs
Blankenship $5.00. Went in town for awhile. got my saddle fixed and some
small items & a letter from Thos & Jamie. Stoped all night at Beatys. slept
with Thos. Had a chat with Miss Mary. Faired off & was deasant.
May 1
Set & talked at Beatys for some time. came home eat dinner. Wm Shepherd was
here. went to Warwicks to Edds & home. don the choirs. Whitefield wanted me
to go to town. fixed up my acts. Still fair.
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Thursday, May 2, 1872
Went to town for a witness for Whitefield versus Posey. Saw M M Hearpen &
Sanderson. heard Posey trial. came by Birds, eat supper and came home.
Turned Jessie loose after taking off his halter. Still fair & cold.
May 3
Set around all day. very little travel. Sam & Edd came from town. told of
Poseys escape. Matt got the pistol & Poseys men went by at night.
Still
fair & warm.
May 4
Don choirs. Posey came by & oiled his pistol. read & got up Jessie on foot.
Went to Poseys & sent for beef. Wm Sheppard came down & stayed all night.
Played some. Had a jolly time. Still fair.
May 5
Prepared & went to Parishes & then to church at Harpers with Wm Shepherd.
Eat at Moses. came to Parishes & S.S. Went with Beaty. Taylor came down &
stayed all night. Played and wrote a piece of poetry for him. Still fair.
May 6
Don choirs. John went to Parishes and stayed till late. travel was good.
Poseys came by some of them. John was in a stew to go to Cleburn. cooked a
brisket. Still fair, a slight shower excepted. Bought a pistol.
May 7
Got up late, don choirs etc. John wrote some. travel was poor, read etc
around all day. Cloudy but no rain.
set
May 8
Don choirs.had a talk with John about staying. went to Parishes through the
field. eat at Youngs. came by Warwicks. went to Poseys etc etc. Sprinkling
rain some. Toll was poor.
May 9
Got up late. Edd came down. looked like rain. took corn to Warwicks 1/2 bu.
on my sholder. came back. Dr & Jack came by and a Wisconsin man & others.
gave them something to eat. took a look for Jessie. Still showering some &
warm.
Set around & wrote a letter to Thos. Got up my horse in the evening after a
great deal of trouble & blistering my feet. Went to Robinsons to a party had a good time all except the pet busard. Still fair.
May 11
Went to town late, fell in with Poseys herd etc. Don my bus. came home with
F. Johnson. Sam W. was here. John had did something wrong. some movers came
along and the crowd with Jack. the nig from Kirkland paid me. Still fair.
May 12
Prepared & went to meeting at Kirklands. had it in the grove. Came to Geo.
Birds to dine. Taylor came home with me, had a pleasant time. Some boys came
up rudely, had a talk with John about them, he defended them. Castlebery
kept the bridge. Still fair & warm.
May 13
Stoped the ford. cut wood & washed. John went a berry hunting, scoured some.
a boy stoped for sometime. went to Warwicks for a saw. Harris brought a hide
gave $1.00 in trade. Had Berry pie for supper. Still fair.
May 14
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Don choirs. went to Youngs & Clarks & to see Tom Parker & on home through
the bottom. Had Mr Hannah for dinner & some fun with Jim etc. Cloudy but no
rain.
May 15
Got up late, was not well. set around & read etc. H. Beaty came by, cut ham
etc. Went a bery hunting. in the evening all the school was there. had a
nice time. Still cloudy but little rain.
May 16
Don choirs. set around was sleepy, slept some. John went for butter. didn't
get any. Came by & got his meat at Warwicks. it was nearly ruined. J. went &
got a mule of Warwicks. I went to town to Bonners. came back late, it rained
& got very wet. Rained hard at night.
Got up early, went to Poseys. Got beef. saw Bill. Went to Warwicks & to
Youngs & P's & home. Wm & Sim Shepherd came down & Poseys passed & repassed
several times. Jo Hinds eat supper with me. John had left. Raining some.
May 18
Set around & read papers. John came late. got throwed off of a mule twice.
John got up Jessie & then took him to Parishes left me alone. Broomfield &
Mr Jone came down had a game. Young Kirkland came over for kind [?] etc.
not much travel today. Fair & pleasant. John went to meeting at Harpers.
May 19
Prepared & went to meeting at Warwicks. Loned Clark $10.00. Went to Clarks
for dinner then to Parishes. Bety was no go. Came by Poseys & on home then
went to meeting at Kirklands at night & home with Mary Shepherd & stayed all
night. Fair & warm.
May 20
Came home early had the Diareah. was not able to do much. John had gone to
town, was by myself all day. Cantale & Harris came down at night. Slept
sound. Still fair & warm.
May 21
Got up late. don choirs etc. went in the creek took a bath. Some mule
hunters here & Mearene. John looked for Jessie & went to Poseys. Toll was
very good. Mary Beaty went home by here. Still fair & hot.
May 22
Got up late. John went to Warwicks to bind wheat. read. Posey & Jo & Stoneman
came down & eat dinner. it was dull toll. Sent $4.00 by mail man to get
whiskey & tob. 3 hacks & a wagon came along. went to Poseys got some beef
fresh & good C. Fair today.
May 23
Mad contract with mail man till July 1. rec'd tob & whiskey. Some of Poseys
came down gave them dinner. Cantale washed of and was shaved. Whitefield eat
supper. got a letter from Jennie & my paper.
Got up late & was raining. Don choirs etc. John came down about 12 & went to
Warwicks got milk, came back. John & Sam went off. Posey men came down got
whiskey etc. eat supper. Jo came back. Rained & was cloudy.
May 25
Went to town, rode Sim Shepherds horse. Posted him. Saw Mr Haze. Mrs
Blankenship was gone, got some tobacco,came home with Cantalo. Fate Bird did
not come to keep the bridge--had a jower. Cantalo & Jim P eat supper. John A
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& I had a chat.
rain today.
he could not get any whiskey,
got a letter from Thos.
No
May 26
Stayed at home. Wm Hatfield came down to invite to a party. came over Math
etc, had a game for fun- they eat eggs etc. don choirs - wrote a letter to
Thos. -Mail man came along today, Still fair.
May 27
Got up early--don choirs, washed of & dressed & wrote a letter to Thos.read the papers.
John came down for tob. shaved Cantalo. Bob Wallace came
by twice. Allen went by the ford--had a jower with him. got beef at Poseys.
some nigs came down at night. Still fair.
May 28
Got up late--don choirs. changed money with Jim Barber. A clock man went
along, read the papers & got some beans of Mr Parish & potatoes of Birds, 16
lbs. Still fair
Got in a mess with my self about money.
May 29
Don choirs etc. set around and read the papers. Sim came by going to town to
give up his stray horse. he came back and stayed all night.
Posey &
Stoneman came in and had a game. shot of my pocket pistol. Still fair &
warm.
May 30
Got up late- don choirs etc. sent some hides to town by Hatfields. Sim went
home, read the paper. travel was moderately good. The Englishman came over
-loned my acordeon to Hartfield. Barber Jim went by. Jo Kines here awhile.
John Alvis came & got his clothes. Still fair & warm.
Don choirs etc. prepared dinner, beans & potatoes etc. Mr Brazelton eat
dinner here. John Alvis came down & we arranged for a settlement. Joel &
Farris came down. Sold Pat my cards. Wm Shepherd came down & we went to a
party at Joneses, had a nice party. Stayed all night. W.A. Posey was here
twice, gave me a pig. Still fair.
Jun 1
Came from party & took a nap, don choirs, travel was good & had company most
of the time. ( Pat's boy Cantalo & Negros) Mrs Beaty paid my dollar. Miss
Mary Beaty went to Pits. John Alvis & Emma went to town by them selves, sent
my hides -sold them well. Still fair & pleasant.
Jun 2
Got up late George Bird etc came along,. Sims & Britt came down & eat dinner
& set awhile. Mr G. Martin & Bird came and set awhile & Slaughter & Tom
Ranker & Poseys hands came along- had a row with Jo Hinds, they came back
driving horses. Still fair -no toll.
Jun 3
Read the paper & tried to sleep. Poseys crowd passed twice & Eph came by,
dull day. went to Warwicks -he was very bad. came home & went back, Mr
Warwick died 25 minutes till twelve. set up all night & laid him out &
shaved him. Still fair.
Jun 4
Came from Warwicks & went & got hands to dig the grave. went on & helped to
dig. eat at Birds. came home, my house had been broke open. Went to
Kirkland & back- let Mrs Whitefield have $ 40.00 to keep for me awhile. Wm
Sheppard etc came down & eat supper. Still fair.
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Jun 5
Got up very late, don choirs & slept. Mr Warwick was burried today. the
corps went by here. Joel & Jones came down & set awhile. Sent to town by mail
man for whiskey. Toll was very dull. Still fair.
Jun 6
Got up early--had company, got whiskey from town by mail man. A lame man went
by and a Rellum bend man. Mrs Clark came down. Laurance Parish came downloaned him $1.00. Swaped saddles, gave $12.50 to boot. Got a musquito bar,
had taken Cooks pills & was under the weather.
Taken a chill about 2 & then fever had fever all day -was not able to set up.
travel was very poor. Sent for Laurence he did not come. Taylor came down at
night & stayed all night. had fever all the time. Still fair.
Jun 8
Taylor eat & left. Still with fever. travel was very poor. could not cook
nothing nor do nothing all day. It rained at night. Stoneman came down and
stayed all night. got very wet.
Jun 9
All alone till late. Taylor & Laurence came down. Taylor fixed things up &
got dinner with help of Mr Pinson. Several came in & stayed all evening. Sim
said he would keep the bridge awhile. I went to Whitefields to stay till
would get well--taken quinine & kind of broke the fever. Fair today.
Jun 10
Lay in bed most of the morning. came to the bridge in the evening. All was
in a mess from Sunday night. Went back to Whitefields & stayed all night.
Set around and chatted till late. The fleas bothered me very much--got no
rest. Still fair.
Jun 11
Set around awhilecame down to the bridge. Went to Warwicks. Sim took a
look for Jessie. We fixed up our acts etc & I slept very sound at home.
Still fair.
Jun 12
Played awhile in the morning. Sim went for Jessie. looked till dinner--eat &
rested,
Sim took another round -no go. gave him $1.50 for staying here.
Sent by the mail man for some things, don the choirs etc. did not rest well,
too warm. Still fair.
Jun 13
Got up late, don choirs. sent to town by a young man got my things by the
mail man. Read & fixed up my acts. I read, slept some. Went to Whitefields
to get money. Felt bad & weak. Still fair.
Got up early- don choirs etc. an ox wagon came along that would not take the
bridge. worked for some time, Bob Dyre etc came along. my saddle man back.
Jones etc came down- Bill Posey went by, helped the man across with his
wagon. Parrish went to the dance at Joels. Still fair
Jun 15
Got up early- a man waked me to pay his toll. Was good - went to Poseys
twice, he was home. rode home on Allens wagon. Some convention folks eat
their dinner here. took the head ache- we had the best of toll days. Still
fair.
Jun 16
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Prepared & went to meeting-- Warwicks found Jessie in the evening, went to
Geo Birds eat supper & came home. Mr Shattuck kept the bridge all day.
Jessie was lame. my door lock got out of order. Still fair.
Jun 17
Don choirs & washed some - got my paper, read the news. Some frontier chaps
stoped and eat dinner. got beef at Poseys. No one at home. got some onions
of a pedler. Still fair.
Jun 18
Up late--toll was dull, too much country travel. Sent to town by Sim & Dan read the paper & cooked beef. went to Warwicks at night. Jim Barber stoped
awhile. Still fair.
Jun 19
Up and don the choirs. travel was poor. Masters went along & a small beef
drove. read the papers & slept some. Cantalo was here awhile & the patent
washing man. wrote a letter to Ma and sent it by the mail man. Still fair.
Jun 20
Got up late--don the choirs, got my paper, got corn from Birds, read the
paper. Wm Sheppard came down & stayed some time. Got up horse & we went to
the supper at Jess Millers. Paid 75¢ apiece & 25¢ extra. Stayed most all
night- had a good time & good supper. came home early. Still fair.
Came from the party at Millars. Slept awhile, don the choirs--travel was
good. the convention came back. Tom Barber set awhile. some ox wagon going
to the pine mills came by & Miss Beaty & Eugene -- toll was very good. had
a slight rain. Kirkland went by. Rained some.
Jun 22
Got up early--sent by Sam Warwick & John Hines for groceries. toll was
pretty good. Wm Sheppard came down and stayed most all day. it rained.
& John came back very late. I was sick with fever.
Sam
Jun 23
Got up late-was not to well. read the paper. a cow drove went along, travel
was poor, that excepted Wm & Taylor & Tom came down in the evening all was
sick, most -Wm & Moss Cantelo failed with the girls. Fair & warm today.
Jun 24
Don the choirs & lay around -was not well, had a chill in the evening &
fever. Poseys came down, had a fuss with Jo Hines. They got drunk & came
back at night. had a fever & could not sleep till almost day. Still fair.
Jun 25
Set around & read etc, travel was poor. Sim Sheppard came down went to Holeys
& Parishes. Got Phil Clark to get out board this week for $15.00 for 1600
boards. came back don choirs etc. Still fair.
Jun 26
Cooked roasting ears etc. Beatys & Robinsons came by, read History. Travel
was poor. Holey brought 6 melons here to sell. Was sick, expected to chill
but missed it, had some fever. Still fair.
Jun 27
Had two letters, one from Jane & one from Thos. & paper. Taylor came down &
stayed till after dinner. it was Renfros close-out. travel was poor. was not
stout. Bob Kirkland stoped awhile & Slaughter etc. Still fair.
Jun 28
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Tom Parker came to stay- went to hunt my horse. did not find him, Hon Holey
was down. Tom stayed most all day. Sim came by with a herd of cattle & eat
dinner. had a chill & fever. Bill Sheppard came by late. Rained some.
Saturday, June 29, 1872
Set around had a dull time. Mrs Warwick went to town. Wm Shattuck came down
& stayed all night--had a chill & fever. did not sleep well. Rained some.
Jun 30
Tried to get off to meeting but it was no go. Shattuck was still with me.
Dolph Beaty came up late & Sim but all of the boys went home at night. Rained
hard.
Jul 1
Went to taking medicine to stop the chill. Was sick all day. broke the
chill with great trouble. John Holey was down got milk & oil at Whitefields.
Taylor & Young was here. Edd came down & cut wood. Rained again.
Jul 2
Holey came down & kept the bridge & I went to town. Taylor was here to get
the job to make boards- got horse shod, eat dinner at Davises. don some
trading--saw Mr Haze. came to east Waco- eat a melon, came to Beatys & stoped
awhile. came home late--had shower of rain.
Jul 3
Sent to town by Sim hide etc & for groceries. Let him have $4.00 on loan.
Poseys bothered some. Sim traded well & got back early. got some hides of
Poseys & sold them, Tob. & whiskey. fair today.
Thursday, July 4, 1872
Toll started well. Holey came down & Wm Sheppard hunted my horse- did not
find him. Taylor came down got oil. Allens stoped in out of the rain. got
some grapes of Rino. It rained very hard. wrote a weeks acts. Best toll day
yet.
Jul 5
Sheppard & Sam went to town. Wm stayed all night with me. Had a long chat.
Fair
Jul 6
Wm Sheppard hunted my horse most all day--did not find him. I went to
Sheppards and stayed all night. Still fair.
Sunday, July 7, 1872
Wm kept the bridge, went to church & to Holeys for dinner.
50¢ to bring my horse up. stayed all night at Warwicks.
give Bob Wallace
[Up to this point in this journal F.A. Shapley's transcription has been my
sole source for Harvey's text--hereafter the text will consist of only my
best interpretation and understanding of Harvey's rather dim handwriting in
the copy of the journal sent to me. I will attach a copy of a couple of the
diary pages at the end of this transcription to illustrate the nature of the
book and the entries.]
Jul 8
Prepared & went to my Uncles via Mrs Blankenships & Tanksleys.
some fever. Still fair.
Jul 9
Set around Uncles
Jul 10
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eat
peaches
melons etc
Still had
had fever. Still fair.
Still at Uncles. cut peaches to dry etc
nice time. Still fair
took a look at the cotton.
had a
Jul 11
Still at the same old trade. tried to break the fever, not much success.
lay in bed half the day. Still fair
Jul 12
Took a great deal of quinine to break the fever & don so
hearty. Still fair.
did not eat so
Jul 13
Left Uncles came to Waco did not find out anything more about the bridge.
came to Beatys & then to Whitefields & stayed all night. Still fair.
Jul 14
Set around the bridge dressed etc went to Clarks & stayed all night.
melons etc. Still fair.
eat
Monday, July 15, 1872
Came to the bridg - Shattuck still here Sheppards came down after a bit
bought some flour. went home with Wm. Still fair.
Jul 16
Came back to the bridge - went & settled up with Mrs Warwick
eat dinner - went to Beatys, stayed all night. Still fair.
-came back
Jul 17
Went to town on the wagon - saw Owens gal - no satisfaction - came out on
Parishes wagon. Came home late & stayed all night. Still fair.
Jul 18
Set around till after dinner--went to Clarks, then to Parishes & stayed all
night.
Jul 19
Came to the bridge Set around till diner, fixed & went to the party with
Clark to Coats. eat at Harpers. Was too sick to take a part. Still fair.
Jul 20
Came by Pelhams- got some grapes. eat melons at Clarks - came home early.
Went to town with Pinson in an ox wagon. got back very late. (sold some
hides) went home with Wm Sheppard. Stayed all night. Still fair
Jul 21
Came to the bridge & dressed. Went to church had dinner on the ground.
came to the bridg in the evening. went back to church. Dolph Beaty stayed
all night. Slept at the meeting house. Still fair.
Jul 22
Went to Millers. Rino came & bought me out & I moved to Warwicks.
church, slept on the porch. had plenty of grapes. Still fair.
went to
Jul 23
Went to Birds, made arrangements to board--brought Dolph his dinner. got a
wagon- went to Warwicks & got my things. Charles Beaty was at the bridge.
Dolph lied about the [ umberell ? ]. Stayed at Birds. Still fair.
Wednesday, July 24, 1872
Prepared & went to the Barbecue at Millers had a nice time--had some fever,
came by Warwicks, got my gun, went home paid Dolph off. he went home. Still
fair.
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Jul 25
Came & kept the bridge--got a hide of Bob, it was a good toll day
several melons. Still fair.
Jul 26
Met Pinson, paid him for his gun- took fever
here & went to Birds with me. Still fair.
toll was dull,
Jul 27
Kept the bridg. still sick - got Shattuck to kep it Sunday.
before night played out at Birds. Still fair.
Sold
Burnett came
Burnet came by
Jul 28
Went to the Bridge & washed off. Shattuck kept it Burnett was there- went
home to Birds Some meeting folks came by. Still fair.
Jul 29
Kept the bridge Burnett lay around all day.
to keep it myself any more. Still fair.
Jul 30
Went to the bridge
home. Still fair.
was very sick-
got Burnet to keep it awhile-
considered not
went to Warwicks & then
Jul 31
Went to Parishes to get the house covered - he asked too
lay around -still sick. Still fair.
much.
came
home-
Aug 1
Went to Whitefields- got Shattuck to keep the bridge looked around awhilecame home-- prepared some to come to Dallas. Still fair.
Aug 2
Prepared & started to Dallas- missed my way some
Stayed all night at
Davises 35 miles from Waco. Was sick & very tired. It rained before me.
Saturday, August 3, 1872
_Still continued my journey on through Mansfield - Rested at dinner & then
went 4 mi beyond Waxhachie to Mannings. did not rest well-took cold. Still
fair.
Aug 4
Arrived at Dallas in the Evening. had went out of my way found
T_____ on the south side of the river. ___was Sick had the Fever had been
sick for three or four days. Went through Red Oak & Landcaster to Dallas
had some trouble to find Tom. Was very tired. Still fair.
Aug 5
Waited on Thos - he was sick- till I took a chill & fever. Lay around all
day. Thos was very bad in the morning, but got better. Still fair.
Aug 6
Went to the Doctor-- got no medicine came home lay around all day. Thos was
getting better fast & I was very weak. Still fair.
Aug 7
The Dr came & gave quinine & left medicine to take
able to walk. Still fair.
Aug 8
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I got very sick - not
Felt some better--Still not able to get about. Thos waited on
was low spirited. Still fair.
Aug 9
Still lay around - was sick but getting better.
fair.
Aug 10
Was getting better fast
Still fair.
not able to get about
Still
- was able to walk about & rode out in the evening.
Aug 11
Went to Bumpasses & stayed all day & night
around some. Still fair.
Aug 12
Went to town & lounged around till dinner
dry goods etc. Still fair.
had a good time.
eat a lunch
Tuesday, August 13, 1872
Set around the house
Alfred, Rily & Mary went to town
stayed all day. Still fair.
Aug 14
Went to town to get sugar for Remberton
fair.
Aug 15
Helped to cut peaches etc
stout. Still fair.
me very well.
Thos rode
came home
got some
I went to Baileys &
came home with peaches etc
They was fixing for the thrasher
Still
Thos not very
Aug 16
Set around all morning looking for the thrasher--it came at dinner, Went to
Bumpeses & stayed all night
not well & Tom not well. Still fair.
Aug 17
Came home saw the Drs Set around with Tom he was under the weather. went
to the Drs got some medicine etc. Still fair.
Aug 18
Prepared & started home- Came by Landcaster & Red Oak--stoped at Mannings for
the night. Still fair.
Aug 19
Came through Waxhachie Met Maxe Harper with cattle
bridge & stayed all night. Still fair.
Came to the mill &
Aug 20
Came on rode hard -eat a bad dinner - got home late or at dark.
right. people thought I had left for good. Still fair.
Aug 21
Went to Whitefields, Clarks & the bridge, & home.
set around. Still fair.
found all
wrote a letter to Thos, &
Aug 22
Got the shoes taken of Jessie- set around till after dinner- went to Beatys &
back home. Still fair.
Friday, August 23, 1872
Prepared & came to Uncles-- found all well- Bob drunk etc- had a hot ride
Jessie was very lame. Still fair.
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Aug 24
Set around all day - had a fuss with Bob Samples about my hore--he was
drunk. Still fair.
Aug 25
Set around all day. Aunt & Mary & Dugan went to church.
mule. Still fair.
Uncle [hunted?] a
Aug 26
Went to Marlin- got some things- seen about free schools etc
me. I came home sick with fever. Still fair.
Aug 27
Had fever, could not get about well.
Still fair.
was sick all day.
Bill went with
Bob got his mule.
Aug 28
Taken quinine & wrote some in this book for I had got behind. Sue & others
came -was sick with quinine and lay about most all day. Bob & I mad up our
little scrape. Still fair.
Aug 29
Ford came up & stayed most all day - set around & slept some- was weak & felt
bad. Still fair. Bob got a paper at Marlin.
Aug 30
Read the paper & lay around. Alice Irving [?] eat & set with us awhile- went
to Warners got shirt etc. Still fair.
Aug 31
Lay around the house - Mrs Clark etc came - went after beef- got none. Still
fair.
Sep 1
Still setting about the house - Bob Samples came & got his clothes & left.
Fannie Irving [?] came down - had a nice time. Still fair.
Monday, September 2, 1872
Set around the house & read --went to see about beef etc
rails etc. Still fair.
Sep 3
Still setting around & reading[Monro?]____a beef. Still fair.
Uncle halled corn,
Uncle went to gathering cotton-
Sep 4
Looked around & lay around - went to the field they quit before night
prepared to come home. Still fair.
-
Sep 5
Went to Waco & looked around & don some business - went to BirdsI had a jower with Bird about [some ?] bills. Still fair.
Sep 6
Went up to Millers & stayed most all day-Came back don the choirs -some
home from the Barbecue with them. Still fair.
came
Sep 7
Went to Clarks & Parishes to Birds & then to Sheppards & stayed all night.
had a talk with Bernet. Still fair.
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Sep 8
It came up a Northen- came to Birds by the bridge- had a muss with Sam
Warwick which most resulted in a dangerous fight. Went to the bridge in the
evening again. Rained some little.
Sep 9
Went to town Sold the boards to Beaty- could not sell my notes etc. Came
home. Started to pack up. went & got the boards. could not get paid up all-came back late. All was quiet today. Still fair.
Sep 10
Packed up & started home. came through Waco- got receipts of Fort & Jackson.
got my watch & a key. Sam Harper etc came to Uncles late. Had a heavy load
to carry. Still fair.
Sep 11
Got up early, eat & Wm Samples took me to Marlin, got on the train, went to
Houston & took the Boat for Galvaston, slept out & in the boat. Still fair.
Thursday, September 12, 1872
Landed in Galvaston & looked around most all day. took the Steamer Josephine
for N. O. - the inside rout - had a rough time that night. Still fair.
Sep 13
Was out on the Gulf - set around on deck - had been sick, felt bad till
dinner. landed at Brasier City. Some nigers tried to rob me, I shot one of
them. came to N. O. - got on the train for Mobile- had a pleasant ride.
Still fair.
Sep 14
Was on the Montgomery train for some time. paid $1.00 for breakfast- did not
ride fast- eat dinner at Caleara --came on to Rome. the cars run off the
track--had bad luck missed the connection--came to Dalton- had to lay over
for several hours. Still fair.
Sep 15
Came on to Cleaveland & Charleston. Got some horses & came up home. some
of them did not know me & some of the neighbors came in. Bob told us good
by. Still fair.
Sep 16
Set around home all day--walked some in the evening- talked about TEXAS etc.
Still fair.
Sep 17
Prepared & went to meeting friendship eat dinner at Wm Wilsons, came home
late. Still telling of Texas. Still fair.
Sep 18
Set around in the morning--went
don nothing today. Still fair.
Sep 19
Prepared & went to town
set around. Still fair.
to see them make molases in the evening.
got hat & shoes.
Sep 20
Went to Taylors & set around all day.
Vick went with me. Still fair.
Pa went with me--got back early &
he was halling sugar cain.
Isaac &
Saturday, September 21, 1872
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Went to meeting at Friendship
on home. Still fair.
-came back early to Janes & eat super & came
Sep 22
Ike & I went scouring over the country to the creek & home & got dinner & I
took a short ride to the school house & back. Still fair.
Sep 23
Prepared & went up to John Minnises via Bisonhill[?]
there about 3 o'clock--had a good time. Still fair.
Sep 24
Set around most all day.
fair.
John & Caleb went to town
Sep 25
Went to town - got some money changed etc, came back
fair.
got lost some - got
had a good time. Still
had a___shod etc. Still
Sep 26
Set around - it was raining some, went to a weding at John Minnises-- had a
good time with Mat etc. Still raining.
Sep 27
Prepared & came down home
around. Fair & pleasant.
eat dinner at [Bisonhill?]- got home early
Sep 28
Set around. it sprinkled rain some.
a pleasant time. A little rain.
set
went to Janes & stayed all night.
Had
Sep 29
Came home & fixed up --went to Caldwells & stayed most all day. Came home
late. Fair & pleasant.
Sep 30
Went to Taylor Hemphills & stayed most all day.
all night. Had a good time. Still fair.
went to Willsons & stayed
Tuesday, October 1, 1872
Stayed around home most all day-- John & Jane came over from Loves. Ester
came over-- stayed at home & don nothing. Still fair.
Oct 2
Helped John & Jane off-- came back & helped to gather corn. went with Jim
Stephenson at night after some men came off & left him. Still fair.
Oct 3
Was not well- lay around & slept some & helped to gather corn etc. Still
fair.
Oct 4
Dont know
Oct 5
Don know
Oct 6
Went to meeting at Double Springs etc
meeting at Wares. Still fair.
Oct 7
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Rowlands etc Wares at night- no
Stayed around home -don nothing. Raining.
Ike got his [crews?].
Oct 8
Cut corn etc Fair today
Oct 9
Cleaned up at home.
Oct 10
Fixed up at home. Went to the weding --Isaac was married. Stayed at Caldwells
all night. Fair.
Oct 11
Went down home to the ____ at home--took the girls--had a gay time. Still
fair.
Oct 12
Stayed at home most all day. went to Caldwells to a corn husking at night.
Still fair.
Sunday, October 11, 1872
Went to meeting at Little Hope & about home. Still fair
Oct 14
Set around home till in the evening. went to [Cusatins?] & stayed all night.
Still fair.
Oct 15
Helped them about their potatoes & went to Charleston. Still
fair.
Oct 16
Went to town & out to Uncle Jims & stayed all night. Still fair.
Oct 17
Went to meeting day & night at the ______ and church. Still fair.
Oct 18
Stayed around town & took the train for Chattanooga. Went to Aunt Emilines-al
well. Still fair.
Oct 19
Stayed around the house most
evening. Still fair.
all day & the mill. went to town in
the
Oct 20
Set around the house all day, Aunt &Rina[?] went to his bording house & Sent
Rina[?] to the Soldiers Camps in the evening. Still fair.
Oct 21
Prepared to go home & waited for Fanza set around all day. Still fair.
Oct 22
Still waiting for Fanza, went over to Chattanooga & don some trading etc.
Still fair.
Oct 23
Got on the cars early- came to Cleaveland & stoped at Wm Samples all day &
night. Still fair. Had my fortune told.
Thursday, October 24, 1872
Missed the train & hired a wagon to take me to Hazes. got a mule- went to
Uncles & stayed all night. Still fair.
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Oct 25
Set around all day waiting on Uncle to conduct all - he could not go up with
me. Still fair.
Oct 26
Came on home with Fanza on a young mule. Still fair.
Oct 27
Went to Critenday to meeting & to Cauldwells for dinner & back to meeting at
night & to Caldwells & stayed all night. Still fair.
Oct 28
Came home- went to Loves & stayed all day--made arrangements to go to Monroe.
Still fair.
Oct 29
Took Fanzo to Athens & came home. Still fair.
Oct 30
Went & took Esther to Monroe, to Johns- told her to sudy about coming to
Texas. Still fair.
Oct 31
We went to Sams & stayed all day & to Mr Williams & stayed all night. Still
fair.
Nov 1
Went to Mr Irvings & stayed all day--Buena was with us -came to Johns &
stayed all night.
Nov 2
All went to Mrs Ewings & stayed all day with Mat Smith ____ _____. Went to
Sams & stayed all night. fair.
Nov 3
Went to Uncle John Minnises & stayed all day. came out to Johns & stayed all
night. had Ewings, Whit[?] McSpadden etc for company.
Monday, November 4, 1872
Came down home with Esther & went on home. Still fair.
Nov 5
Went to the Election & back to Taylors & on home--was squirrel hunting & it
was raining. Rained.
Nov 6
Rained some set around house--looked rather gloomy.
Nov 7
Started to Hamilton with a horse- it was raining some--horse did not lead
well. Went by the mouth of the river & on to Uncle Bills. got lost once or
twice. Found Grand Pa & all well. faired off.
Nov 8
Went to Aunt Marthas -eat dinner & then to Uncle Calebs-- the road was bad-got lost & was out at night. found all sick, stayed all night. Still fair.
Nov 9
Came on to Cleveland- stoped awhile to see the agent for emmigrants Came to
Wilson--__ & on to Charleston to Uncles & turned the mule loose & stayed all
night. Still fair.
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Nov 10
Came on- met Caleb- came home, dressed, went to meeting at Little Hope--came
home, John Long & S. Dodson came with me. had a chat with Martha. went to
church at night --went home with Esther & she gave herself to me for life.
Stayed all night. Still fair.
Nov 11
Talked with Esther awhile & set the day--all things to be arranged on the
morrow. went to meeting--came home & set around. went to church at night.
Nov 12
Went to church - Mr Edens came home with us- set & talked awhile. went to Mr
Loves. Asked Mrs Love for Esther--She gave her to me. Made permanent
arrangement for the marriage to come of Thursday. went to meeting at night.
Still fair.
Wednesday, November 13, 1872
Went to Church- came home made arangements & went to Bynum Meltons & stayed
all night. Rained some.
Nov 14
Went to town--bought some things & got the marriage license. come home
dressed, went & was married at 4 in the evening--had supper etc. Still fair.
Nov 15
Stayed at home all day & went to Pa's in the evening & stayed all night.
fair.
Nov 16
Went back to Mr Loves & stayed all day. wrote a letter to Buena. fair.
Nov 17
Stayed at home all day & don the choirs. Still fair.
Nov 18
Went to town & got some things - preparing
Pa's & stayed all night.
to go to Texas--came back to
Nov 19
Went to Wilsons & Dentons & home & fixed the boxes ready to pack. Sam & John
& Jane came down. Still fair.
Nov 20
Went over home & came back & packed up to leave. Johns horse died & we halled
him off at night. Sam & Jane went home. Fair.
Nov 21
Left our native home for Texas. After a kind farewell of all of our people at
home. Came to Charleston & took the cars. Caleb, Essie & I got ticket at
Cleaveland for Galvaston. came through Dalton & Rome & stoped at Caleara in
the morning. fair & cold.
Nov 22
Stayed at Caleara most all day- came on to Montgomery & had trouble to get
seats--had to stand some the time that night. cars could not run--engine not
good enough. dull time--cold.
Saturday, November 23, 1872
Got an engine at last. came
to Mobile about 8 in the evening, after a
pleasant days ride. layed over till night, then went to N. O. against 1 at
night--took lodging in the Lousiana house with several boys at 50¢ apice.
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Nov 24
Had trouble to settle our bill. They charged us double fair--had a jower -walked to the boat --came across the Mississippi & took the Morgan R. R. to
Brasier City. got there at 2 in the evening. took the Steamer Josephine for
Galvaston. Had a nice time till night.
Nov 25
Arived at Galvaston in the morning. went to the Depot--Essie was sick had
been all the time since got out of sight of land. got our Emigrant tickets &
came to Houston at night. came on slow all night.
Nov 26
Came on to Bremond & layed over till evening--left Dudly Long etc-to day came
on by Marlin, stoped at Perz & walked down to Uncles. It was cold & we was
tired.
Nov 27
Set around Uncles all day & rested--found all well.
Nov 28
Came to Waco & out to Beatys--found every thing all right & all well.
Nov 29
Went to Waco & out to Mt Calm [on?] Dr Pits with Dolph Beaty, we went up to
Mores--had no luck finding a place. Fair & cold.
Nov 30
Came to Rices & made arangements to rent from him next year as much as 16
acres of tilable land-him furnish everything but my board & labor & give me
half--went to Birds & stayed all night.
Dec 1
Went down to Uncles--found them all gon, but they came presently-- had a hard
days ride & warm. fair.
Monday, December 2, 1872
Came up to Waco & out to where Uncles had camped & stayed all night.
money at Fort & Jacksons -$35.00 -Rino's note. fair.
got my
Dec 3
Came on against daylight to Rices--got the team & wagon & went to Uncles
after Essie etc. had a hard drive & warm day. fair.
Dec 4
Came on up with some corn for Uncle to near East Waco & stayed all night.
dull warm day. fair
Dec 5
Went to Waco & got a stove & the necessary outfit for house keeping at about
$65.00 cost.
came on to Rices through rain & dark. got there very late &
me & Rice took our things home. Dull rainy day.
Dec 6
Me & Essie came up & set things to right - unboxed our things & put them upput up our stove & cleaned up generaly & took possession of our new home.
still dull & bad weather.
Dec 7
Still continued to help fix about the house & went down to Mr Birds in the
evening for my things, examined them etc. Fair today.
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Dec 8
Set around & looked at our books & other things - had a nice time for Sunday
at our new home.
Dec 9
Cut & hauled wood for home & Rices too & helped to kill a hog.
late.
came home
Dec 10
Worked in my new patch for a garden & cut stalks, Caleb came up & we went to
Rices & set till bed time. Got the papers.
Dec 11
Still working at the patch & cutting corn stalks.
Thursday, December 12, 1872
[This page had the following entries but also had an "X" through the page?]
Still working at the patch & cutting corn stalks. helped Rice awhile in the
morning it was raining. did not do much. Went to Beatys, Caleb came up &
stayed all night-- got his things at Beatys.
Dec 13
[Shrubed?] some - it had sleated & froze.
Dec 14
[This page also had an"X" over much of it?]
Cut wood for Rice all day hard - it was cold - he had went to town
to Beaty got Calebs things. he came up & stayed all night.
- went
Dec 15
Caleb came up & stayed all day most an was up all night. it was rather hazy
toward the moon.
Dec 16
Don Small work of some sort.
Dec 17
Wet & Disagreeable
Dec 18
Dont know what I don.
Dec 19
Cant tell again.
Dec 20
Worked some for Rice - it rained & we quit.
Dec 21
Worked all day for Rice- Me and Ca on the creek. Essie came down
Dec 22
Bad - disagreeable day -
to Rices.
Ca was up here & we stayed at home all day.
Dec 23
Worked some at my patch & cut stalks. Wm Hartfield came by.
Tuesday, December 24, 1872
It was very cold. Ca came up - we went to Rices & shelled corn in the evening
- it was the coldest day of the winter.
Dec 25
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Went to Beatys with Ca & waited for them some time. they had waited too
long, we could not get the bords - got some corn & chickens & came home-walked from Whitefields - had a bad trip.
Dec 26
Shelled corn & went after a sack it was still cold.
Dec 27
Cut wood or poles for Rice on the Bridge [or "Ridge"?]. He went to mill.
Fair & cold.
Dec 28
Cut wood for Rice again till dinner. don the choirs after dinner & borrowed
some meal.
Dec 29
Milked etc. Ca came up after awhile - set around home all day.
Dec 30
Worked in the patch & don the Choirs.
Tuesday, December 31, 1872
Went to town & got some coffee & other groceries then to Uncles & eat dinner,
then home. Ca was here.
This is the last daily entry in Harvey Morrison's 1872 journal. He recorded
some financial transactions at the end of his diary. His "February" account-one of the more legible entries--follows.
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CASH
ACCOUNTS,
FEBRUARY
DATE
3
3
3
7
7
8
10
12
"
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
24
29
REC'D
SUGAR & COFFEE
TOBACCO
TOLL FOR WEEK
PAID GEO BIRD
CARDS BY THOMAS
COFFEE MILL
TOLL FOR WEEK
MRS WARWICK FOR WASHING
OYSTERS
GLUE
TOLL FOR WEEK
BARRELL FLOUR
UNDER SHIRTS
CLOTH FOR SHIRTS
CLOTH FOR SHEAT
3 TOWELS
3 HANDKERCHIEFS
BUTTONS
THREAD
PAPER-CINCINNATI
STAMPS
WHISKEY & KEG
TOLL FOR WEEK
PAID OF G BIRD
ON ACT WITH
HIM FOR MEAT.
PAID
9.00
2.00
10.30
8.00
25
75
8.10
1.25
1.50
25
8.30
13.50
3.00
1.25
75
25
30
5
10
2.00
10
4.25
12.75
4.00
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[Harvey Morrison's Diary for the year 1884. This journal has the upper
outside corner torn (or eaten) off as well as a small part of the bottom
outside corner. Therefore there will be gaps in the transcription.]
Diary for Jan 1884
Date
[corner torn off]
--- ---very cold the coldest day yet of ----season went to Cas me &
John
---- bbs stayed till after dinner Jim ----k came over to trade
horses ---e traded
I swaped him a little --ey Sam Nelson mare for his
horse ---Cook.
W-2
Fixed to go sowing wheat it was froze so hard we could not plow fixed to
Kill hogs went to the school house & made arangements to have a school
commence on the 3rd of Jan 1884 by Mr Thompson came home & killed a hog &
hauled a load of wood to the school house. & set and talked some.
T-3
Worked with calf
it had got on the ice it was the Sam Paul cows calf and
was most froze salted away the meat & ground the sausage
John Cobb helped
me
went to Era to get the plows sharpened the smith was not at home came
by Jim Davises & on home & worked with the calf at night was very tired.
F-4
Tried to saw wheat again the ground was froze came home & set by the fire
Baker & Jim Davis was here & set awhile & Ike was here
John Cobb went over
on Elm road Cook
I don choirs it was the coldest
fed cows for
--first.
S-5
Set around A.M. went to --- & eat dinner me & John Cobb --- went over to Mrs
Dougels & --- home & don choirs etc it --- still cold but had moderated.
S-6
Set around awhile A.M. & then went to Taylors & then to John Minnises & eat
dinner & then came home & don choirs etc it was still cold went to the
singing at Aunts at night etc.
M-7
I t had snowed some don choirs & went rabbit hunting Killed 4 rabbits
Cobb shucked some corn & don choirs etc it was still cold & snowing.
John
T-8
Went to town went Polties & got 3 doz brooms sold him 1/2 doz $1.15 sold
the other 1/2 doz near Taughtons [?] shop for $1.20 sold Moon 2 doz for
$4.00 sold Robinson 2 doSt0 & one doz by the Lindsey House for $2.00 that I
had left there got flour at Moons $2.00 meal 75 cts tab 95 cts soap 50
cts at Robinsons got flour $3.85 tab 20 cts - East of Lindsey got flour
$1.75 meal 40 cts got this book $1.00 pocket book 50 cts Earn book 35 cts
Alcohol $3.15 medicine $--- nails 20 cts plow sharpened 15 cts Hud--paid me on land $200.00 got coal $---.
[I typed the next four entries "S-9" thru "T-12" before realizing that those
entries are not correctly a part of Harvey's January 1884 diary--even though
the heading on the original page reads "Diary for J--" (with corners torn
off, the rest of month is missing) and the page is the first page following a
previous years December entries and on the face of the sheet on which Jan
1884 really does start. I note that January 1886 has a January 10--perhaps
the entries are for that year for which we have no other diary entries. In
any event I will leave them here.]
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S-9
Went to Bowie sold --- --- nell[?] 3 yearlings calves f-- $15.00 he paid
me $10.00 -- got a wagon of Payne paid him $15.00 & Jim to pay him $5.00
more
came home in due time got the rest of my box at the Coffman place.
S-10
Went to meeting at Molard
for dinner stayed late.
paid the preacher $1.00
went to Uncle Oz Parrs
M-11
Went to Montague took & sold 3 doz Brooms 1 doz to Bivens $2.50 two doz to
Roach & S at $4.50 got ear rings 25 cts Baking powders 50 cts went to mill
etc Henry went with me to mill etc took a lecture on Masonry came home
late & it was cold.
T-12
took 0 doz & eight Brooms & went to Dymond sold 3 doz got 26 brooms & $2.70
cash then to St Jo sold lst 1 doz $2.25 2nd 2 doz $4.75 3rd 1 doz at
$2.25 4th 2 doz at $4.50 5th 8 broom @ .20 $1.60 & 11 brooms at .16
$1.76 6th 4 brooms for 50 cts, 2 brooms on the road 40 cts came home in
due time had 11 brooms left
got dry goods $1.50.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------W-9
--- --- plow it was froze John --- made cow troughs he made 5 ---- wrote
some in this book & fix up Acts drove them home it was cold had my ham cut
at Aunts Bill cut it.
T-10
John plowed all day I set around A.M. went to Pas & to Toms P.M. He was
making brooms
it turned cold very cold come home don choirs etc the
wind blowed hard at night.
F-11
Went to Cas & Aunts & then went to town with Bill & John Nelson & Gem [Gern?]
Hudson it was cold paid Bill Samples $ 5.00 paid Grible $56.75 & took up
my note paid $1.00 for Whisky calico 60 cts medicine 30 cts came home
eat supper at Aunts & then came on home it was cold John had plowed all
day.
S-12
Set around & read some & went to Toms & Settled up came home & went to Era
with Sam Nelson & home Jim Davis was over he had been to Fords John & Sam
Nelson was at Fords -- stayed all night here.
S-13
Set at home awhile Vick -- -- to Dr. her cow she the cow had been fighting
I stayed there most all day came by Ikes & on home was not well & Beckie
was sick --- had turned warm.
M-14
It had rained some but only a shower don choirs etc went to Pas John came
after me then went to Toms eat dinner & went to Nelsons & to John Nelsons
he had mooved & then to Rossons & back to Nelsons & settled up & then home &
don choirs John plowed all day.
T-15
Set around & sharpened the saws & helped John to get started to making booxes
to feed out of went to Martinsville to see Jim Keel & take him a order on
Lewis Cobb came by Toms & on home & then went to Cas & to Jim Davises to see
about a wheat drill etc came home & con choirs etc it was cold all day &
clowdy.
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W-16
Knocked around & don nothing much all day
John plowed all day.
--John plowed all day.
F-18
Don choirs etc
John plowed all day.
S-19
Went to town with wagon took two doz brooms sold them to Cahn
for $4.00 in trade sold 1 doz to Moore & 11 brooms to Robertson East of
Lindsey house all for trade got some coal paid Kenerly & Spraggin on Act
all up got 300 handles 200 plain & 100 striped a gun & some amunition &
got Flour & Sugar & coal etc came home late it was very cold all day.
S-20
Started to meeting at Era there was no preacher stoped at Clacks & stayed
all day it was fair & cold went to Singing at Ollers at night.
M-21
Wrote Bill of Sale & went to --- horse back had it recorded & br--- recorded
for Beckie H + -- r--- side seen the fin stock etc c--- drill & finished
breaking.
T-22
John borrowed all day I went to Pas & Ikes & to Aunts & Cas etc to see Brown
the fine stock man then went to Toms & Mcs & home it was fair & cold.
W-23
Drilled wheat all day it was cold & got along slow it was very disagreable
work the drill would not do well quit early to show cluck the yearlings &
do choirs.
T-24
It was cold could not work went to Ikes & eat dinner rabbit & bird hunted
P.M. Killed several rabbits & quail & one chicken came home late.
F-25
Went to Pas & Toms A.M. it was cold did not work A.M. finished sowing wheat
P.M. & commenced to sow oats got along well it was cold & the ground
Froze.
-- -Wrote a letter to Jipes [?] & -- --bill of sale for my cattle & sheep in
Jack Co & Wise Co -- Beckie for $200.00 one note --one cow & one horse went
to town John went with me paid him $5.00 cash took 2 doz brooms sold to
Evans for 1 doz for $2.40 & one doz for $2.00 sold butter for $1.65 got
sugar $ 1.00 cash $3.00 he is still due $2.05 got clock $35 wach fixed
$2.00 bill of sale acknowledged & recorded $1.00 coal $2.25
John Minnis
went with us to get his machine fixed came home very late Beckie was not
well.
S-27
Set around home all day John & Tom came & Ike & Lon Oller & Mr Clack it was
fair & pleasant Beckie was sick not able to be up
don choirs etc went to
John Nelsons at night to singing.
M-28
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Sowed oats all day me & John with a drill let Jim Davis have two cows Little
Muly & Yal to milk
he to furnish feed to feed next Winter & to take good
care of then & calves.
T-29
Finished sowing oats & -- the drill home
very Me---.
John helped -- was tired
& not
W-30
Barker came over & paid me $38.00 on the $50.00 & Toms note for $1.40 & $1.50
on Act for the drill etc
went over to Era & stayed most all day it rained
some got some medicines etc pills 25 cts bitters 85 cts came home was
not well took pills etc John helped Tom to make brooms for the first.
T-31
Wrote a letter to the Hesperian & took it up to John Minnises eat dinner at
Toms John helped Tom make brooms was not well yet . [ Also written in a
small hand were the words " Come and go with us
Come with us"].
---ry for Feb 1884
-- -Me & John went to Chestnuts to Roston stayed there awhile seen Chestnut &
had -- talk with him came home late don choirs & went to the spelling.
S-2
Set around A.M. Myrtie was sick went to Toms came home & went to Nelsons
hunting came home & went to the debate debated on concience got beat came
home red the papers etc till late the children had both been sick.
S-3
Went to Elm to meeting & to Nelsons for dinner & to meeting at the School
house my horse run away with me & hurt my leg pretty bad wrote some in this
book etc it was very warm.
M-4
Set around home Wrote two or three letters my leg was sore from
runaway John Sewed Brooms it sprinkled rain some was warm.
the
T-5
It rained verry hard rained most all day in showers Earn went to Ikes & Cas
& Taylors he took Line Back home with him John mad brooms at Toms Doug [?]
& Arkansaw[?] was up to help seed.
W-6
It sprinkled rain most all day Earn stayed at home & wrote he was learning
his letters my leg was still sore John helped Taylor to seen broom corn it
Turned cold & rained slowly a-- day & night till late.
T-7
Went to Ikes eat dinner & went a rabbit hunting up in Toms field Jim Davis
came over to try my gun etc John helped Taylor to seed broom corn it rained
some & was cold Earn stayed at home & learned to write etc.
F-8
Hauled broom corn up to Aunts house & seeded all day & foddered some etc John
Cobb & Douge & Tom helped me all day it was raining some or misting Earn
went to school it was cool P.M.
S-9
Hauled up some broom corn & seeded some A.M. Doug & John helped & Earn
helped to fodder we quit at noon I changed clothes & went to Pas was not
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well went to Ducks at night & Jane went
at night John went to Era P.M.
--- -It was
runing
Nelson
& read
to Toms & got the papers
we read
raining had rained at night & rained most all day the creek was
all day
Earn had stayed all night at Pas but came home P.M. Sam
came & set awhile it quit raining about night I set at home all day
the papers turned Earns cow in the pasture.
M-11
It was raining most all day Earn went to School
corn all day
Doug helped some P.M. we cleaned up
fed etc it turned cold.
T-12
It was cold me & John went to Cas & eat dinner
out went to Aunts it had snowed some & was cold
don choirs.
me & John foddered broom
up stairs & don choirs
Walter brought some papers
Earn chilled
came home &
W-13
Set around home most all day don choirs etc it was cold & snowing some
choirs went to Pas & to Ducks & then home it snowed.
don
T-14
Went down to Cas & Aunts they was skinning cows came home & set around
John went over to Ra Cobbs & stayed all night it was still cold Zenas took
sick.
F-15
Set around home & don choirs went to Ikes his cow was sick dr her some
Tom came d--- went to Pas & to Toms & to Taylors & stayed till he come from
town & got the papers came home late it was very dark Zenas still sick.
S-16
Set around awhile A.M. went to meeting at Era got some things domestick
medicines etc came by Jim Davises run a rabbit & then came home Zenas
still sick went to Pas at night & took him some cider came home.
S-17
Set around home all day Bov [?] was very bad had taken too much medicine
was very bad off all day & night I then went to help bury Mr Georges child
it was fair Mr Tayler [?]of Mo was here for dinner.
M-18
Zenas still very bad went to Pas awhile & eat dinner came home & waited on
bov [?] went to Ikes at night & set awhile Zenas still very bad John Cobb
went to Era P.M. had to be up with him his fever had never cooled.
-- -Zenas still very bad off had a fit about noon set in the house & waited on
him all day John Cobb went to Era again & got some medicine Doug[ Dovy?]
came up at night.
W-20
Zenas was better Pas was sick went to see him awhile
night don choirs John was not well.
came home & stayed at
T-21
John & Tom went to town with wagon took six doz brooms
sold 5 doz of them
& came back to Pas & stayed all day
he was very bad off
had a conjestion
stayed all day most John & Tom got some coal etc.
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F-22
John went after Dr Fears for Pa
I stayed at Pas all day the Dr came P.M.
& stayed awhile stayed till late or till about 2 oclock A.M. came home.
S-23
Went to Dr Fears & got some medicine & came to Pas & stayed till bed time
came home & slept at night.
S-24
Stayed at home most all day
came home at night.
went to Pas P.M. & stayed till about bed time
M-25
Went to Pas & set awhile went to see about sowin oats went up to Pas & he
died about 11 15 A-- Stayed around all day & till bed time at night came
home & stayed all night.
T-26
Went to Pas & set awhile came home & fixed up & went to the burrying P.M.
Tincy [?] went with us & a good big crowd
came home & don choirs it was
rainy.
W-27
It was cold Foddered broom corn all day
went to Mas at night & set awhile.
it blowed hard
John Cobb helped
T-28
Went to town took 3 doz brooms sold to Cahn & Brady & Lounius[?]
took 1 doz
got coal had a mess[?] with Lounius & fixed up with Potter &
hughes etc came home in due time it was cold got flour meal etc.
F-29
Went to hunt for the bell trail Two year old steer could not find him came
home foddered broom corn me & Bill & John helped us part of the evening
went & tried to burn off the broom corn stalkes came home & don choirs etc.
Diary for March 1884
Date
- -Took 5 yearlings to Potter & Hughes & let them have them for two notes -for $150.00 in the agregate one for $50.00 one for $100.00 paid Lounius
50.00 for his notes one for $25.00 Given to Cobes [?] & Story of Shermay
one for $50.00 given to P.H. Lounius & also the judgments against the same
$5.60 dinner 25 cts spoons 15 cts came home in due time.
&
S-2
Set around home A.M. Crane & Sam Nelson etc came
went to meeting at the
School house P.M. Mr Nelson preached came home don choirs had singing at
my house at night it was warm.
M-3
Went to town horseback got some money of Ma got some domestick $1.60
left my wach again to be fixed
garden seed 25 cts at Cahns [?] came by
Enterleys [?] he paid me $1.15 came home in due time John foddered corn at
Aunts house most all day & hunted some.
T-4
Fixed up & loaded up a load of brooms & went to St Jo sold 7 doz for $ 14.50
went to Harrisons & stayed all night it was a warm day & very crooked road &
I drove tolerable hard Harrisons folks had the Epiqooliak [?] pr cold. cash
14.50 sent $4.50 by Tom to Joy [?] for handles.
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W-5
Went on to Montague sold 7 doz Brooms one on Corner 2.25 2 on
place 4.65 1 on west sid $1.25 in trade and one to Cruchfield
Schiff 2.25 one to Davenport 2.50 in all $16.15 [?] got coffee
domestick 2.25 Toms note $14-- cash $10.15 Trade $6.00 went
Calwells & stayed all night
it turned cold.
west sid one
2.25 one to
-- Tab 25
on to Jim
T-6
Went to Bowie sold brooms first on right hand side $ 2.40 Penn 2.50
Groceries $2.40 Cleavers $1.00
Brown $1.25 Hotel $1.25 Jew $2.50 Saloon
$1.25 Dry goods house $1.00 Valentine $2.00 cash $11.65 Trade $5.90
total $ 17.55 came out to Mr Brichies & stayed all night it was cold.
F-7
It was misting rain came on to Denver sold one doz brooms for $2.25
the
store keeper came on with me came to Forrestburg sold 15 brooms for $3.10
sold one doz for $2.25 -- ---collars oil & Schnaps it was cold we came on
home got home awhile after night. Cash $4.50 Trade $ 3.70.
S-8
Put on clean clothes to go to Wise did not get off wrote some cleaned up
in broom corn house paid Bill $2.50 for Dougs work the Store keeper paid 75
for lodging still cold helped Tom trim some brooms etc it was cold
Mad
Lorx [?[ came from Wise.
-- -Fixed early & went to Wise to see Sallie she was sick got there by 1
oClock went to meeting P.M. & stayed at Dan Harvies at night & kept the
children Lelan Rany was there.
M-10
Set around & minded the children A.M. Went to Mr Harvies eat dinner & went
to Uncle Georges & got my money went back to Pella & stayed all night at
Alls let Uncle George have $10.00.
T-11
Set around A.M. had the horses shod & set around the store
Mans & stayed all night took all of the folks.
Went to the Old
W-12
Went back up to Pella left Beckie brought the children on home did not get
along well kept the children at home at night John was were.
T-13
Cleaned up & went to Mas took the children stayed till noon
there came home & don choirs etc still fair & warm.
F-14
Don choirs went to Toms & got a load of brooms
to Greenwood sold 3 doz brooms there for $6.25
stayed all night at Rodgers.
Beckie came
came home eat dinner went
went on across Denton creek
S-15
Went on to Decature early sold out my brooms 22 doz to Ulman at $1.75 per
doz 3 doz around town for $6.00 seen Josie Cheyna & talked with her awhile
Uncle George was there with brooms & sold out
I went home with him
took
Miss French out to Audubon got to Uncle Georges late
set up awhile.
S-16
Come on home it rained on me most all day got home in due time & don choirs
it had not rained much at home but misted & was cloudy Beckie was bad off
with a fellon [felon] on her finger.
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M-17
Set around home & don choirs Sam Nelson came by & we went to Bill Samples &
eat dinner came home & me & Bill set out post to moove the fence around the
pasture plowed ground worked hard.
T-18
It had rained hard me & Bill fixed the fence got it don before Noon Burnt
off Mas pasture fence & my own & me & Doug foddered broom corn all evening
after we got don burning grass got along very well John had sewed brooms.
--- Don choirs etc went to town horse back got 100 broom handles of Copper for
$3.00 got my Wach
some medicine for Beckies hand Morgasens ointment 25
Grays ointment 25 Choraform 15 chees 20 cts W---candy 25 paid Cleaves &
Flecher for all Dorsey $6.00 made arangements to stop the suit pending at
Fermans [?] court gainst me by Wafles [?] Pointer etc Taylor brought out the
handles etc came home late.
T-20
Went to town horseback in wagon John Cobb went with me took hide
got
$3.45 took 2 doz brooms got $4.00 in trade $2.00 of Bass he owes $1.60 &
Cahn $1.25 sold butter $2.30 and in cash $1.35 still due
got Tom wood
$1..25 Scott Tab .40 Gave my & Toms note to Luper for $45.00 due Dec Next
for the Hoight note he had sued on got home late & don choirs Beckies hand
had been bad all day John fixed up about his gin.
F-21
Took broom corn up to Toms Mollie was sick came home & split Beckies finger
went back to Toms eat dinner came home & went over to Era & to Jim Davises
& home & don choirs John helped Ca plant corn don choirs after I got home
got ready to plant corn.
S-22
Fixed up & went to planting corn Bill helped Doug & John foddered broom
corn or pretended to got don planting corn was tired Ma came & stayed all
night it was fair & warm.
S-23
Set around home most all day Ma was here it rained some Ike & Mat came
over I set awhile me & Ike went to Cas awhile came home & don choirs etc.
M-24
Fixed up & went to Toms got a load of brooms went to Gainesville & met up
with Parson Lambright & we went on togather through Calisburg & to the church
this side of Whitesboro & camped out & stayed all night it blowed up cold &
we had to get up & go in the house got apples 10 Oranges 20 oats 30 chees
10.
T-25
Got up early went on to Whitesboro & eat breakfast & then went on to Sherman
& looked around & stayed there all night camped in a wagon yard with the
Parson paid yard fees etc Breakfast 25.
W-26
Parted with
35 sold my
exchange 27
Whitesboro
Bro Lambright paid his fees 25 & got him some oil 15 my own feed
brooms to Fich & Stowe for $1.90 31 doz got $95.00 New York
dinner 25 went to the broom factory etc
came on through
sold 6 brooms for $1.30 come on to Rosses.
-- --57
Came on to Gainesville got some handles wire & twine $3.15 got mail etc
came on out home eat dinner at Toms & then came on home read the News etc
fixed up by books etc.
F-28
Went to Ikes & Mas & then looked around among the cows etc came home & made
garden & started John to plowing out & knocking off the corn went to Cas
came home & don choirs.
S-29
Went to town went by Shaws & then to town sold 2 doz brooms to Kenerly &
Spraggins $4.00 paid them $20.00 cash hankerchief 50 cts Tom sold 2 doz
brooms for cash & one for coffee etc let bill have $1.25 cts worth of coffee
& 50 cts tob came home with Jim Davis & Bill
got home late & don choirs
etc Thompson & John Hanley came.
S-30
Thompson & John Minnis was here fixing up about the school till noon went to
meeting at the school house P.M. it was threatening rain & the people left
before the preacher came had some singing came home & don choirs etc.
M-31
Went to Cas & went with him to town Hudson paid me $30.25 got Ca some
groceries at Cahns on a credit for a few days one sack of flour $1.90
coffee $1.00 fruit 50 cts he paid me the cash got rope of Evants $1.95
candy 15 cts New York exchange $3.00 or (3) $100.00 bills No 19062 19063 &
19064 paid 75 cts came home early & don choirs John
had layed off for
broom corn in the broom corn pach near Ikes..
Diary for April 1884
Date
--1
Bill & John seeded some broom corn to get the seed to plant I went to John
Minnises to see Tom came home & had my hair cut Went to Roston & had my
horse shod & went on to Uncle George Kings & stayed all night.
W-2
Went to Pella gave All the C & F recpt for $6.00 went on to Sunset
dinner at Wes Harveys went on & stayed all night at Hargroves.
eat
T-3
Went on through Crafton & to Clarks looked around for the sheep & cows etc
then went over to Uncle Bobs & stayed all night.
F-4
Went to Jacksboro & back to Higgins & stayed all night
horses & cattle A.M. & was on a trade with him.
had looked at his
S-5
Went on to Clarks me & Higgins did not trade went out & looked for the cows
& drove them up P.M. late took bill of sale of them & gave Clark $595.00 in
exchange & $15.00 in cash stayed all night at John Lawsons.
S-6
Set around A.M. eat dinner at Guins & went to meeting at Degress came back
with Uncle Bob & went home with him & stayed all night had had a big fire in
the woods to day.
M-7
Went over to Clarks & out on the prairie & then to Lawsons & stayed most all
day did not do anything much.
58
T-8
Went to Uncle Bobs got him & Charlie to help me drive the sheep over there
to their house paid them $6.00 in advance for them to keep my sheep & herd
them one month & shear them & trim[?] them
the contract was that they keep
them one month & shear them for $20.00 I still owe them or Uncle Bob $14.00
at the end of the month
road around over the prairie some & then went to
McLures & stayed all night there sold John Lawson a lamb for $2.00.
W-9
Clark came up & wanted me to get the cash for the exchange I paid him we
came on to Sunset & I got him $500.00 cash & candy for the children 25 cts
came on to Pella eat supper at Alls & went to Gossets & stayed all night
it turned cold.
T-10
Went to Donalds & Pattersons to see if they would take my cattle & keep them
then to Uncle Georges & to Harveys eat dinner & came on home Mr H. paid me
$9.00 for Uncle George got candy 25 at Roston & came home & don choirs etc.
F-11
Don choirs A.M. & wrote in this book
it was raining Went to Ikes & Mas &
then home Tom & Will came & stayed awhile
John helped me brand calves it
was still misting.
S-12
Went to town John & Earn & Tom went took 6 dozen brooms to town sold 5 doz
to K Moom[?] & 1 doz to McClure & Cahn 2.25 got Flour at Gillenwatters on
time 3.50 coffee $1.00 oil $3.00 meal 75 got Earn a book 75 cts fishing
tackle 30 dinner 10 sugar 50 at Jones & Tab for Will 52 thread 25 sold
butter $2.40 got broom handles 5.00 wire 12# twine 6# came home late don
choirs Sam Nelson was here awhile at night.
S-13
Set around home all day read the papers & don choirs
A.M. it was fair.
Ike was here awhile
M-14
John run the cultivator & knocked off the broom corn pach etc I went to Jim
Davises bought his pig & gave him his note for it for $16.80 interest &
principal went to Era & set around most all evening & came home & don choirs
came by Cas.
T-15
Went to Vanmeeters & to Era paid John 1.50 to
get some medicine etc came
home & fished some did not cach any fish don choirs etc Tom was here &
stayed awhile.
W-16
The boys went to seeding broom corn Williams etc Tom & John Ingram I left
$15.00 to pay them up at $1.00 per day
then went to Claps
eat dinner &
went on to Pattersons & stayed all night.
T-17
Went with Bob Patterson out to Jack Co got 15 wool sacks of Roof Dorsey at
Sunset went on to Uncle Bobs & stayed all night then commenced to shear
sheep had sheared 21 the sheep was doing well.
F-18
Helped to mark the lambs & then went & got up the cows & road around some
with Clark it was raining some A.M. but fair P.M.
S-19
59
Sold 3 yearlings to Hamilton for $36.00 left them at John Lawsons they all
helped us to start the cattle
Clark came on to Crafton with us & we then
drove them on to Smiths near Pella & pened them & went on
Bob went home & I
went to Mr Harvies he was sick
it was cold.
S-20
Still cold & raining went & got the cattle & took them on to Pattersons it
was very cold & windy stayed at Pats all night & helped drive the cattle to
Walter & drive them up.
M-21
Still very cold went to Uncle georges & to Mr Harvies & eat dinner there &
then came on home it was cold all day John was sick when I got home don
choirs etc Paid Patterson for helping drive the cattle $3.50.
T-22
Set around home A.M. Ike was here awhile it was still cold went hunting
with Ike P.M. went up to Toms & then home & don choirs
John still sick.
W-23
Don choirs & went to town sold butter 90 cts brooms East of Lindsey house
$2.25 & to Moore & Bass $2.25 in trade made a new note to Kenerly &
Spraggins on the wagon for $45.15 due the 23 of May 1884 paid Schiff $24.90
on last years Act & got 80 cts on a new Act got sugar of Moore $1.00 Tab 25
salt 25 paid for Tom a load of wood $1.25
75 on Moore came home late &
don choirs had the head ache John still sick.
T-24
Set around & don choirs Janes came over to look at the calves & we road
around some it was fair & nice went to Janes & to Era eat supper at
Thomases & went to the Grange speaking & to singing etc came home about
Eleven oclock at night.
F-25
Set around home & went to Bill Samples & then home & went over on Elm
squirrell hunting etc
came home & don choirs & went to Cas
luther was
sick had sent for the Dr came home late.
S-26
Set around home A.M. was not well fixed up fence P.M. Between me & Ike
Lewis & Roe Cobb came over & set awhile don choirs etc.
S-27
Set around home A.M. Real Cobb & the Old Man came over & set awhile till
after noon went up to Toms & to John Nelsons & then home & don choirs etc.
M-28
Set around home A.M. Went to Taylors & settled up with him me & paid him
$3.25 had paid him up on his broom corn in all $15.90 went to Toms & John
Minnises & home & don choirs John still sick.
T-29
Set around home awhile Ike came over went to Toms me & Ike & set awhile
went to see McClure came by Aunts & had my hair cut came home don choirs.
W-30
Was sick set around awhile went to town took five doz Brooms sold two doz
to Cahn & one doz to Ike & left two at Evants sold three more it rained
hard & rained on me coming home Scott & Tom went with me John still sick.
Diary for May
Date
60
1884
T-1
Set around home sold my cultivator to Alexander for a note on Fords due Aug
1st 1884 Amt $15.00 ten per cent intres from date got the cultivator
togather & went & looked for a cow to sell to Howard came home & don choirs
Roe & Cap Cobb took John home with them he was still sick went & set up at
Aunts with Doug he had the measels was not well.
F-2
Went to Ikes & Mas etc Went to Toms & eat dinner come on & helped Howard
start his cow
he bought of me Black Line back that Taylors were milking
sold her for $40.00 cash
it rained some
the folks washed & cleaned up.
S-3
It had rained & was raining still don choirs etc
all day did not cach anything road around some.
The boys was fishing
most
S-4
Went to Elm to meeting & back to John Nelsons for dinner & to meeting at the
School house P.M. Mr Nelson preached
it was a fair & nice day the
children went to Elm with me Earn & Myrtie Earn went with John Minnis to
dinner but came at night
Ma came & stayed all night.
M-5
Went & got the cultivator & got Lon to plow over my corn came home fixed &
went to Roston eat dinner at Clippers went on to Pattersons & to Uncle
Georges & to Harvies stayed all night All & Mandy were there & stayed all
night.
T-6
Went to Carters & bought two cows for $38.00 went to Pella & let All have
his pants back he paid me $5.50 went on to Sunset & eat dinner at Roof
Dorsies & went to Douglasses & then to Crafton & to John Lawsons eat supper
& then went to Uncle Bobs & stayed all night was very tired & sore & not
very well.
W-7
It was sprinkling rain went out with sheep & hunted some etc lost some of
them road out P.M. & found the sheep & Charly took the sheep out P.M.
I
set around
Charly went up to se if he could get some one to haul off the
wood.
T-8
Charlie & the Jack man came but he could not go to Bowie me & Charlie went &
herded the sheep or pretended too let a lot sheep get away & the wolves
killed one & we hunted the rest of the day & put out strichnine out.
F-9
Loaded up the wool & went part of the way with Uncle Bob & then went by
Crafton & John Douglasses & then on to Bowie sold the wool for 18 cts paid
Uncle Bob $16.50 then went to Jim Caldwells & stayed all night.
S-10
Went to Bowie & looked around to trade my sheep for property or sell them
did not have much luck went back & stayed at Caldwells at night paid 50 cts
for dinner for me & Uncle Bob salt 45 cts sulphur 10 cts.
S-11
Stayed at Caldwells all day most went to Richies & stayed all night
Caldwell had a good deal of company Mrs Richies was not at home.
M-12
61
Went back to Bowie & stayed all day eat dinner at Batises me & him could
not trade went all around over the town & then went out & stayed all night
at Brays the boys went to a party etc did not go to sleep till late.
T-13
Road around over Brays place & then went to Jaringans & eat dinner & stayed
around P.M.
went to the Widow Wades & set awhile came back & looked at
Jaringans horses & then set around it blowed up cold P.M.
W-14
Went with Jaringan to Uncle Bobs & looked at the sheep he did not want them
went back to see another man he could not buy them went back & stayed all
night at Uncle Bobs.
T-15
Divided the sheep & took them to Douglasses Charlie helped me paid him 50
cts stayed all night at Douglasses had musick
it rained hard at night
stocked the sheep out to Douglass on the halves he to be responsible for the
old stock but to take good care of them & if neglected to turn them back over
to me with out charge
But if I should sell them he to turn them over to me
at a reasonable charge for trouble But any way I am to sell the Weathers
[wethers] after they are sheared in the fall he to charg for his trouble
with them half of the wool sheared of of them the Weathers
He is only to keep the sheep one year on the halves that is half of the wool
& half of the increase
is to dip them herd them salt them feed them in
the Winter & Shear them & turn me over half of the wool & half of the
increase at the end of twelve months from date.
F-16
Left Douglasses & went to Mrs Moods set a few minuets then went to Sunset &
to Dan harvies & it rained hard Telar was there it rained so hard had to
stay all night Dan was sick very sick went & talked to Bellows awhile was
up with Dan several times it faired off.
S-17
Started early came to Pella & to Mr Harvies & stoped awhile then went to
Patterson & to Donalds eat dinner at Pattersons Bought a two year old
heiffer & a yearling heiffer & a yearling steer of Fannie Patterson then was
Branded I P on each hip gave her $37.50 for them came on home got home a
good while before night Lory & John Cobb were here & stayed all night.
S-18
Fixed & went to meeting at Era me & Earn came home early John Minnis &
Family & Ike & Tom were here & set all evening don choirs etc.
M-19
Went to town took wheat 19 bu & 38 lbs sold for 50 cts to the mill Amt
$9.30 sold two doz brooms to N. E. Lindsey house or Millican for $ 4.25 in
trade got Flour $2.00 Sugar $1.00 lye 25 cts Tob 25 cts Tom 75 cts Worm
[?] candy 25 oil 25 S. School 80 cts etc Clipper stayed all night.
T-20
Clipper was here but left don choirs it rained wrote in this book
A.M.
it rained hard or tolerable hard A.M. set around.
etc
W-21
It had rained a very hard rain & washed away the fence & the creek was up all
day stayed at home & don choirs etc.
T-22
62
Went to Mas & fixed fence that had washed away by the rain Earn was sick I
then choped corn P.M. it was mudy choped out the thick rowes & some more
Earn was better.
F-23
Choped corn all day Hudson branded --[?] cattle here in the lot earn
helped to chop cotton P.M. he got a hoe of Ca still windy helped Hudson
brand some.
S-24
Choped corn A.M. & got my plow of Ike plowed out the garden & some corn P.M.
Earn choped & don choirs & it was warm or hot.
S-25
Went to Sunday School Am at the school house John Cobb was here at dinner
we went over to Era & to preaching at the Cambelite church Doug went we all
rode my horses Aunt was here to day all day.
M-26
Plowed corn all day
got along slow.
Earn
T-27
Plowed corn again all day
all day.
W-28
Plowed corn A.M.
choped weeds & fished
got along midling well
got don & fished P.M.
it was hot & I was tired
Earn choped corn & fished
still warm.
T-29
Took a load of corn to town & one doz brooms cold corn to John Belcher for
$5.90 & brooms to Brooks & Stice $2.00 also one doz brooms to Evants for
Whisky $2.00 Sugar $1.00 coffee 50 medicine 85
oil 10
it rained hard as
we came home me & Tom he was along we had a wagon sheet was all we had to
keep off the rain & it was cold & I was wet when I got home.
F-30
Helped Tom put on the roofs on the old Jim Minnis house at Mas came home &
went to Era & set around P.M. got some wizzard oil came home & don choirs
etc.
S-31
Don choirs A.M. Went to Meeting at Elm & to Roe Cobbs for dinner
home soon after dinner
it came up a slight shower of rain P.M.
Diary for May 1884 [June!]
S-1
Went to Sunday School A.M. & to Preaching P.M. Nelson preached
& warm.
came on
it was fair
M-2
Went & drove up the tuton heiffer she had a young calf then went to town
Went to se about a gir [?] to stay here bought some things at Schiffs some
dry goods & a bottle of South American cure 50 came home late.
T-3
It was raining wrote some in this book etc faired off at noon Sold Zack a
yearling the Cas Davis yearling for twenty five dollars $12.50 down & $12.50
the first of Aug came home & went to John Minnises & then home & don choirs.
W-4
63
Went to Era with Ca & came home with him by Vonmeters he paid me $10.00 eat
dinner at Cas came home fixed the grind stone & then went to John Minnises &
to Ikes home & don choirs.
T-5
Took a load of corn to town sold to Ferline [?] $6.45 Bill sold to
Cunningham $7.30 got Flour at Cunninghams 100 lbs
50 lbs at Cahns for
Taylor fixed up the school community seen about a girl could not get one
got broom handles of Cobbes let Bill have $13.32.
F-6
Cut wheat For Williams or for Cobb
cut Williams -heat went there & came
home at night got the machine in order after working till after noon.
S-7
Cut wheat at Williams again got don
break or two got home in due time.
S-8
Don choirs & went to S. S.
here awhile.
the
machine don well
came home & read etc
don choirs
all but a
John Cobb was
M-9
Went to Era & had my horses shod 1.20 came home & don choirs went to Cas &
went with them to Start the machine at Ducks came home & don choirs.
T-10
Went to town with Tom & Mollie & Jane & took 4 doz brooms sold two doz to
Cahn
1 doz to Madrell & 1 doz to Millican paid Kenerly up on Act got
apples & peaches & swaped clothes with Schiff looked around to see about a
woman or girl to stay with me got some medicine etc came home in due time.
W-11
Went down below Kelleys to see a girl that lived at Mosses
eat dinner at
Bullards came by Era got Myrtie a pair of shoes some suspenders & a knife
etc came home & don choirs Ma stayed all night.
T-12
Ma was here set around A.M. some & don choirs etc Went Where the boys were
cutting Cas wheat Bill & John Nelson etc went to Toms & settled up went to
John Minnises it was his birth day came back to Toms & then on home & don
choirs.
F-13
Set around awhile A.M. don choirs etc Went & fixed John & Bills Binder &
helped Bill to run it the rest of the day it was hot but blowed up cool
late P.M. Doug shocked wheat for me P.M.
S-14
Shocked my wheat A.M. till I give out
hot Baker was here A.M. & for Dinner
my horses all day.
Doug shocked till he got don it was
road around some P.M. the Boys worked
S-15
Set around A.M. went to Meeting at Era had no preacher took the Sacrament
with out a preacher Made up $2.00 for Parson Gardner of Pilot Point came
home & set at home P.M.
It rained on me at Clacks.
M-16
Road around some A.M. to where they were cuttin wheat etc
home plowed out the garden P.M. it rained some.
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went to Toms then
T-17
Went to town with Tom took 4 1/2 doz brooms sold 2 doz to Moon for $4.00
cash 1 doz to Cunningham $2.00 on what I owed him 1 doz to Bass on time in
groceries 1/2 doz East of Lindsey house $1.15 in groceries Let Tom have
cash $2.25 trade at Maddrells $1.50 got coffee East of Lindsey house $1.00
Tab 15 Sugar of Millican 50 cts Broom handles $1.00 of Coppers [could be
Coffers?] came home in due time Johns & Toms folks were here & stayed all
day it rained some P.M.
W-18
Set around home & read the papers A.M. went & tried to fix John Cobbs reaper
at Toms P.M. it rained some came home & don choirs.
T-19
Set around home A.M. went to Kiblers P.M. & to Cheynis & on home & don
choirs rained some A.M.
F-20
Set around home all day Aunt & Sis was here awhile P.M.
wrote som in the book etc don choirs.
it rained some A.M.
S-21
Set around home most all day Zenas was sick he was real sick went over
where they were cutting wheat & oats they commenced on my wheat P.M. got
along tolerable well don choirs etc.
S-22
Went to S School A.M. went to Aunts & to Cheynis P.M. Ma came home with me
& stayed all night her & Bessie
was not right well myself.
M-23
They was cutting my wheat went & helped them som & let them have Dorsey to
ride after twine road around with them most all day Ma stayed all day
Addie came here P.M. don choirs etc.
T-24
Stayed at home all day
the boys cut Taylors & Ducks etc wheat & oats.
W-25
helped them fix their reaper at Ikes A.M etc.
T-26
Set around home most all day & don choirs etc.
F-27
Shocked oats some me & Earn let Sam Nelson have my wagon to go to the
picknick it had rained some.
S-28
Shocked oats most all day
me & Earn
got most don
got don.
S-29
Went to Sunday School Earn got hurt Dorsey run under the shed & knocked
him off me & Myrtie went to S. School & to meeting to hear Nelson preach he
did not come came home & don choirs.
M-30
Road around & don choirs
choirs.
went to Era
got some medicine etc
Diary for July
came home & don
1884
Date
65
T-1
Made a frame to haul wheat on A.M. went & helped Taylor work or thrash wheat
P.M. took wagon & team I cut binds.
W-2
Helped Taylor Hemphill Thrash till about the midle of the after noon then
went & helped Ca till night.
T-3
Went & helped Ca thrash all day
it was hot & hands scarce
F-4
Helped Ca finish then came & thrashed at home
we got along slow.
got along slow.
they Worked on the machine &
S-5
Finished thrashing at home on my wheat & commenced on Ducks
at noon had bad luck A.M. the Engin was out of order.
he fed the hands
S-6
Set around home all day most
Earn went to Sunday School & to meeting
Looked around in the pasture P.M. it was my birth day.
M-7
Was up early went & got Ike & Mat Ike went for the Dr & the Babe was bornd
before he got back or about 4 oclock A.M. the Dr came & all went well they
finished thrashing at Ducks & went to Carters etc. [The "Babe" was Leo Earl
Morrison]
T-8
Went to Cheynies for Mollie she had gon to McClures then went to Tutons was
not well came home late Sallie had stayed here till I came home
stayed by
our selves at night.
W-9
Jane was here A.M.
stayed with out company at night.
T-10
Ike took wheat to town for me sold for 67 1/2 & sold 2 doz brooms for $3.75
stayed at home all day.
F-11
Stayed at home most all day & don choirs etc.
S-12
Stayed at home A.M. went to Era P.M. & set around awhile
choirs paid Lon up on his machine.
S-13
Set around home all day
Ma came late P.M.
came home & don
it was hot a& dry.
M-14
Set around home most all day Earn went to School & road
P.M. Tom was here part of the day Ma stayed all day.
went to Cheynies
T-15
Ma stayed all day Earn stayed at home from School went & got my cows that
run on the East side of the field & put them in the pasture Ma went home.
W-16
Set around home most all day Tom made a Deed to me
to Cheynies & came home & don choirs.
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went & took some clothes
T-17
Set around A.M.
stayed at home.
Went to Toms & to Bills P.M. & wrote some in this book
Earn
F-18
Went to town took Bill & Tom & 5 doz Brooms sold 2 doz to Brady two doz to
Cahn 1 doz to Brooks & Stice paid Bill $3.25 at Cahns & $1.00 at Bradys in
coffee & sugar got some calico at Schiffs Left it at Bradys got some aples
it rained John Nelson road out with us.
S-19
Read the news let Mr Ford have some scantling etc let Bettie have a horse
& took her to meeting the preacher did not come had conferance etc came
home after getting some things paid Thomassons act up
got some pictures at
Gists & some calico & went over to Cheynies P.M. & got our clothes paid $
1.50 for washing came home late don choirs etc.
S-20
Went to Samples they had Killed their mule it had Hidrappobia came home
went to Era to preaching Holman preached came home & set around went back
to preaching at night with Ike came home late.
M-21
Went to Meeting at Era & Home for Dinner Went up to Toms got the mail
came home & went to Meeting at Era at night Holman preached.
T-22
Helped Tom take his cows around to the Rodgers pasture came home Zenas was
sick Tom & John Nelson & Bill & Doug went West Taylor & Don went to the
Nation Lora was sick Went to Era With John Cobb & to Williams & to Meeting
at night came home in due time.
W-23
Set around Went to meeting at Era & to Zacks for dinner came home & don
choirs went back to Meeting at night.
T-24
Stayed at home all day & night
F-25
Went to meeting at Era & home & then back to meeting at night
preacher 50 cts.
paid the
S-26
Went to meeting at Era & came home & went back at night.
S-27
Went to meeting at Home an at the school house to hear Parson Mowman a
Presbyterian he made a good preach went to Era at night.
M-28
Loaded up a load of 30 doz brooms & started to Dallas went through Era
Bolver [?] & Denton eat supper at the Brick yard & then drove 4 or 5 mile &
stayed all night (25 ct & 1 broom).
T-29
Went on to Louisville & sold 9 doz broom one doz at Lynch house $2.25 cash
$2.00 2 doz boots 2 doz $4.50 hat one doz cash $2.25 2 doz at hard wear
store $4.50 sold one broom to nice man 20 cts paid 25 cts for dinner
stayed all night 10 1/4 mile this side of Dallas.
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W-30
Login 3 brooms Drove in to Dallas sold 2 doz corner of the [Harvey drew a
"square" --no doubt to denote the "town square" where the Courthouse was
located.] $4.00 2 doz stone house $3.75 10 doz $1.75 2 doz striped handles
$4.50 one doz corner [a "square" again] $2.00 put up in wagon yard & stayed
all night sold him one broom & Duchman 1 slep on a wagon eat supper at a
resturant & went to Depot etc.
T-31
Got up early went out to Mesquite eat breakfast at Nances & went out to Jo
Smithes after Molina Rigsby & back to Mosquite road to Dallas on a freight
train rid out 40 cts breakfast & horse 65 cts ride back 30 cts let her
have $2.00 or $3.00 road around on the street car some got her trunk etc
sold 1/2 doz brooms for Drugs paid for yard fee & horse feed $1.95 drugs
$1.10 incidental 30 cts came on out to Marshes & stayed all night.
[The following seems to be in Harvey's hand but is neatly and some what
differently formed from his usual handwriting. It appears immediately below
his July 31 diary entry.]
A
Act
A soft answer turneth away Wrath.
After tempers come, such calms.
I laugh that I may not Weep.
It was a scar nobly got.
Famine comes like a giant Wolf.
No threat shall daunt us,
Well begun is half done.
Diary for Aug 1884
Date
F-1
3 brooms for lodging came on sold 2 doz brooms for $4.25 at the mill etc
sole 1 doz at Louisville for ham & rope etc $2.00 ham 1.50 rope .20
cash .30 heal braces cost 15 came on eat dinner & came on through Denton &
on about 10 mile drove very late stayed with Zacks kins folks.
S-2
Paid 25 cts & one broom came on home through Bolver [?] & Era etc & the went
back to Era to the convention etc came home & went to meeting at the school
house.
S-3
Stayed at home all day was tired Jim Davis came & got his mother Tom &
Aunt & Doug was here & the children came P.M. Viz - Tom King Sallie &
Harvie & Elea etc.
M-4
Went to Town With Tom King took 2 doz brooms sold to Millican got Toms
Broom handles & 50 for myself & 3 lbs of twine got coffee of Brady $1.00
let Tom have $15.00 for Ike to pay on the pasture etc came home late.
T-5
The children went home Took Sam Nelson to Era eat dinner at Blantons set
around & talked most all day came home & don choirs etc All Dorsey & wife
& Mesore [?] & several came & stayed all night
W-6
All & the rest left fixed to got to town Earn had been in mischief at
school had a talk with him he stayed at home went to Jim Davises & home &
don choirs etc Lucy Ford had a chill here & stayed all night.
68
T-7
Took a load of Wheat to town sold to Whaley 26.46 lbs for 16.05 paid 25 for
dinner Soda at Bracks .10 Tom came home with me came home & wrote in this
book.
F-8
Took a load of wheat to town could not sell for cash sold to Kenerly &
Spraggins for 62 1/2 cts let Taylor have some to grind or swap
swaped
some myself
sold $13.15 on my Act at K & S's
Tom come out with me.
S-9
Paid Sharp $1.50 tuition Went to the convention took two doz brooms sold
one to Evants for Whisky $2.00 one to Moon for Whisky Tab $.20 Dinner 25
cts apples 50 cts in brooms come home late John Nelson cam with me &
stayed all night.
S-10
John Benson was here but went home paid Mr Oller $125 for thrashing went to
Mas & set awhile came home read & eat dinner fixed up fence P.M. & a gate
at Mas etc run cattle all morning etc.
M-11
Took a load of Wheat for John Nelson 37 bu & 50 lbs to Ford wheat unloaded
in the car came out by John Nelsons eat supper come home late.
T-12
Gathered corn
Ca Will Doug Tom Taylor Scott Lon Ike Suliver & myself
got don before dinner mooved the fence P.M. Me & Lon & Taylor & Ike helped
some got don in due time.
W-13
Hauled Spring wheat me & Taylor sold to Kenerly & Spraggins 73 1/2 bus at
65 cts paid him up on two notes $45.15 & intrest $15.00 & intrest in all
$64/45 $1.20 cash the ballance wheat
spring wheat & mediteraian had been
delivered the 8th took up both notes & got my wagon fixed $1.25 he paid
that on insurance sold two doz brooms to Moon for $5.00 $2.50 in trade
ballance cash mad some arangements further with John Nelson came home late
he stayed all night
it rained at night & blowed.
T-14
It had rained a good shower went to Toms & stayed all day for Dinner
home & read etc went to Davises late.
came
F-15
Took Spring wheat to town me & Bill he had 27 1/2 bushells I had 36 1/2
bushells sold his to Speermat [???] at 50 cts or $13.75 on a note Sold mine
to K & S for 60 cts in Broom material $21.90 in all
me & John could not
agree about the wheat got Sugar at Millicans $1.00 bill got $1.65 at
Millicans got home late as usual got cash of Tom $10.00.
S-16
Took corn to town sold to Cunningham at 40 cts 15 bushell 2 bu to cash 80
cts got some peaches 50 cts coffee 50 cts I owed C $1.50 & took up $1..50
cash $1.00 coffee for Tom 50 cts came home late stoped at Johns awhile &
Toms etc got home late left 1 doz brooms at Reagan & Childers took up
weighing fee .15 ct on them due me on them $1.85 if then take them.
S-17
Stayed at home all day Mr & Mrs Ford were here & stayed all day
etc wrote in this book etc.
had turkey
M-18
69
Took a load of corn to town sold to Cunningham for 40 cts 20 bu & 20 lbs
$8.10 got soap & lye for Sallie engaged some wheat came home late.
T-19
Took some wheat of my own & 20 bushell of Fords got the wheat on the
Alexander note of $15.00 with intrest had to shave [haul?] it & take the
wheat to get it
sold it to some Montague Co farmers at 65 cts 33 bushell
swaped 3 bushell got spring seat fixed got Taylor Sugar $1.90 flour etc
meal 40 roap $1.05 peaches 25 gloves $1.00 calico & dinner 25 came home
late.
W-20
Went to Mas & to Ollers & then to John Minnises & helped to turn out the cows
of the Rodgers pasture Ikes & Toms & McLures came Home & went to Ikes & don
choirs etc.
T-21
Fixed up & went to the West with Bill Samples eat dinner at Clappers & got
my horse shod etc went on to Mrs Harvies & stayed all night it was hot.
F-22
Went & looked up my cattle & then went to Pattersons & Donalds then to
Audubon & to Decature & then to Charlie Thompsons & stayed all night had a
shower of rain it was still hot.
S-23
Bills horse was very lame went to Decature & went around & talked with some
land men etc eat dinner & Stayed around awhile & then left Bill & went on my
way West stayed at Obrians 4 mile from Crafton very hot.
S-24
Went to Douglasses & eat dinner & set around etc then went to Hargroves &
set awhile & went to Dave Wrights & stayed all night.
M-25
Went to Crafton & stayed awhile & then went to Lawsons & eat Dinner & then
went to Uncle Bobs & stayed all night.
T-26
Set around A.M. some went to Mrs Morrises & then to Ellises & eat Dinner
then went to Newport & to Jim Robinsons & stayed all night.
W-27
Went to Buffalo Springs & then back to Shearwoods ranch eat dinner & went to
Belleview & set around P.M. Went & stayed all night with Mr Ridenour &
looked around over his place some.
T-28
Came to Belleview & then to Brushy mound went all over Brushy mound then to
Bowie & out to Jim Caldwells & eat dinner & set and talked awhile then went
to Richies & stayed all night.
F-29
Went to Bowie & set around till after dinner eat at Cleaves [Cleavers?] then
went to Sunset & to Sallie Harvies & stayed all night it was very warm.
S-30
Went to Newmans & Bellous & Weses & Armstrongs came on to Pella & stayed
awhile then to Mrs Harvies & eat dinner I then came on home got home before
Sundown.
S-31
70
Set around A.M. Went to meeting at the School house Rhoda came home with us
went to Samples to see the Mule came home & went to meeting at night Mr &
Mrs Reed came home with me & stayed all night. [One of Ca's dau was named
"Rhoda." and Harvey Morrison's mother's maiden name was Samples.]
Diary for Sept 1884
Date
M-1
Set around & wrote some A.M. John Cobb & Dodson etc came & set awhile went
to meeting at the school house & home & don choirs etc went to meeting at
night.
T-2
Went to meeting & don choirs
W-3
Went to meeting day & night
went to meetin at night.
still dry & warm.
T-4
Went to meeting & to the Picknick at Era
went to meeting.
took Rhoda over there
came home &
F-5
Went to town took 4 doz & 8 brooms sold 1 doz to Cahn $2.00 2 doz to
Mappin etc $5.00 took up $3.00 & he still owes me $2.00 Cahn owes $2.00
left one doz at Evants & one at Childers & Rodgars [?] got coffee $1.00
sugar $1.00 Tom sugar 50 Tab Scott 40 cts cloth to make pants etc $1.75.
S-6
Went to Meeting day & night
Beckie stayed at home & sewed.
S-7
Stayed at home & went to the spring to the baptising & preaching etc Calamaz
& family & Mrs Cheynie etc
& family & Vance Gist & family eat dinner here
Mrs & Sam Hudson was here & stayed all night went to preaching at night.
M-8
Fixed up to go West etc went to Rostor eat dinner & then went on to Uncle
georges & stayed all night he was not at home.
9 [ Harvey mixed up his dates but corrects it by skipping a weekend day]
went to Cunninghams Counts Gossets & to Audubons & then to Pattersons eat
dinner & went down to the Freeman place & back & stayed all night.
T-10
Went to Audubons with Patterson stayed around for some time went on to
Alvoids & set around then went & stayed all night with John Frees.
W-11
Went to Decature looked around there
at Guin P.O. & stayed all night.
most all day then went out to Grears
T-12
Went to see one of the Trustees at Guin & then to Guin & then on up the creek
and around till I got to Watts the Trustee eat dinner & got his permission
to make a trade with the other trustees went on up to see them & stayed all
night at Durhams [?].
F-13
Went to see Hoffer me & Durham & made a trade with him for the school at
$45.00 & all of the over & under then went down the creek with Durham came
back by Dr. Howards & on near the School house & eat Dinner then went over
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to see about the Elm School & on to Alvoid & then out to Uncle Georges &
stayed all night.
S-14
Went to see Carter & Sparkman & Donald & Patterson & then came home eat
dinner at Powells on the road got home in due time.
M-15
Went to Toms & John Minnises & Mas & Ikes & home east dinner & then started
west again to look for my sheep etc got Dorsey reshod at Rostor & went on &
stayed all night at Tom Whites.
T-16
Went on by Montague Springs & to see about the school & then to McGuinis eat
dinner & went to Pattersons & he went with me to Carters made a trade with
Carter for him to Kill my sheep etc went to see Counts & gave him $1.00
then went to Mrs Harvies & stayed all night.
W-17
Went on through Pella & eat dinner at Sunset at Dr Harvies & then went on to
Douglasses & stayed all night.
T-18
Went to hunt sheep to Obrians Meadows Coves & eat dinner at Coves went down
to creek to the spring and around up the creek to Rodgers & then on to
Douglass & stayed all night.
F-19
Killed a mutton & drove up & pened sheep all day road hard
hundred made arangements to go to Rodgers tomorrow.
got most a
S-20
Went early to Rodgers & got 29 sheep came home found 4 more as we came on
then went to Crafton & to Dave Wrights
eat dinner & set around awhile went
to Crafton & then to Douglass took the sheep out & herded them awhile came
back & stayed all night.
S-21
Started & drove the sheep to Old Glasco eat dinner started & found we had
lost 2 went back & found them came on to Within 3 mile of Pella & stayed
all night put the sheep in a pasture & went to a neighbors & stayed all
night.
M-22
Got the sheep & drove them on to Carters & left them came on to Montague
spring & stayed all night for dinner came by Walkers & Whites & Boyds & on
home Bettie & Sallie was here.
T-23
It was raining some went out & drove up Reddie she had a young calf
around & read & wrote A.M. Went to Mas & Toms P.M.
set
W-24
Tom came down me & him went to the School and & made arrangements for Rhoda
to teach a school near Smeltzers went on to town seen about being examined &
came home late.
T-25
Tom came down & we started West got stoped awhile in Roston & at Tom Whites
went on and stayed all night at Cunninghams got there late.
F-26
72
Made arangements to pasture my cows at Carters two months for $25.00 per
month as many as 50 head not to count calves we then went to Alvoid & to
Mount Zion & then came back to Alvoid & Tom went to Uncle Georges & I went to
Donalds & stayed all night.
S-27
Went to Pattersons & Uncle Georges & then to Pella & on to Denver & to Henry
Rodgers & stayed all night.
S-28
It had rained some
Singing.
set around all day
they had company at night
we went to
M-29
Came on with the girls to Jones & then came on through Several places & to
Forrestburg & on to see about a School North of Whites road around & seen
the Trustees stayed all night at Williams Tom went to Whites & stayed all
night.
T-30
Met the Trustees at Camrons [?] a Teacher by name of Davis under bid me & me
& Tom came on home drove the Sam Chestnut yearlings home to Mas got home in
due time.
[Harvey continues, on same handwritten page and immediately following the
"T-30" above, without noting change of month, with the entry for "M-6" & on
through October without comment or evidence of what happened to the first
five days of October ???]
M-6
Came on to Carters & me & Paul went & drove up my Jack Co cows & branded them
32 Jack Co & Carters 2-- watered the cattle etc was tired made a trough.
T-7
Put the trough up & fixed it & wattered part of the cattle eat dinner at
Carters & then came home got home in due time Lack paid me $10.00 wrote
some in this book.
W-8
Went to Mas for breakfast Henry & Payne were there came home went to
Taylors & then to Toms & eat dinner & then settled up
came home & don
choirs etc Tom owed $12.75.
-- -Hunted my horses took the colt & tied it in the lot & hunted horses again
found them came home went to town me & Lon took one dozen Brooms sold to
Evans for $2.00 seen about the price -- wool [?] seen hall etc cam hom
in due time.
F-10
Henry was here fixed up & went up home with him
lost my saddle blanket bought another 10.
eat dinner on clear creek
S-11
Went to see Payne & then went to meeting at Mallard
got along very slow.
stayed all day
S-12
Set around A.M. went to Mallard With Ves came home for Dinner
meeting at Mt Tabor at night paid preacher 25.
they
went to
M-13
73
Went to see Mandell & Payne
back to Henrys at night.
then went to Montague & stayed all day
T-14
Went to se Mundell & Payne again
Montague & out to see Carrs place
night at Bybees.
came
agreed to wait till the 15th went to
back to Montague & then out & stayed all
W-15
Went to see a place below Bybees & then to Montague & then to the barbecue
made arangements to teach the School at Mt Tabor at $50.00 per month then
bought paynes place payed him took horse & 34 cattle 12 cows 14 calves 8
yearlings went to Henrys & stayed all night.
T-16
Went to the mill came on & saw a carpenter & came on eat dinner at Dyres
then came on home met Wise Co Patterson came home & don choirs.
F-17
Went to gainesville & made arangements to get lumber of Lyon & Grible to
build my house loaded up
the two Paynes & Bill Samples & myself & got
nails & some groceries etc came on home late Paid Grible $18.90 paid for
nails etc $5.00 got flour at Cahns got beens & fruit etc then went home
late.
S-18
Got up early don choirs & loaded up some & Bill Samples came by we then
came on & got with Paynes & came on to Clear Creek
I eat dinner &
reloaded I then drove on through the land to Hardie only about 3 miles all
evening stoped at Hardie & stayed all night got a few groceries about 30
cts sold sold 2 doz broom at the Loring ranch & two at Hardie got $8.10
it was hot.
S-19
Came on to Morrises & eat dinner & Scot unloaded part of his lumber & so did
Newt we then came on to the building place & unloaded & me & Bill went to
Rodgers & stayed all night.
M-20
Went to Conards & to Tysons & then home & helped to get out blocks to go
under the house & to fit them in & to help lay the foundation etc Henry &
Riddle & Bud & Jess Conards helped got along slow Jess only worked ---.
T-21
It was misting rain some sent White cotton to Gainesville with my team &
Henry Riddle & the two Conards helped the rain bothered some & we got along
slow sent Bud Conards to town P.M. for meat & nails he got the nails $1.00.
W-22
Worked on the house all day got along very well for the first day we had
don much
sent to town & got meat $2.00
nails 50 cts
stayed at Henrys.
T-23
Worked on the house again put in the floors most of them got along well Mr
Riddle went home most every night he had a sick child & some of the rest of
his family were sick.
F-24
Commenced to shingle White cotton came in paid him $4.00 it was misting
rain some did not do much at the house me & Henry & Bud Conard worked at
the house A.M. Unloaded etc eat at Henrys then went with Payne to get the
cattle I had sold to him or to deliver them
got down there in due time
74
camped out that night close to Cunninghams on the ridge
night but not hard enough to wet us.
it rained some at
S-25
Rounded the cattle up & delivered them to Payne had a few words about a
yearling but all went of right let him have 34 head of cattle & one horse for
$625.00 namely 12 cows 14 calves & 8 yearlings Namely 1 Old White of Jack Co
2 Mopsie or Black line back 3 Old Black 4 Old Red 5 Little speck 6
White speck 7 Brown 8 Whitie
9 Blackie 10 Tuton 11 Blackhead 12 White
face
those were the cows the yearlings were 1 pale reds yearling 2 Brown
J. P. 3 Gossets heiffer & 4 Gossetts steer these two were branded X [more
like a vertical capital "S" with a Capital "J" diagonally across it.] on left
hip 5 Old ways yearling 6 Ellas 7 Whites little 8 black
the calves were
the calves of the cows I sold & Long toes calf & Chestnuts little speckled
one all of them were branded (T) [a circled T] on the left hip but the two
Gossetts yearlings and the horse was Cooke the Jim Cooke horse he was priced
at $90.00 & the cows at $535.00 we then came by Gossetts & got the yearlings
it was raining & then drove on home stoped & warmed & eat dinner at
Daughties & then came on in the rain in two mile of home & pened the cattle &
came on to Scotts & stayed all night it rained all night.
S-26
Wrote Scot Payne a bill of sale of the cows & horse came on to henrys got
up my horses & went home it was mudy & I drove hard got home in due time or
before night Ma & Bessie went home & stayed all night.
M-27
Went to Aunt Nervies to see George about selling him some corn & oats came
home & hauled all of my broom corn up to Toms House & some troughfs &
measured up George 20 bushell of corn & twenty bushell of oats & Bill Samples
some oats & don choirs.
T-28
Went to town with Bill Samples he went by John Nelsons & got a load of corn
& took it for John stayed in town & settled up some business then
collected up what was owing me came out late on bills wagon eat supper at
his house came home late it was raining some & cold.
W-29
Loaded up me & Taylor & eat dinner at Mas & started to Moove me put
everything away that we did not take in the old barnd got as far as Clear
Creek & camped all night.
T-30
Got up early & fixed up & mooved on up to my home the Payne place & unloaded
& fixed up some Taylor went & stayed all night at Henrys we got along very
well all day.
F-31
Helped them work some on the house A.M. Cleaned out the well P.M. Earn went
into the well Beckie helped draw out the watter took us most all after noon
paid Ridling $5.00 don choirs.
Diary for Nov 1884
Date
S-1
Don choirs went to Mill with Henry & to town saw Mundell about the school
he agreed for it to start Monday got school vouchers etc mail etc came
home in due time.
S-2
75
Came to Meeting Michell preached a temperance sermon & went home with us for
dinner set around P.M. came back to Meeting at night & had the school give
out to commence the 3rd & made a short speach.
M-3
don choirs came & opened school & made a contract with the Trustees to teach
4 months had a small school got along well & then went home & don choirs.
T-4
Had a very good school
night.
got along well
had to tend to my stock some at
W-5
Still had a good school & got along well some of the children was not well.
T-6
Helped Henry to get off to Gainesville he took my wagon & team & was to haul
back a load of stuff for me taught school.
F-7
School as usual had a good school
children still sick.
X spelled some
had a nice time
S-8
Went over to Henrys & got some oil went home then came & helped to fix the
school house they was putting up some ceiling.
S-9
Set around home all day it was fair went up to the new house & Don choirs
Henry came back with my wagon & team & a load & set awhile.
M-10
Unloaded Y came to school as usual had a good school it was cold Don
choirs Henry hauled a load of brick & took 2 1/2 doz brooms to town sold
one to Bivins & left 1 1/2
got along all right.
T-11
Henry was sick he could not haul brick
misting rain some & cold school again.
Jane got his things etc
it was
W-12
Schooll as usual had good school went by Henrys & got some stove pipe 50
cts & went & mooved my stove down to the old house & put it up got Mundells
wagon & White cotton & John Richardson helped
it was cold.
T-13
Had school as usual
got back late.
Henry hauled a load of Brick again
he got off late &
F-14
Henry went after lime took my wagon & team got me some & himself some came
back in Due time unloaded had school as usual & X spelling got along well.
S-15
Got Henrys team & John Richardson & we all went to Wise Co after my sheep &
cows & Beckie after her children stayed at Cunninghams Beckie stayed at her
Mas fixed up my cows & sheep Business at night etc.
S-16
Gathered up my cows & sheep etc let out some of them to Cunningham some to
Donald some to Parson Willie Counts Gentry Neighbor then came by & got
Beckie & the children or Sallie & our own children & came on home drove hard
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& got home in due time but late enough met Tom & got $20.00 from him let
out most of his cows John helped got along well Henry was here when we got
here.
M-17
Taught school as usual had a good school it was cold
some hands working on the place Henry hauled brick.
don choirs etc
had
T-18
Had good school as usual don choirs & had some men at work Settle worked
some put up Weatherbording etc Henry hauled brick & got Mundell to haul a
load.
W-19
Still in School
house & fence.
had a good one
T-20
The masons commenced the chimney
& good order etc.
had several hands at work at home on the
came to school as usual & had a good school
F-21
Still they worked on the chimney & other jobs fence post etc had a good
school had several visitors A.M. & had bad order they was working on the
hous Settle & Rogers.
S-22
Helped on the fence some A.M. took the masons home to town P.M. sold Brown
a sheep & took it to him got some groceries etc Earn went with me we came
home late & don choirs etc got oil Flour meal etc.
S-23
Got up the Wagon & team & mooved up to the new house Sallie & Earn went to
prayer meeting or started Henry came over went home with him & got some
ovens[?] etc
it was cold
don choirs.
M-24
Had school as usual got along all right had a good school & got along well
had a new rule & good order.
T-25
Had a good school the men were still working on my fence
good order & a large school.
W-26
Still in school & a good school & good order
still at work on my fence at home.
got along fine
had to thrash some the children
T-27
Had a good school the Trustees or Robinson came to see me to get me to take
up earlier & make fires I agreed to take up at 8 oclock but not make fires
got along first rate.
F-28
Had a good school & a good time but several of the patrons & the Trustees
came in as they expressed it to turn me out with out any complaint had a
pretty rough time of it & some pretty hard words passed between us they
signed up my voucher all right Mundell said he was going to resign &
Robinson said he would not sign any more vouchers went home late Beckie was
sick Henry & wife was there & White cotton & wife etc
paid White cotton
$10.00 for work etc.
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S-29
Went to town & got my money paid Secres $20.00 got some groceries etc came
home early got the straw beds & hauled a barrell of watter home Henry was
over was not well.
S-30
Came to Sunday school & to prayer meeting brought all of the folks to prayer
meeting it was a pretty day but cool enjoyed ourselves finely.
Diary for December 1884
Date
M-1
Had school as usual had a small school about 25 but got along fine
started around with a petition to remove the trustees.
Henry
T-2
Had school about 26 or 27 they sent me word to dismiss school & had a paper
with several names to it Henry came & me & him took the papers around at
night & got several names taken off of their petition several put on my
petition to remove the trustees got home late.
W-3
Had school as usual had a good school
Payne came by
paid him $16.00 on
the corn etc Henry went to town but got no satisfaction about the school we
talked the matter over for some time & I then dismissed & went home.
T-4
Me & Henry went to town to see the Judge & I took an appeal from the decision
of the trustees got some dishes some meal fruit pepper & Spice etc
Concluded to go on with the school came home late & don choirs.
F-5
Went to hunt my sheep went by Tysons & stoped awhile & Dave took his name
off of the trustees dismiss all & put it on the paper to Dismiss the
trustees eat dinner at Ayres found my sheep near there or part of them
drove them home Killed two
let Henry have one of them & kept one don
choirs.
S-6
Don choirs then went to Pella & to Cunninghams & to Uncle Georges & stayed
all night got a table cloth of All sold my wire etc to Carter hides &
tallow came to $13.00 sold Owens woll $1.00 Mill place wooll 75 cts.
S-7
Got 26 lbs of meat of Uncle George got my wool & trick at Carters came by &
got my dog & then stoped in Pella & eat dinner Harvie had got hurt pretty
bad came on home met the sheep at Dunns place had them put up came on
home found them all gon from home sent after Sallie was badly out of humor
set up late.
M-8
Put John D -- to work building a crib Came to school had 26 or 28 had a
good school after school helped about the crib they hauled some corn up & don
choirs.
T-9
It was raining some came to school as usual had a good school about 31
went to Rogers at noon Settles went to town helped to pull Morris out of the
creek or pulled him out went home & don choirs.
W-10
78
It was raining had a small school 28 but good intrest & good order
worked some on my lot it rained most all day.
T-11
It rained all day
had a small school 15
Hesting
dismissed early.
F-12
Very cold & Disagreebale had a small school had speaking etc P.M. went to
Rogers & set awhile Hesting worked on the lot some & around the fence some.
S-13
Went to town With Rogers & Settle to see about my school the Judge sustained
the Dismissal & I took an appeal to the State Superintendant sent up the
papers etc Mr Settle Mr Maddox & Mr Wright
Morris & Rogers made affidavits
for me.
S-14
It was misting rain some & cold went to meeting & S. S. Coopper preached
and I told them that I would not do any thing contrary to law about the
school had prayer meeting P.M. was there etc.
M-15
Went to the school house to claim the school hous key gave it to Bob Mc
Gaugh came home sold 53 sheep to Johnson & delivered them to him sold for
$1.50 per head or $76.50 to be paid the lst of Oct 1885 with John Roberts &
M Wheeler on the note drove the rest of my sheep home & don choirs & John
Richardson & Hestings fixed my well sills or worked at them.
T-16
Wrote a letter to Patterson at decature & some more went to town with Rogers
& the two boys his Nephews it was cold came home & don choirs etc
hestings finished the well & cut post timber John Split posts etc I looked
for my cattle & sold a 2 year old to John for $11.00 & let him have $1.00
worth of wool ver cold.
W-17
Wrote a letter to the State Superintendant about my School went to Rogers &
to Wilchers & then to the school house & found out about the Key took Rogers
& settle & went over there it was very cold don choirs.
T-18
Hauled watter A.M. Me & Rube Settle went to town P.M. to see about the
stolen Key & the boys took my letter to Sunset I don no good.
F-19
Don Choirs etc
it was cold
did not do much of any thing
S-20
Went to town me & Earn Tom came out with us
girls & Tom it was cold.
Wes & Ettas was here & Rogers
S-21
Went to Meeting & Sunday School agreed about the Christmas tree had prayer
meeting P.M. etc don choirs Wes paid Beckie $37.50 on her part of the
Estate.
M-22
Don choirs etc went to Rogers & let Henry have $2.50 to get christmas tricks
etc Beckie was sick it was cold.
T-23
79
Went to town me & Beckie got the christmas tricks my coat 10.00 dresses
$5.00 shoes & Handkershiefs & sundries $ 4.25 Groceries etc $5.00 Jewerlry
etc about $4.00 in all about $32.00 came home late the children had stayed
at home & kept the babe etc it was cold.
W-24
It was very cold fixed up for Christmas & Sallie went over there to help fix
the tree etc came home & don choirs it was very cold took the folks & went
to the christmas tree at night acted Saintie clause it was powerful cold
got home soon.
T-25
Went to Prayer meeting at the school house had a turkey for dinner but no
one to help us eat it had a nice time any way it was cold.
F-26
Went to Mundells & Robinsons & they signed my voucher went to Wrights me &
Beckie & stayed most all day they had a nice crowd & good dinner went to
town A.M. & got my voucher approved.
S-27
Don choirs A.M. went to town horse back & got my School money $20.00
paid it to Brown as I came home still cold.
and
S-28
Went to S. S. it had rained & the creek was rising & rose so much that we
could not get back till after dinner stayed at Settles & the children went
to Rogers came home in due time Beckie was not well.
M-29
Went to Robinsons & Mundells to see about the school they promised two
schools had a long talk with the trustees talked over all of the previous
matters etc was not well my bowells were out of order & I was not able to
do much.
T-30
I was still unable to do any thing
suffered all night with the piles.
my bowels were out of order & I had
W-31
Set around home all day Henry & Wife were here I was still unwell
to do anything as yet could walk around some but no work.
not able
[Harvey kept rather good financial records--usually in the back of the diary
book. He ordinarily added "cts" to non-dollar sums in his diaries and his
accounts and he typically underlined the cents figures when dollar and cents
sums are used. Essentially all the decimals have been used for ease of
transcription.]
80
Cash Act for Jan
1884
Date
3
8`
8
8
8
19
19
19
"
"
26
26
25
31
Date
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
19
"
"
19
19
19
26
26
26
26
30
30
30
Received
Brooms to Poultie 1/2 d
1.35
2 doz Brooms to Moon
4.00
2 doz brooms to Robinson that was there
4.00
1 " at Lindsey
"
"
Hudson paid on land note due Dec 25, 1883
mad for $300 credited by $100 200.00
Brooms to K & Spraggins 2.00
Brooms
" Kahn
4.00
"
" Robertson
1.65
"
" Moore 2.00
Butter
"
"
2.00
"
" Evans 1.65
Brooms to Evans 2 doz 4.40
Oats to Ca 2.00
Of Pa for John Cobb flour & working 2.50
" 2.00
233.45
Cash Act for Jan 1884
Paid
Wild Cherry & Whisky at Thomason
.50
Flour at Moons 2.00 at Robinsons 3.85
5.85
"
by Lindsey house 1.75 meal .40 2.15
Tab at Moons 95 cts at Robinsons .20
1.15
Meal at Moons 75 cts jug 15 .90
This book 1.00 pocket memoranda .50 reader .35 1.85
Coal 1.35 Alcohol 3.00 medicine 1.00 nails .20
5.55
New York Exchange 25 plow sharpened 15
.40
Bill Samples on Act
5.00
Grible ballance on note 56.75
Whisky 1.00 calico .90 cherry etc 30
1.90
Kenerly & Spraggins on act
26.80
"
in brooms
Cartridges 25 Tacks 25 .50
Flour for Pa 1.75 Tab 25
2.00
Sugar $1.00 coal 2.95 apples 15
4.10
Oil 1.10 papers .15
1.25
John Cobb
5.00
Clock 3.50 wach fixed 2.00
5.50
Coal 2.25 Sugar 1.00 powder & shot .90 4.15
Recording bill of sale 1.00
Note on Tom of Baker
11.40
Wheat drill 1.50
Medicine & pen points
1.20
148.40
2.00
81
Cash Act for Feb
Date
16
17
20
20
20
28
28
28
Received
Well puley to John Minnis
.50
Suat [?] to Vick .50 apples 10
.60
Brooms by Tom & John to Evans 3 doz
6.26
"
"
"
"
"
" Bass
2.00
"
"
"
"
"
" R O Denton
Brooms to Cahn
2 doz 4.00
"
" Brady 1 " 2.25
"
" Fannins on Judgment
2.00
$19.85
82
1884
2.25
Date
1
1
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
28
28
28
28
28
29
Cash act for Feb 1884
Paid
Smiths chill Tonic
1.00
Fish .25
Domestick
1.00
Cider .15 Quinine 1.00 files .25 1.35
Turpentine .15 note book .40 stocks [?] .15
Oil .15 Cordial .25
.40
Coffee 1.00 Sugar 1.00 2.00
Callico .75 scales .25
1.00
Coal 1.60
1.60
Medicine .40 sweet oil .15 other things .30
Coal 4.50 & 3.60 to Lounius [?]
8.10
Flour 1.70 meal .70
2.40
Earns boots 2.00 blacking .10 socks .15 2.25
Quinine 1.10
1.10
Tax
6.15
J H Thompson for tuition for Earn for 2 mo.
$33.15
.70
.85
3.00
83
Cash act for March
Date
1
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
10
14
15
15
15
20
20
20
20
26
26
29
29
29
31
31
84
1884
Received
Potter & Hughes on 5 yearlings in Notes
150.00
Ma on act
1.50
Enderly on brooms 1.15
Brooms in St Jo
cash #7 doz
14.50
"
" Montague " 4 1/2
"
10.15
"
"
"
trade 2 1/2 "
6.00
"
" Bowie
cash 5 1/2 " 11.65
"
"
"
Trade 2
" 5.90
"
" Denver 2.25
"
" Forrestburg
cash
1 doz
2.25
"
"
"
Trad 15 brooms 3.10
Lodging - Denver man .75
Georg King for cattle
140.00
Brooms at Greenwood
3 doz
6.25
"
to Ulman 22 doz @ 1.75
38.50
"
"
Near lumber yard 1 doz 2.00
"
"
On corner of Square
2 doz
4.00
Hide 3.45
Butter
2.30
Brooms to Bass
2.00
"
" Cahn
2.00
6 brooms at retail
1.30
31 doz brooms to Fitch & Stowe @ 1.90
58.90
Brooms To Kenerly & Spraggins 2 doz @ 2.00
4.00
"
By Tom 1/2 doz in coffee to Bill Samples 1.25
"
"
" To himself in cash etc 1 doz 2.75
Hudson on land note
302.50
Ca for groceries at Cahns
3.40
$783.80
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
11
12
15
15
19
19
19
20
24
25
26
26
27
29
29
29
31
Cash act for March 1884
Paid
Lounius
55.60
Potter & Hughes
150.00
Dinner .25 spoons 15
.40
John cobb to pay Cruchfield
5.00
Domestick
1.60
Garden seed .25
Lodging
1.00
Domestick 2.25 Toms note 2.50 coffe & Tab 1.25
6.00
Horses shod 1.20
Potatoes .50 mug .90 sugar 1.00
2.40
Dry goods 2.50 Tab .25 Black berry .75 5.90 [ ? ]
Collars for horses 3.00 Schnaps .10 oil .25
3.35
Bill Samples for Dougs work
1.50
Horses shod 1.00
Vemnifuge [?] .25 3r Reader .50
.75
Potatoes 1.00 lodging . 50 exchange .35 1.85
Flour 1.75
Broom handles of Coppers #100 @ $3.00
3.00
Ointment .50 cloriform .10 chees .20 [?] candy .25 1.10
Tab for Scott
.40
Wood for Tom
1.25
Apples .10 chees .10 oranges .20 oats .30
.70
Breakfast
.25
Yard fees .60 dinner .25 hay .10 oil .15
1.10
N. Y. exchange $95
.25
Broom handles 2.25 wire & twine .70
3.20
Kenerly & Spraggins on act to date 24.00
Hankerchief .50 meal .60
1.10
Paid Bill in coffee $1.25 in tab .50
1.75
Exchange
.75
rope 1.15 candy .15
2.05
279.70
85
Date
8
10
12
12
19
23
23
23
30
30
30
30
86
Cash act for April 1884
Received
One lamb to John Lawson 2.00
Uncle Georg by Mr Harvey on act
9.00
Butter 2.40 Brooms to Mc Clure 1.25 to Cahn
Brooms to Moon
10.00
3 yearlings to Hamilton 36.00
Butter .90 birds .15
1.05
Brooms East of Lindsey
1 doz
2.25
"
to Moore & Bass
"
2.25
Brooms to Cahn
2 doz 4.00
"
" Ike
1
"
2.00
Butter
1.25
Brooms Retail 3 brooms
.65
75.35
4.90
Dar
1
2
5
8
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
21
23
23
23
19
28
28
30
30
"
"
"
"
Cash act for April
1884
Paid
Horse shod .50
All Dorsey on leggins in act [?] C & F 6.00
Clark on cattle & sheep 610.00
Lura Clark for herdin sheep etc
1.00
Uncle Bob on herdin & shearing sheep
6.00
Candy to Clark
.25
"
at Roston
.25
Sugar .50 Earns books .75
1.25
Fishing tackle .30 thread .25
.55
Broom twine 6 lbs @ .40
2.40
Wire 12 lbs @12 1/2 1.50 Stp handles 275 5.50 7.00
300 plain handles 2.10 6.30
Flour 3.50 coffee 1.00 meal .75 oil 3.00
8.25
Tab for Bill .40 envelops .10
.50
John Cobb
1.50
Wool sacks 2.00
Pattersons for helping drive cows
3.50
Sugar 1.0 Tab .25
1.25
Schiff on act for 1883 24.90
"
on "
" 1884 on time 1.80
Ingram & Williams [--?--] for seed B-corn
10.50
Taylor for Broom corn cash
3.25
"
" Broom corn
Trade etc
12.65
Wringer
4.00
Earns Book .75
Scott for foddering corn
.25
John Cobb cough medicine
.05
Quinine 1.15 Morphine .75
1.90
Camffor .25 needles .10
.35
693.50
87
Date
1
2
6
9
19
19
29
29
29
88
Cash act for May 1884
Received
Cultivator to T F ALexander by
Burrell Ford Jr. & Alex Ford Note
15.00
Black line Back cow to Howard 40.00
All Dorsey on overhall or leggins
5.50
Wool 35.30
Wheat 19 bu 38 lbs @ .50
9.30
Brooms 2 doz
4.25
Corn to Ike Belcher
5.90
Brooms to Brooks & Stice
2.00
"
"
Evants
2.00
Date
6
9
10
15
16
17
18
12
11
19
19
19
19
29
29
29
30
Paid
Two cows of Z T Carter branded Z Marked
[ with a figure similar to an infinity sign with vertical
line through right half]
38.00
Uncle Bob for Keeping & shearing sheep
16.50
Dinner .50 salt .50 sulphur .10 etc .10
1.20
Charlie
.50
Douglass to get sheep dip & sulphur etc
2.00
Fannie Patterson one 2 year old heiffer- 2 yearlings
1 heiffer 1 steer Brand IP
37.50
John Cobb for Tom 5.00
Shirt of Zaddock at Bowie
3.00
Knife .10 cuffs .15 Wizzard oil .50
.75
Gillenwatter on act
8.25
Flour 2.00 Sugar 1.00 lye .25 tab .25 3.50
Worm candy .25 oil 10 S. School & .80
1.15
Shirt .30 Flannell 2.35 thread .25 bor [?] .20 Schiffs
Whisky 2.10 coffee .50 Sugar 1.00
2.60
Medicine .35 oil .10
.45
Tom Coffe .50 Boman Tonick .50
(1.00)
Wizzard oil at Thomases .50
[Harvey had circled, without comment, the 5.70 and the
above]
(5.70) [?]
1.00 expenses shown
89
5
4
5
5
5
5
10
10
Cash act for June 1884
Received
Cas Davis yearling to Lack 25.00
12.50 Aug 1
12.50 cash
25.00
Brooms to Roston Man
2.00
Vanmeter for a pig the Davis pig
10.00
Corn to Dr Farline
6.45
"
Bill Samples sold $7.30 net $6.30 6.30
Flour of Cunningham on time
3.50
"
" Cahn
"
" to Taylor
Brooms to Cahns 4.00
"
to Madrell
2.00
10
17
17
17
17
"
" Millican
2.00
Brooms to Moon 2 doz
4.00
"
" Cunningham on act 2.00
"
" Bass in trade
2.00
"
" East of Lindsey House 1/2 doz 1.15
Date
3
90
1.90
Date
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
15
17
17
17
17
"
Cash act for June
1884
Paid
South American Cure
.50
Dry goods at Schiffs on time (11.00)
Flour of Cunningham on time (3.50)
"
" Cahn on time for Taylor
1.90
Dinner at Cunninghams very sory [?] .25
Broom handles of Coppers
2.00
Bill Samples for hauling corn 1.00
Loaned Bill Samples
12.30
S. School for books
.50
Horses shod at Higgins 1.20
Whisky $1.25 peper .20 Tab .25
1.70
Kenerly & Spraggins on act
17.65
Apples .50 peaches .50
1.00
Chery .25 alum .10
.30 [?]
Oil & .40 blacking .10 at Millicans .50
Myrties shoes .90 stockings .25 Earns Suspenders .40
Pocket knife
.75
To Mr Gardner
1.00
Sugar of Millican .50
Coffee 1.00 Tab .15 of brooms
1.15
Tom cash $2.25 at Moddrells $1.50
3.75
Broom handles of Coffer 1.15
Lon Oller on machine & work
4.40
1.55
91
Date
9
9
"
18
18
18
18
18
23
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
92
Cash act for July 1884
Received
Broom 2 doz by Ike
3.75
Wheat 25 bushell & 25 lbs @ 87 1/2 17.25
Tom 1/2 doz brooms for whisky
1.00
Brooms to Brady
2 doz 4.00 4.00
"
" Brooks & Stice
1 doz
2.00
"
" Cahn
1 doz & 10 3.25
"
" Mansfield & apple man 2 brooms .50
Ike on yearling & Straw 15.00
Brooms to Gist
2.00
Broom .25
Brooms to Lynchburgh 1 doz
2.25
"
cash at Louisville "
2.00
"
"
"
"
2 doz
4.50
"
"
"
"
1 doz
2.25
"
Hat
"
"
2 "
4.50
"
Boots
"
"
"
"
4.50
"
to Skinflint on R. R. 1 doz 2.00
Broom
" cash .20
"
Lodging
3 brooms
.75
Brooms to corner of Square
2 doz
4.00
"
"
Stone house
"
" 3.75
"
"
10 " 17.50
"
"
Striped handle
2 "
4.50
"
" Corner [drew a square ]1 "
2.00
"
" Ford etc
2 brooms
.50
Brooms to Drugs
1/2 doz
1.10
Date
12
"
15
"
"
"
"
"
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
22
25
28
29
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
Cash act for July
1884
Paid
By Duck coffee .50 Sugar .50
1.00
Lon Oller on Washing machine 1.85
Tom Sugar .50 coffee .50
1.00
Whisky 2.00
Gave Tom to buy books whisky 1.50
Paid Bob Ford for thrashing
2.75
Paid Duck for bord
2.00
Sasafras etc
.65
Sam Nelson for thrashing
1.25
Scott for thrashing wheat
1.25
John Nelson 1.25
Bill Samples at Cahns
3.25
"
"
at Bradys in coffee
1.00
Calico at Schiff 1.00 & thread for Yom .15
1.15
Apples
.50
Act at Thompsons 95 cts & book 1.00 1.95
Calico at Gists
.25
Washing at Cheynies
1.50
Paid Carter for thrashing
2.50
Paid Preacher
.50
Supper
.25
Dinner
.25
Lodging
.75
Dinner & supper
.50
Trip to Mosquite fare etc
1.35
Let Molina Rigsby 2.00
Car fare etc
.25
Yard fee .35 horses shod 1.60
1.95
Drugs 1.10
93
Date
1
1
1
4
7
8
9
11
9
11
13
10
13
15
15
16
18
19
19
94
Cash act for Aug 1884
Received
Broom 3
.50
"
at Mill
1 doz 2.25
"
" Louisville
" "
2.00
"
to Millican 4.00
Wheat
" Whaley 27 3/4 bu @ .60 16.05
"
"
K & S
@ 62 1/2 13.15
Brooms
to Evants
1 doz 2.00
"
"
Moon & Brown " "
2.00
"
" Apple man
3 brooms
.50
Hauled wheat for John Nelson 1.90
Wheat to K & S spring wheat 73 1/2 bu @ 65 cts 47.77
Mediterainan Wheat at 62 1/2 cts
13.25
Brooms to Moon 2 doz @ 2.50
5.00
Spring wheat to S & Shearwood on note
13.75
"
"
" K & S in broom materials
21.90
Corn to Cunningham etc 6.88
"
"
"
8.10
Alexander note of Ford in wheat
12.00
Wheat of my own
7.80
Date
1
1
1
2
4
"
4
4
7
9
10
9
"
9
13
13
15
15
15
"
"
18
19
19
21
23
24
"
Paid
Lodging
.50
Heal braces .15 dinner .25 .40
Ham 1.50 roap .20
1.70
Lodging
.25
Broom handles 50 1.05
Twine 3 lbs @ .40
1.20
Coffee of Bradies 1.00
Loaned Tom to pay on pasture 15.00
Dinner .25 Soda at Bradies 10
.35
Sharp on tuition 1.50
Oller for thrashing
1.25
Whisky at Evants 2.00
"
at Brown & Moons 1.50 tab .50
2.00
Dinner .25 apples .50 .75
Paid K & S on wagon Note
48.30
"
"
"
gun
"
15.15
Paid Stevens & Shearwood on note
13.75
Broom material of K & S 21.90
Sugar of Milican 1.00
Bill got of
" 1.65
Dinner etc 1.00
John Nelson 1648 [?]
4.25
Rope 1.05 meal .40 gloves 1.00 calico etc .25
Peaches .25 Taylors Sugar 1.90
2.15
Horse shod .50
Dinner at Decature
.50
Lodging at Obrians
[-.?--]
Socks & [rest of page is missing]
2.70
95
Date
5
5
Cash act for Sept 1884
Received
Brooms to Cahn 1 doz
2.00
"
"
Mappin & Mappin 2 doz
5.00
[The next several pages of 1884 cash accounts are missing--the only
remaining 1884 act is the "Paid" Act for Dec 1884 and it follows.]
Date
3
4
4
4
6
6
7
13
13
13
17
22
23
27
96
Cash act for Dec 1884
Paid
Paid Payne on corn etc 16.00
"
The Judge for affidavit
.50
Fruit & groceries etc
1.00
Dishes .65 meal .10
.75
Table cloth of All
.80
Carter paid on wire & hides
15.60
Woll 1.75
Flour 1.35 meal .80 coffee 1.00
3.15
Socks .50 pepper .10 steeples .25 indigo .10 .95
Calico 1.10 stamps etc .10
1.20
Paid John Richardson wages
12.00
"
Rogers cash to buy christmas tricks
2.50
Coat 10.00 Dresses 5.00 Handkerchiefs Jewerlry
groceries etc in all about
32.00
Brown on well
2.00
Harvey Morrison's
Diary for the year 1885
Diary for Jan 1885
Date
T-1
any thing.
down with the piles & my bowels etc
F-2
Hauled Watter A.M. me & Sallie went to town P.M.
well not able to do choirs after I came home.
not able to do
it was cold & I was not
S-3
Went to town With Settle & Rogers was hurting very bad got some medicine
came home in due time but was very poorly & suffered a good deal.
S-4
It was raining
Sallie & Earn went to Rogers
& the creek got up so full
they could not get back Wright came to tell us about it I was not able to
tend to the things & the stock had to go without attention.
M-5
The children came home & don choirs & Rogers girls came with them & stayed
all day had a nice time still very unwell not able to do any thing at all.
T-6
Rode over to Rogers & stayed all day the boys went to town for the mail &
rode old Jim was not able to set up hardly any did not get any mail.
W-7
Lay around home all day
not able to do any thing.
T-8
Lay around home with the piles & my bowels all day.
F-9
Sent to town for mail by Henry
Lay around all day
suffered a good deal.
S-10
Henry brought over the mail the cards etc I went over there & set awhile
but could not go to Meeting came home Sallie & Ernest went to town & Tom
came out with them.
S-11
Sallie & Earn went to Sunday school & preaching Tom let me have $40.00
Henry & S. L Jane & wife came & stayed all day the Parrs came at night & set
awhile I was still down had a very bad spell during the day but got better
at night.
M-12
Had a bad spell Henry & Settle mooved the crib & fixed them up was very bad
off a good deal of the time White cotton & John was here but we did not
settle.
T-13
Henry hauled me 475 bundles of oats & Mr Settle & Earn fixed up the lot &
fixed fence was very bad off for awhile to day.
W-14
Set around home all day was about as unwell as usual
was raining & sleeting some & stock needed feed bad.
had the choirs don
it
97
T-15
Still snowing & cold
double rations.
still unable to be up and about
the stock had to have
F-16
Still cold sent Earn to Rogers to see if he was going to town
most all day was about as bad as usual
he stayed
S-17
Sent Earn to Rogers they came by & went to town & got some medicine 2.75 &
molases .70 & potatoes .40 it was cold Earn went over there late at night &
got the medicine & it don me some good.
S-18
Set up most all day Beckie was in bed Rogers & Janes came over to bring
molases & taters etc took some medicine at night & some during the day.
M-19
Mrs & Mr Rogers came & stayed all day I was some better He went to
Richardson for a wheel & he then hauled a load of wood him & Earn
it was
cold.
T-20
My medicine was doing me some good the children washed Henry came & got
Saddle & then went to Yarbors he came & set awhile at night I was no
better.
W-21
Was no better fixed my boots wrote two letters to Baker
town wrote some in this book P.M. was better than usual
T-22
Still unable to got around
F-23
Still down
nothing don
S-24
Still down out of wood
down a tree.
still cold
Henry took them to
still cold & bad.
set around the house all day.
cold.
the children
[--?--] etc
[?] got up some & cut
S-25 [see below]
M-26
The neighbors hauled me some wood
let Granger have my wagon hired John
Richardson for the season or during crop time at $16.00 per month or $15.00 &
washing John to commence 28 was still sick but walked down to the old house
& around some.
S-25
Stayed at home
then children went to meeting
Harris preached etc
T-27
John commenced work Settle helped they built fence me & Henry went to town
they got along well I was not up yet Granger had the wagon.
W-28
Granger brought the wagon home
me & Henry went to town
John & Settle built fence most all day Settle got sick P.M.
T-29
Earn & John hauled rails all day
98
I set at home still unwell.
it was cold.
30
John Worked the road
S-31
John hauled Rails
I set at home still unwell.
I set at home.
Diary for Feb 1885
Date
S-1
Set at home all day the children went to meeting & they all went to meeting
at night & I stayed at home & Kept the children.
M-2
John hauled rails & posts A.M. & choped wood & Killed the goat P.M. me &
Settle & Rogers went to town P.M. went by Yarboroughs the folks went to
meeting at night.
T-3
John hauled rails all day
etc.
Yarborough was here & we wrote some & talked some
W-4
Plowed & sowed wheat all day
I wrot e some
T-5
Sowed wheat A.M. went to town P.M.
the hands to help raise the house.
I sowed the wheat.
Sallie went with me
John & Earn invited
F-6
The men came to raise the house I went to town came home at noon & helped
them P.M. got the house up Rogers & Little Willie Anderson -- Oldham Jim
Wilcher Auther points Uncle Berry Parr John Richardson & my self.
S-7
John put in the sleepers and floor in the kitchen I went to Cooke me & Earn
& Henry I was not very well rode in Quin Martins hack to Aunts. Johns
first 1/2 day.
S-8
Stayed at Mas most all day went & got my corn P.M.
stayed all night at Ks me & Henry.
went to John Minnises &
M-9
John hunted his cow all day it was cold me & Henry stayed at Kas all day
they made some brooms it was cold. first 1 day.
T-10
John made rails all day I went to Taylors we then went & looked up Broom
corn & machines etc went to Mas & stayed all night.
W-11
We got up Early & came home
it was cold
T-12
I set around A.M. & went to town P.M.
chinked [?] the house P.M.
F-13
John choped most all day
John built fence.
it snowed
John unloaded A.M. &
I set around the house not very well.
S-14
99
Me & Sallie went to Cooke & stayed at Aunts all night
day.
John built fence all
S-15
Went to John Nelsons & to Rosses & then to Cousin Caloline [?] & stayed all
night it was cold.
M-16
Went to Rosses & made out a bill for the fruit trees & then they got them up
& healed them out it was cold & I was sick John built fence.
T-17
Loaded up my trees & came to Nelsons
all night.
W-18
Went and got some oats of Taylor
night John helped on the well.
eat dinner & came on to Mas & stayed
it was cold
came back
to Mas & stayed all
T-19
Me & Sallie came home it was cold sold some berrys on the road home to
Schoolfield $1.40
got home in due time John helped on the well.
F-20
Healed out the trees & wattered them
straw P.M. & don choirs.
John helped on the well some
we hauled
S-21
John hauled wood & laid off for orchard A.M. he chopped part of P.M.
me &
Earn went to Dyemond & took some trees & got some Groceries etc $7.20 in
trees $5.00 in groceries came home & don choirs
lost 1/4 D. [?]
S-22
Went to S. S. & to Parrs & then home
night.
M-23
It was raining
made some brooms
was not well
Tom came & stayed all
Tom & Henry & John helped
was not well.
T-24
Went to town with Tom took two doz brooms sold for $2.00 per doz got
Quinine 1.50 cherry .25 coffee 1.00 seeds 30 cts
took some wheat for
Henry came home & made some brooms Henry had made some John helped on the
well all day.
W-25
Set around A.M. Awhile sowed some wheat A.M. commenced at 10 A.M. sowed
wheat P.M. they struck watter in the well P.M. & John plowed some P.M.
T-26
Hauled rock all day & let Henry have his trees
six loads in all hauled to day.
he hauled one load which mad
F-27
Hauled rock A.M. & John helped some to draw watter & then helped the rest of
the day I finished sowing & plowing in spring wheat.
S-28
Set out orchard all day Beckie & the children helped me set out 12 rows 38
to the row or 456 trees it turned cold John helped to wall the well most
all day we was all tired.
100
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------John helped on the well 6 days
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Talk little, and think much
"Tis the
dawn of the Fairy day
Our was [ This, written in a very neat rather italicized--but familiar-hand, found at the bottom of the page.]
Diary for March
Date
S-1
The folks was not well
gave 35 cts came home
to meeting at night.
1885
me & Earn went to S. S. & preaching Michell preached
went over the place was not well the children went
M-2
put out my orchard on the broke land & Put out orchard all day Douglass
came & stayed all night went over to Henrys at night & got some meat 21 lbs
of meat side meat came home late.
T-3
Finished puting out orchard on the broke land & burnt off grass & planted
garden & sowed oats the children went to spelling at Settles it rained at
night.
W-4
Was not well helped to make brooms John made some brooms
well it rained most all day I could not work.
he don tolerable
T-5
Henry & all of his force came & helped me & we all built fence & made holes
all day cross fence & yard fence etc got along well.
F-6
Finished fixing the fence & hauled rails for the yard fence & Tamped the yard
fence posts & sprouted some A.M. laid off for fruit trees in the newground &
sprouted & burnt brush etc got don plowing & laying off went & got some corn
of henry 480 ears.
S-7
Set out fruit trees A.M. in new ground John built the yard fence & cut some
trees etc set out trees in the yard & sowed oats and looked around over the
place etc.
S-8
Stayed at home & kept the children while the rest of them went to S. S.
Williams came home with them went to singing P.M. & don choirs etc.
Mrs
M-9
Sowed oats over North of the house all day John did I made 1 doz Brooms for
Mr Brown A.M. Went to town & paid my tax & got some nails etc P.M.
T-10
Sowed oats across the creek & fixed the fence over there & trimed fruit trees
in the orchard trimed trees P.M. & made a box for the well etc John still
plowed in oats.
W-11
101
Sowed oats over the creek finished the well box set out some fruit trees
the White cotton trees & some plums & made some brooms etc it rained
several showers but John plowed.
T-12
Finished sowing oats & planted some corn Made 2 doz brooms Mrs Harvie &
Mandie & Ella & Harvie & Mrs Willie came & stayed all night.
F-13
Had a considerable little trouble With Mrs H & Mandy about Sallie going home
planted corn John went & got his gear & worked his man
Just laid off the
corn with two furrows with two horses & covered with double shovell Earn
sewed brooms A.M.
S-14
Fixed & went to Cooke Co Took two doz & 8 brooms & sold to Schoolfield for
$5.85 & 6 grapes for 60 cts went on all night to Clear creek
S-15
Geared up went to Mas put my horses in the pasture & set awhile then went
to John Minnises & stayed all day went to Taylors & stayed all night it was
cold.
M-16
Went to Mas and bought 24 bushell of corn & ten bushell of Wheat corn at 50
cts wheat at 65 cts went to her old place & got the corn & Wheat Taylor
went with me came to Taylors & eat dinner & then to Mas & then to the Gomez
[?] ranch & stayed all night went to meeting slept in the barn was not
well did not sleep much.
T-17
It had
dinner
$1.50
20 cts
put in
Monday
turned cold very cold me & Taylor came on home stoped and eat
at Uncle John Morrises came by & got groceries at Die Mound meat
coffee 1.00 Sugar $1.00 Flour $1.50 Blacking .10 bits [?] .15 Soap
horse shod 50 cts came on home & unloaded
it was cold John had
posts Saturday & Monday till noon & cut & split post & rails etc
evening & Tusday.
W-18
Went around and looked for the hogs & then me & Taylor went to Montague &
then came home & looked over the land West of me & then went to Henrys & set
till bed time Tom was with us.
T-19
Loaded up 3 hogs for Taylor etc
Set around some A.M. sowed some oats &
fixed the two gates planted corn P.M. Earn burnt brush etc.
F-20
Planted corn most all day it was raining some P.M. Earn burnt brush & fixed
about the brooms etc John plowed out the orchard etc.
S-21
It was raining & very cold John made brooms some & went for the Dr for his
Step Ma & to the grave etc Henry came by looking for sheep Beckie was sick
fed the stock some Bell had a calf & we Dr & fed it etc fed her Beckie was
not able to set up was very sick. [marginal note "Lost time
John"]
S-22
Got up late sent to S. S. it was still cold don choirs etc Beckie still
sick not able to set up Don choirs etc Went to Singing P.M. Mundy suny.
M-23
102
John was not at home all day made some brooms Mrs Rogers came over to go to
town could not go John not here me & Earn made brooms most all day.
[marginal note " lost time 1 day"]
T-24
John hauled rails A.M. & built fence P.M. I made brooms A.M. & took 3 doz &
5 to town sold two doz to Loyds North side $4.50
1 to Thomas .25 1 to
Brown .35 two to Masterson .50 1 to Sisk 16 cts 1 doz to Bivens $2.00
got meat of sisk $1.90 meat of Bivens $1.00 Ax [Cupres?] 70 cts coffee 20
cts Ax of Cowart $1.00 in brooms to Delius [?] came home late or in due
time.
W-25
Helped Oldham on his fence some most all day came home fixed fence some &
helped to haul rails John & Earn made fence & hauled rails all day.
T-26
Finished fixing fence down to the well it was not a good job made some
brooms John helped on the fence & hauled rails A.M. Broke land in the
orchard & made garden P.M. John cut wood & rails or poles etc went to the
spelling at night at Settles me & John & the children.
F-27
Finished breaking in the orchard & John cut poles & then plowed or beded for
cotton I made brooms & fixed them up etc went to Rogers at night etc.
S-28
Went to town with Henry & to mill took 1 doz & two brooms
sold to sisk for
$2.25 & left two at Hardware on N side
got meal $1.00 sold one broom at
mill 25 cts potatoes at Sisks 50 cts sugar 55 cts potatoes at Loyds 45
cts dry goods at Whites Vines & seeds 75 cts candy 5 cts gum 5 Henry got on
my act $5.05 came home in due time
John beded for cotton A.M. went to Sun
set
Sallie burnt the babe Leo let him all back in the fire.
S-29
Went to Sunday school me & Earn & Ella
left Sallie at home for her
carlessness in burning the babe Oliver Oldham & Hutton Huckelby eat with us
took a look around over the garden & over orchard P.M.
M-30
John finished beding the cotton & layed off for corn
most all day.
me & Earn made brooms
T-31
Made brooms all day got don on act of wire & dozened up some John layed off
for corn & planted some potatoes & layed off some on the West side of creek
went to Rogers P.M. at night.
Date
W-1
Went to town befor the grand Jury & then sold 1 doz brooms to Bivens at $2.25
got oil $1.50 came home & planted corn P.M. John had layed of for corn by
the creek A.M. & helped plant P.M.
T-2
It had rained
plowed over at the White cotton place all day broke
newground Tom com up at Noon John cut poles & wood all day steped [paced
off] some of the land 3 acres & some in the broom corn pach at White cottons
7 acres in corn 4 acres in oats some over an acre in Spring wheat.
F-3
103
Planted corn all day after we got started Johns mare was gon & we got a late
start got don the 7 acre piece of corn worked very late.
S-4
Loaded up & hauled out some poles at the White cotton place layed off for
broom corn John mad rails & we hauled 2 loads A.M. planted some broom corn
& hauled rails P.M, & fixed the Kitchen door etc.
S-5
Went to meeting at Mt Tabor Michell preached the folks all went
fair came home it rained & we all stayed at home.
M-6
Old Jim was lame
brooms sold 1 to
got nails 35 cts
Earn helped John
it was
Dr d him some went to town in Henrys wagon Took two Doz
Kensie $2.25 1 to Cowart $2.25 sold Henries hide $1.75
coffee $1.00 Wise copper .65 tacks .10 made broom P.M.
built fence all day along the road Earn helped him A.M.
T-7
Helped finishe putting up the rails and wiring on posts around the
pasture fence & mad two or three brooms was not well John built fence A.M.
& plowed P.M. Finished breaking & layed off.
W-8
Fixed & went to Wise eat dinner at Bill Thompsons went on to Pella & then
to Gentry & below Audubon then back & stayed at Willies all night.
T-9
Went to Sowells & then to Uncle Georges in the field then rounded up the
yearlings & eat dinner at Sanders he was not at home went & found my calf
at Counts drove it & hunted for the rest they had scattered & Tom went back
to Audubon
on below it for his calves I pened one at Gentrys & two at
Walkers & then went & stayed all night at Uncles Georges me & Tom both.
F-10
Went & seen Beardon got Wire 120 & twine 65 of Uncle George went & got
Toms cows at Willies & the gathered the rest & drove them home got here in
due time had good luck I had lost one of my twin calves & the Chestnut
calf.
S-11
Paid Tom up $48.00 $8.00 I charged him for Wintering his cows & 5 yearlings
at $40.00 went to Henries & eat Dinner & then went to Molard to church with
Henry came home late got flour of Henry John plowed A.M. Went to town
P.M. [marginal note " lost time 1/2 day"]
S-12
Hunted the lost cows awhile A.M. Fixed to go to Molard but did not go
stayed at home & went to singing P.M. Walker had the singing came home
choirs etc.
M-13
Made brooms John hunted the cows & found them
P.M. Mrs Brown was here A.M. & For dinner.
don
he then made rails & posts
T-14
John helped make brooms A.M. it was raining Settle & Rogers was here awhile
John made post & rails P.M. & Earn went to town I was not well dozened up
brooms & made 3.
W-15
104
took wheat & Wool & brooms & Beckie & Earn & went to Bowie sold wool for 12
1/2 cts or $5.15 sold Booms to Drug man $2.40 to Dry goods & grocery man
$2.25 for Settles Flour $2.30 Tom Hardware $2.50 3 brooms 65 cts paid
for Dry goods $.145 medicine etc $2.65 groceries for Henry $1.25 for
Settle $2.45 for Hardware pinchers & plates etc $2.50 got flour etc John
made rails & posts.
T-16
Made Brooms for White cotton etc Sold him 1 doz for $2.25 & 1 doz for $1.20
& one broom 20 cts or $3.65 John layed off for Broom corn at White cotton
place & beded some in the orchard for cotton & tryed Rogers planter & then
layed off some on the hill for Broom corn & don choirs I was not well
dozened White cottons brooms.
F-17
Helped to plant cotton A.M. made Brooms P.M. some was not well Sallie
helped
Maddoxes came etc John & Earn planted cotton P.M. Mrs Brown was
here & I bought her book $3.50 paid her an order on White $3.50.
S-18
Made Brooms most all day was not well but made about 19
Earn & Zhn[?] sewed[?]. [marginal not " lost time 1/2"]
Beckie & Sallie &
S-19
It had sprinkled rain went to S. School & to Settles for dinner & to Prayer
meeting P.M. it showered rain some come home John took his mare home & we
walked around over the field me & Beckie wrote some in this book.
M-20
Made brooms & don choirs most all day John planted broom corn him & Earn
most all day I was not very well Wright came down & I went to Henrys awhile
Wright wanted me to go to town.
T-21
Went to Wrights & on to town with him in his livery & we went by & got
Yarborough & went to town but did not do anything it rained most all day
it rained the hardest rain I ever saw fall & rained at night John layed off
for Broom corn A.M. & made some rails P.M.
W-22
My fence was washed away it had rained the big rain
we streched the wire &
fixed fence most all day & it rained some & during the rain we fixed the
check lines & shoes etc it had washed up the orchard some & the fence away
in three places at well & at both place of creek.
T-23
John cut poles A.M. & I don choirs & helped the children about their trees
they set out some little trees & I mad a gate & John hauled poles etc we
fixed the fence on the creek at the lower side of the field was not very
well.
F-24
Fixed the fence at upperside of field on creek & hauled some poles & fixed
the fence here close to the house John cut some I went to town with Henry
P.M. after me & John looked for the cows same sold two doz & one brooms
for $5.25 one doz to Davenport & one to two different men got sugar coffee
& meat etc came home & it rained a shower John cut poles P.M. to fix the
pasture.
S-25
Helped to Work the rode P.M. helped Henry Kill a hog & then fixed the pasture
fence P.M. [marginal note "lost time 1/2"]
105
S-26
Went to S. S. me & Ella & myrtie Kept Sallie & Earn at home on act of the
way they worked etc went to prayer meeting P.M.
M-27
Plowed out the yard A.M. fixed the horse trough at the well & worked in the
orchard P.M. Beckie & Sallie & Earn howed
Zam [?] came P.M. John layed
off for broom corn.
T-28
Me & Henry went to town & stayed most all day got a double shovell on time
$5.50 & my plows fixed
Got some salt & mellon seed & Beckie a pair of shoes
etc some oil etc on time at Dr Wolvertines came home but not in time to do
anything Tom still here
John plowed for broom corn.
W-29
Hunted for our yearlings A.M. me & John I then went to Ayers eat dinner &
then went on to Pella & to Cunninghams & stayed all night.
T-30
Went to Gentrys Counts & Uncle Georges he paid me $5.00 eat dinner at
pattersons then went to Donalds & then hunted my muly calf all evening went
back to Uncle Georges & stayed all night helped him pull out a cow P.M.
Diary for May 1885
Date
F-1
Left Uncle Georges & left word for Ayers to bring up my yearlings went to
Sunset eat dinner at Newmans found out about my sheep fed my horse at
Raynes & then came on home in due time.
S-2
Plowed in the orchard A.M. & in the garden etc Beckie howed
Went to
Alliance at Molard P.M. stayed all evening John plowed corn & plowed some
in the orchard Earn choped corn & went to town after the mail etc.
S-3
Went to preaching Parson Michell preached came home & then went to prayer
meeting & then came by Rogers & on home & wrote some in this book etc.
M-4
Fixed up & me & Henry went to Sunset after our sheep eat dinner at Hastys &
then went after the Sheep out to Halsells I stayed all night at Halsells &
went over to Claytons etc Henry went back to Sunset & stayed all night with
Cooper.
T-5
Halsell & me came to Sunset I went & seen the preacher & we then went to
Rings & eat dinner at Coopers & then went after the sheep got them & left
them at Pokejoys & stayed at Coopers all night.
W-6
Went to Pokejoys & hunted for our sheep most all day eat dinner there found
our sheep drove them on to Rings & got some more & then came on to Hastys &
stayed all night Had 16 sheep.
T-7
Brought our sheep on home got home by a little after non
John had Been plowing corn etc.
F-8
106
set around P.M.
Me & Henry & his wife went to town stayed around most all day came home late
worked one of his horses & one of mine Ves came home with me to take the
horse or mare home it was cold.
S-9
Don choirs around A.M. went to meeting at Molard P.M. all of us went came
home in due time Henry & Laura & Ves went & furnished one horse John Plowed
etc
me & Beckie joined the church & I had a committy appointed to see
Robinson about our school difficulty.
S-10
Went to meeting at Molard Stayed a long time took the sacrament etc
to Crumps & eat dinner & set awhile came on home & don choirs.
came
M-11
Went to town to hunt my & Toms yearlings came by Barnes & Burns etc came by
Henrys & got a hundred slips came home & set them out Tom was here.
T-12
Hunted yearlings up beond Parrs & to Bibys & back Laytons Jones &
Richardsons etc then hunted by Morrises and on the road & then started after
Kenseys herd stayed all night at Jim Calwells.
W-13
Went
went
went
hard
to Bowie it rained hard got some bitters .50 horese fal[?] .10 etc
on after the herd eat dinner with Sherewoods herders at Binks ranch
on by Buffalo springs & on to the widow Butlers & stayed all night had a
days ride.
T-14
Went on early & caught the herd on the far side of Coobs pasture then came
back to Mrs Butlers eat dinner & came on to Buffalo springs stayed all
night at Knuckles & a dug out.
F-15
Came on the Bowie
eat dinner & then came on home in due time or before
night John was plowing corn he had plowed broom corn & commenced to plow
over corn the second time
Tom [?] had gon home without hunting calves
again.
S-16
Went to Montague A.M.
got mail etc some beens etc came home & went to the
Alliance Henry furnished one horse & we went in the wagon it rained hard
on us stoped at Everts came home in due time but it was mudy.
S-17
Went to Sunday school & singing
singing P.M.
Johnson sung & then had prayer meeting &
M-18
Made Brooms most all day Ayers & then Mrs Bell & Tom came P.M.
Wrights at night & stayed till bed time went to Alliance P.M.
went to
T-19
Went to Wrights & got his yearling & by & got my & Toms yearlings & took them
to Ayers & then came home & don choirs & made brooms
Tom hunted for the
yearlings some P.M.
W-20
Made brooms most all day
John plowed
Sallie & Beckie helped some.
T-21
107
Made brooms all day
Sallie sowed brooms she got along all right & sowed
well seeded & dozened up the brooms P.M. John & Earn was sprouting in broom
corn.
F-22
Took five Doz & three brooms to Bowie sold one doz for cash $2.40 one doz
to Mason goods $2.50 3 doz to Mayse $2.25 each one broom to Mrs Clears one
to Mrs Smith & one to Mrs Caldwell got Bud Jones wire $1.50 coffee $1.00
calico $--18 cts meat $ 4.35 Sugar $1.00 ships $1.25[?] & slips $--25
came home in due time.
S-23
Went to Henrys & to Wrights paid him $8.00 on his yearling went to town
got mail etc
came home & plowed & set out slips P.M. it rained some at
night.
S-24
Went to Sunday school A.M. & Tompkins & Crumps came home with us
prayer meeting P.M. road in the wagon
it rained some.
M-25
John & Earn went to town after Bermuda grass
T-26
Henry came over & we mad brooms all day
etc.
went to
I set around & don choirs.
it rained
John & Earn sorted corn
W-27
Henry came & we made Brooms most all day again it had rained & was wet but
was a fair day
John put out Bermuda & the children howed some P.M. it
rained all night.
T-28
It had rained all night wrote some in this book
day Sallie helped
howed some in the garden.
made little brooms most all
F-29
Howed in the orchard me & Sallie all day Ella helped some John commenced
laying by corn over the creek he plowed with one horse at a time got along
well howing.
S-30
I howed in the orchard A.M. & me & Beckie howed in orchard P.M. John
plowed below the peach orchard
I showed him how I wanted it plowed We got
over the orchard.
S-2 [should be 31]
We went to preaching & Sunday school Strader preached & they voted to start
a methodist Sunday school Willie Anderson & Turner was here P.M. Went to
preaching at night.
Diary for June 1885
Date
M-1
Planted or replanted Broom corn & howed some in the orchard howed some in
orchard & in garden P.M. Sallie got sick John plowed in corn got don the
corn below the orchard & commenced the other side of oats.
T-2
John replanted broom corn & corn etc & plowed broom corn at the White cotton
place I plowed in the newground orchard & garden got along slow Sall stil
sick.
108
W-3
Dozened up brooms A.M. Beckie helped me to seed them etc
berries P.M. after I went to Rogers.
gathered black
T-4
Took 4 doz & 11 brooms & 23 little brooms & 3 brush brooms to bowie sold
them out one doz to dry goods man $2.25 1 doz little one to Moore $1.50 2
doz to Jew $4.00 two doz to Lowry $4.00 1 doz little one at Post office at
$1.25 3 little one at .75 got dry goods undershirts 1.50 suspenders .50
needles .15 Shirting .75 Shirting for Earn .50 pants cloth for earn .50
lawn .30 Sallies shoes $1.75 flour $5.50 flour for Settle $1.60 coffee
1.00 Soda .50 clevis .20 Salts etc .25 box .25 sent for self binder by
Payne came home late Dorsey eat up some of my flour & wasted some John
bored of cahen[?].
F-5
Went to Rogers & Settles & did not do any thing else A.M. Uncle Berry Parr
came & set awhile P.M. & I howed some & don choirs John plowed in corn he
S-6
Went to see Oldhan A.M. & made a gate & wrote some in this book went to the
Alliance at Molard P.M. road in Settles wagon went to meeting at night.
S-7
Went to S. School Michell preached & he also preached P.M.
with us for dinner & so did some of Crumps.
he came home
M-8
Went to Bowie & got a Buckeye Self binder of Payne & some twine of Mason &
oil etc got horses shod came home in due time it rained at night.
T-9
Put up the binder with help & cut some of Rogers wheat it broke & the ground
was rough & mudy Yarborough & Wright & Payne & the Expert helped put up the
machine.
W-10
Cut the rest of Rogers wheat & his rye
commenced on Settles wheat
to cut it
the rye was tangled very bad
it was good cutting.
T-11
It hag[?] rained finished cutting Settles wheat & got Mr Parr mules & went
to Uncle Jeff Haglors & cut some wheat for him came home for Supper & stayed
all night at home.
F-12
Finished cutting Mr Haglors & went to Thomases & stayed all night to be ready
for cutting
the machine got out of order at Haglors but fixed it.
S-13
Cut wheat for Thomas most all day
mules home & then came home.
brought the machine to Yarberos & took the
S-14
Henry came over to see me went to Sunday school A.M. & to S. S. & preaching
P.M. Strader preached & Cooper talked some.
M-15
109
Went to Yerbors & cut wheat for him all day he helped John did not come
till noon & he then went home P.M. machine to fix again the drive wheel had
sliped a cog stayed at Grangers.
T-16
It had rained cut some on Yarbors wheat & boged quit & came on to Wrights &
cut on his all day after fixing the machine puting on a casting etc very
warm.
W-17
Finished cuting Wrights wheat & fixed the machine & went to Parrs & cut one
round & boged up it rained most all evening came home & don choirs etc
John broought the horses home & then went home.
T-18
Looked around over the crop some & howed some in the orchard went to where
the boys were choping out broom corn & settled up with Oldham about the cow
shooting came home & went to town P.M. got hat & got one shoe put on Dorsey
came home had the head ache some.
F-19
Plowed in the yard & orchard A.M. Cut wheat at Parrs P.M.
cutting mudy & hot etc John he went home at night.
it was bad
S-20
Finished cutting wheat at Parrs Wright helped most all day Mitchell helped
some A.M. it was mudy we then drove out of the gate & broke a bord on the
machine we then cut henrys oats or some of them & brought the machine on
home it turned over at Wrights branch he helped me home with it it was
warm very warm don choirs etc had cut in all about 60 acres.
S-21
Went to S. S. A.M. & to Methodist S. S. P.M. Bill Madoox & Wife came home
with us P.M. & we went to Settles at night to singing.
M-22
It rained the hard rain A.M. went to the creek & then set out some tater
vines & Killer a mutton & went to town P.M. & sold two sheep to Lamb.
T-23
It had rained all night most
lots & the boys howed some.
we built a crib & made two gates & fixed the
W-24
We all choped some in orchard A.M. & plowed some in orchard two A.M. & plowed
in orchard P.M. till rain John plowed in broom corn it came up a dark cloud
& rained from N.W. don choirs P.M.
T-25
Choped & shrubed of a road around my pasture A.M. the boys choped broom corn
P.M. Choped in garden & set out a few tater vines me & Sallie & Ella.
F-26
Went over to Rogers to see about something to eat A.M. plowed one row of
Irish potatoes up & went & tried to thrash rye P.M. could not thrash rye it
was too wet John plowed in Broom corn all day sent Jim over there for him
to plow the children gathered some taters.
S-27
Went by Writes to cooke & met Wright on the road went to Aunts & then to
Mas & stayed all night at Mas John plowed in the broom corn all day.
110
S-28
Went to S. S. A.M. & to John Minnises P.M. & to Cas at night & stayed all
night stoped at Georges awhile P.M.
M-29
Went to Era with Jim Minnis & home with him & eat dinner went & seen
Walters dinharns[?] & then set at Taylors P.M. went to Ikes & stayed all
night The folks at home worked in cotton.
T-30
Went to Taylors & sold him 4 cows 6 calves & one yearling or sold them to
Sallie for $115.00 to be paid this Fall or the cows to be good for it came
by Mas she paid me $1.50 on pigs came on home it rained some on the way
they had worked in the cotton at home.,
Diary for July 1885
Date
W-1
John went & got my broom handles & then went to plowing in cotton I went to
making brooms made 6 A.M. made Brooms all day mad 20 the women helped it
rained at noon the boy choped P.M. & helped set out some slips or vines.
T-2
The boys choped A.M. & plowed P.M.
women sewed them.
made brooms all day
mad 40 Brooms
F-3
Made brooms all day John plowed A.M. & went to Sunset P.M.
the women sewed them was tired.
the
mad 45 brooms
S-4
Made 10 brooms & dozened up 9 doz & 7 brooms & sent to Henrys & eat dinner &
then took them to Buds & I went on to dye Mound & sold four doz broom for
$8.75 $8.00 in trad & .75 in cash got cloth for pants $1.50 shirts $1.20
dress hat $1.00 thread 15 cts
coffee 1.00 sugar .50 Goblets .50 cts soap
.25 maches .25 peper .40 came back to Buds & took the women to Alliance &
they were initiated came on home late Bud came with us & Wife.
S-5
Wrote some in this book A.M. Went to S S & meeting Michell preached they
had some dinner on the ground was not well did not go to meeting at night.
M-6
Took 5 doz & 7 brooms to Bowie sold to Moore for sugar got a barrell of
sugar at 6 3/4 cts per lbs or 330 lbs at $23.35
The children went with me
it was warm Sallie Ella & Earn
came home in due time.
T-7
Went to meeting me & Beckie & walked
again at night.
W-8
Went to meeting
T-9
Don choirs
at night.
day & night
was not well
went
was not very well.
the meeting was dismissed
F-10
Went to meeting day & night
had a good meeting
for the women to wash
went to meeting
had a good meeting.
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S-11
Went to meeting
S-12
Went to meeting
rained some.
day & night
again.
took dinner & stayed on the ground
M-13
Plowed in cotton most all day
children howed some.
it was very warm
it was very warm &
could not do much
T-14
Worked in cotton A.M. & tired to make brooms P.M. did not do much
well & it was very warm went to meeting day & night.
the
was not
W-15
Made brooms A.M. Went to meeting day & night went to town with brooms P.M.
sold one doz to Loyd & one doz to Kenzy & two brooms to Sadler got a barrell
& some meal & a hand [?] for the machine.
T-16
don choirs & went to meeting day & night road out to town horse back P.M. &
steped the Thomas land
Tom Tyson came back & eat supper here went to
meeting at night Mrs Marsh & Mrs Crump was here.
F-17
Went to the County Alliance at Dyemound & stayed all day
night me & Mr Bany.
S-18
Went to Dyemound to the Alliance again stayed most all day
with me but then went on home
went to meeting at night.
went to Simmons at
Lamb came home
S-19
Went to meeting at Tabor & home Dixon came home with us went to meeting
again at night Sallie went with Settles the meeting broke up we left
early.
M-20
Hauled oats most all day it was warm
the women got rosten corn to dry etc.
Henry was here for sugar & got 21 lbs
T-21
Finished hauling oats A.M. it was so hot P.M. did not do any thing
around some to Richardsons etc.
W-22
Plowed in cotton all that I could it was hot
children howed.
but plowed most all day
T-23
Plowed most all day again got don plowing cotton
Dorsey got along well.
F-24
Made brooms some
corn mad up.
had some help
the children howed
got along tolerable well
the
plowed
had all of the
S-25
Finished making brooms & started to take down & put away the machine
meeting at Molard.
112
but road
went to
S-26
Went to meeting at Molard & to Janes for dinner ---missing] to meeting at night had ----.
M-27
Went Around & got s----[corner of page missing]
drive his male home - etc.
T-28
Fixed brooms & went & got wheat at Wrights
choirs.
[corner of page
-----around some hel----
7 bu & Rogers 5 bu
came & don
W-29
Went to Bowie Sold 2 1/2 doz brooms & 7 bushell 10 lbs wheat Brooms @
$5.00 Wheat @ $4.30
paid $3.00 on order for broom handles to Lowry &
Adkins got meat $5.00 gave Henry half of it Beckie went with me sold 80
cts worth of melons got some Wheat ground 130 lbs of flour came home in
due time.
T-30
Went to meeting at Molard & to Tompkins for dinner
of Sugar stayed for night meeting.
took Uncle Oz $2.00 worth
F-31
Went to town
the sherif took Toms & the childrens cattle seen about them
came home & don choirs went to the burrying of a Mr Anderson at Mt Tabor
P.M. me & Earn.
Diary for Aug 1885
Date
S-1
Went to the Alliance at Molard A.M. & to the election at Tabor P.M. Went &
got Mr Allen to Vote & we had a big talk after the election was over.
S-2
Went to Mt Tabor Sallie & Earn went on to Molard
Settles came home with us & we read Janes sermons
we came back Parrs &
had a good time.
M-3
Started to Decature went by & seen Tom White & then went an to Uncle Georges
was sick stayed all night third was real sick.
T-4
Went on to Decature & worked in the Alliance the rest of the day stayed with
T. Y. Tayler at night his folks were gon was some better all day.
W-5
Was sick but set in the Alliance till noon was sick P.M. lay in the
bording house
went to T.Y. Taylors at night again had been very sick.
T-6
Came home it was hot & I was sick
anything all day Tom was here..
hardly able to ride & did not eat
F-7
Went to town with Henry & Tom went in a wagon & employed some lawyers to
attend the cases for us came home I was very sick was out of me head at
night it was very warm.
S-8
113
Lay around home A.M. went to meeting at Molard P.M. & exposed Robinson some
Earn & Myrtie & Zenas went with us came home in due time but was tired
Alice Crump was here.
S-9
Went to S. S. but was too late
A.M.
rode old Jim
was not well
Tom went home
M-10
Hauled up Broom corn A.M. went to Uncle berrys & to town P.M.
bond for the cattle etc came on out home with him.
he went on my
T-11
Went to town & got my cattle & came by yarboroughs & he paid me one Dollar
came on home was still weak & not well.
W-12
Lay around home all day
cut Broom corn A.M.
it was warm P.M. & the children did not work
they
T-13
Went & seen Uncle Jeff & to Rogers & then hauled up B corn & some corn to
shell & shelled som & wrote in this book went to Parrs P.M. & to prayer
meeting.
F-14
Set around home most all day
got some wheat at Settles P.M.
S-15
Went to Bowie took some Mellons & wheat Beckie & Myrtie & Zenas went with
;me sold the mellons very well got our flour etc got dry goods to amt of
75 cts.
S-16
Went to S. S. A.M.
Parrs P.M.
Mrs Williams was here for dinner.
M-17
Took my wagon to the shop to have the tyre set & went to mill & took some
mellons & left them at Loyds for him to sell stayed in town all day got
home late.
T-18
Cut Broom corn A.M. went to see Uncle Jeff P.M. & hauled a load of Broom
corn & went to the Alliance at night at Molard.
W-19
Helped Beckie & Earn cut Broom corn A.M.
& stayed all night.
Went to Pella P.M. & to Cunninghams
T-20
Went to Mrs Harvies & got a colt for Beckie
at Cunninghams & then came on home.
had a talk with her
eat dinner
F-21
Went to the County Alliance at Bowie Fixed up for our cotton yard etc came
home very late Bozwell came home with me & stayed all night.
S-22
Hauled up Broom corn A.M. & hauled a load of corn P.M.
at night was too late at the loge came home late.
S-23
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& went to Montague
Set around A.M. Charley Wright & family came & me & him went to the
baptising up by Bybies came home & set around & went & looked at the watter
P.M. it was scarce.
M-24
Hauled rock
me & Earn all day from Cures field
it was hot.
T-25
Don choirs around A.M. & hauled a load of rock from cures & then took a small
load of melons out to Montague P.M. & left them at Bivens etc Earn went.
W-26
Killed a mutton A.M.
broom corn etc.
& sheared some hides
it rained P.M.
we seeded some
T-27
It rained all night most & some in the morning Henry & Wilson came over &
they then came by & we all went to town
took my plowstock etc.
F-28
Took some melons & went to town to Bowie Earn & me got some of my Broom
handles & came on & got a load of rock about Conkl-- gin got home in due
time.
S-29
Made brooms most all day made one for Settle & one for Wright
town & got some turnip seed etc.
Earn went to
S-30
Stayed at home all day Beckie & Earn & Myrtie & Zenas went to S. S.
Cunningham & Tha-- came up & stayed at night.
Paul
M-31
Went to Montague to attend court Toms case was tried & he got his cattle
Beckie & Sallie went to Browns & stayed all day got home late.
Diary for Sept 1885
Date
T-1
Killed a mutton for Henry & sold Brown one went to court Oldhams case &
mine were tired & we gained our cases
had sold some brooms & got my plow
stock & some oil & let Henry have one dollar in meat at Bradshaws came home
in due time & went to the temperance lecture at Mt Tabor.
W-2
Set around A.M. Tom & Paul went home fixed my plow & sowed turnips etc
A.M. Seeded broom corn P.M. The folks all helped White cotton was here
awhile P.M.
T-3
Made brooms all day Beckie & Sallie helped White cotton & his boy & Ernest
gathered corn mad 26 brooms got along slow
went to prayer meeting at
night.
F-4
Made brooms all day mad 47 brooms Beckie & Sallie helped White cotton &
Settle & the boys helped gathered corn all day we all got along well.
S-5
Hauled broom corn stalks & covered the crib took some melons to town left
them at Bivens got mail & voted on prohibition etc come home went to the
115
Alliance at Molard took the wagon & took
at night had no preacher.
Settle & Rogers
went to meeting
S-6
Went to S. S. A.M. had no preacher but prayer meeting Sallie went to Parrs
came home & read & rested etc
it was warm & looked like rain.
M-7
Killed a mutton & traded the roan
two of his gave him 5 bushell of
up 6 doz brooms A.M. made brooms
corn all day
got don gathering
colt of Beckies of to John Richardson for
corn to Boot Seeded broom corn & dozened
P.M.
Mr Settle & Rube helped to gather
corn.
T-8
Made brooms & seeded corn & dozened up some brooms
Earn cut broom corn A.M. Earn cut P.M.
4 doz
W-9
Hauled rock for Henry all day Bud Jones & Henry helped
& raised the creek over by Henrys.
T-10
Sheared hides & sheep etc A.M.
made 1 1/2 doz.
Mr Settle helped
it rained some P.M.
made brooms P.M. & Killed a mutton for Henry
F-11
Took brooms & wool to Bowie sold wooll for $3.50 & brooms to Moore on sugar
$12.35 to Lowry $2..40 to Dry goods $2.50 to cash 2 doz ›4.50 paid Lowry
$8.40 paid drug man 60 cts Moore $12.35 Jim 15 cts Alliance store ----- - for jeans & thread got broom ---- 3.00 & coffee for White cotton came --[corner of page missing].
S-12
Took Cruchfield to town & ¡ 1/2 doz brooms sold 1 doz to Loyd & 1/2 doz to
Tanner got soap & tob of Bivens came home & went to see dave [?] & then
went to Molard to meeting me & Beckie got home late.
S-13
Went to meeting at Mt Tabor Cruchfield preached came home Uncle Oz &
family came with us went back P.M. and again at night
Uncle George came
up & family & stayed all night Starader preached at night.
M-14
Set around A.M. & talked Uncle George & Henry & hauled some broom corn up
A.M. hauled broom corn P.M. a little load & then talked to Payne the rest
of the evening & went to preaching at night.
T-15
Went to Cooke Co after my cows me & Earn stoped at Aunts a few minutes &
then went to Mas & to Cas he was thrashing
went to Toms & stayed all night
seen most all of the boys Earn went to Mas & stayed all night.
W-16
Traded the Cook Co cattle to Tom for his cattle at my house for the children
then me & Earn came on home & the folks went to meeting & I wrote some in
this book.
T-17
Seeded Broom corn & wet it up to make brooms & went to see Willie Anderson
eat dinner at Uncle Berries made brooms P.M. Willie sold two of the
yearlings to Kensy for $16.00 went to meeting at night & got my money etc.
116
F-18
Made Brooms all day Earn went to Yarboroughs he was not at home
meeting at night got my brooms ready 3 doz & 2 etc.
S-19
Went to Bowie sold Brooms 2
one doz & 8 for $4.00 cash to
up $26.00 & he pay all of the
goods came home early & went
degree the rest of the folks
$11.00 came home late.
went to
doz half cash & half groceries to two men &
Mrs Lockart & Payne & Cleaver etc paid Payne
rest cost & all got coffee meal & some dry
to Montague & Joyned the Masons took the first
went to meeting at Mt Tabor paid the Lodge
S-20
Went to meeting at Mt Tabor Barnes Dunbar & others came home with us we
started to the baptising at Wrights did not get there in time went to
meeting & Cooper lectured on methodist S. S. etc came home did not go
back.
M-21
Seeded Broom corn all day
Richardsons P.M.
all of us
got along all right
T-22
Seeded Broom corn all day
Richardsons P.M.
all of us
again
Went over to
got along all right
went
W-23
Sorted & seeded Broom corn all morning mad 14 brooms & went to Montague
sold to Bivens $2.50 1 for 50 cts & brought one home & gave it to Aunt her
& Will & Doug & Sis came to see us.
T-24
Went a grape hunting over near Conklins gin
to meeting at night at Mt Tabor.
come home early
Tom came went
F-25
Went to see Henry he had gon to haul rock came home & picked off grapes etc
went to Henrys again P.M. he concluded to go to Wise with me & we got ready
& went most of the way & then lay out at night near the bordor.
S-26
Went & eat at Hunters & went to Uncle Georges & then to Pella eat dinner at
Smiths Come back to the Alliance & then sold Uncle George a cow for the
Henry act & --.00[?] went & stayed all night at pattersons.
S-27
Went to Donalds & then to meeting at Panther creek school house the free
Will man preached came on eat dinner at Hunters & me & Harvie then came on
home got here in due time.
M-28
Made Brooms all day
Earn & Harvie went to school
T-29
Mad Brooms all day made 29
some big ones
made 30 brooms.
got along very well.
W-30
Mad brooms A.M. the boys shelled corn etc went to town P.M. Henry went
with me & he went to mill Beckie went she got dry goods at Kenzies & cup &
tub at Bivens etc sold 1 doz brooms to Tanner @ $2.50 & 1 to White $2.50 & 1
to Kenzy $2.50 1 1/2 to corner man @ $2.50 & $4.00 or $2.50 per half doz
$$4.50 in all
one to Bradshaw A.M. & Hamilton $2.50 Beckie took in dry
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goods $3.68 at Kenzies & $2.50 at Bivens in tubs & cups etc got coffee $1.00
got oil .25 camffor 25 cts turpentine .15 cartridges 25 cts came home
late Earn took Henry home.
[What is available of the remainder of Harvey's 1885 Diary is found in
journal book pages that have been badly damaged resulting in a large part of
each of the pages been worn or eaten off--particularly across the top an
outside edges of the sheets. I have transcribed what I can read of it.]
[Begins T-6}
Diary for O -----Date
T-6
Came home a little----for me Brown ------put off fixing the ----- stayed all
day at Bo------ went back at night they se--- for the Dr Volunteer came &--seemed to be doing better &----- home & stayed all night or -- of the night
at home.
W-7
Brown came & we dug out -- --tle stock well me & Ha---- days work got don before nig--
Brown it was a very
T-8
Sent for Oldhan he had gon to -- Brown agreed to come this -- day or Friday
& clean our -- -- went to see Henry & stayed to -- dinner came home the
boys had -- hauling wood they then went and --- grapes and I hunted Quail &
--set up with Henry awhile at n-- Roberts & wife & others were there -- home
& stayed the rest of the night.
F-9
Cleaned out my well Oldhan he--- it took us most of the day & -- a hard job
of work the road -- colt & don choirs etc went & -- old Jim he was at
Uncle Jeff Haglers we then went to the candy pulling --Richardsons had a
nice time all of us went Bud-- st-- --ll late.
[The whole out edge of the diary is missing on the reverse side--dates are
interpolated from the front side of each page.]
S-10
---A.M. after talkin-- --for a long time ---but a few made-- --went to
Dymound--- Alliance & gave them a talk----the way to buy goods etc etc ----me late.
S-11
--ent to Molard to meeting & to-- -- --in Pattersons for Dinner stay-ill late come home late & don --oirs.
--
M-12
Made brooms all day
was hindered some A.M. talking to Brown & --Mrs Morris
etc got along toler-- --ll the boys picked cotton to get it -- & put it in
Browns bale etc.
T-13
Made brooms all day sent one doz -- Brown †o Montague
$2.25 got along -- --boys still picking cotton.
he sold -- Brown for
W-14
-ade Brooms all day again & doz-- --- up got 7 doz & 4 brooms -what
Brown had sold Brown ---hauled us up 77 1/2 bushell of co---- seed & the boys
helped in P.M. --got along well.
T-15
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Went to the gin & got the cotton & then -- & got the brooms & went to Bowie
sold --brooms to Lowry & {Adkins?] 7 doz for $14.--- -- sold 4 brooms --.00 sold the cotton
-- --- --$8.00 on -- -& $25.00 on the -- -- on act-- --boots some spices-- ---coffee--.
F--Sent the boys home --- --- wagon & after -- ---- wrote some Bills-- --- in
this book & some for Sa----- the boys hauled manure etc ----Made brooms P.M.
got al-- very well the girls came & set --- us awhile Laure & Annie ---.
S-17
Made Brooms most all da--- Killed a sheep for Henry dress-- went to Molard
to the Alli---- it looked like rain I first --- started to town to the loge
& ---- - turned on act of rain came ba--- & stayed at Wilchers till 2 ----oclock he was dead Bud --- & deen was there at first I --- -- Lemmons &
Moore there & Bobbs-- -- several women came home it rai-- --in the morning
of Sunday.
S-18
It was raining & rained ---help d--- the grave it was
an most all day burried Mr-in due time took the chil---
about 10 A.M. the got up -- horses & went to
misting ---- some there was several there --Welcher late but before Sunday --got home
to the burrying.
M-19
Went to Bowie and got a new wagon $20.00 got some flannell $1.00 l-- Socks
.20 oil cal --- lamp chimnys & --- .60 ammonia etc --- boxes $1.25 ---came home late -- - was here -- -- cold all day Beck{ie not }well}.
T-20
-- -- A.M. & dozened up ---- & the boys helped took - --to Dyemound me
& --- ---ildren Sallie Ella Myrtie & Zen--t dry goods for the
brooms to -- --mount of $10.00 sold the brooms 4 doz --- for $9.70 got
the childrens flannells & -- linseys shoes & stocking & calico for Sallie &
Stockings for Beckie etc got home late the boys had been choping wood.
W-21
Wrote some in this book etc Taylor come -- went out to Montague with him
P.M. -- was cold or I was not very well ---boys hauled wood.
T-22
Went to Rogers & got 7 bushells of --eat & started to sowing wheat --- boys
plowed some or tired -- was not well P.M. but --- --owed & the boys plowed
some -- -fever at night all night.
F-23
Was not well took medicine A.M. --set around & looked over my books --counted up my acts etc wrote some in this book The boys plowed some A.M.
Went & got cotton seed P.M. the Boys did Brown let me have 22 bushell more
on the wagon sheat
Rogers girls came over & stayed all night.
S-24
Me & Earn went to Pella & to Panther creek
--- -- & to Do---- stayed all night.
seen about my cows
went to the
S-25
It had rained & ---- Donalds to Uncle Geo----- Counts & to Old man ----went to Pella to Cunninghams --- meeting at night Rogers pr---- & Paul
argued Cambleism ---/
M-26
119
Went to Mrs Hunters & to Uncle Georges then went to Gentrys & g--- my cows
& took two of the--- to Cunninghams & left them ---- drove two of them &
Harvies yearling home got along midling well got home before night -- &
branded one of them.
T-27
The boys plowed most all --- sowing wheat made some bro-- got along slow
got about --- dozen made the boys tried -- ride the colt some.
W-28
Made brooms all day got -- -tolerable well the boys plow--- all day
wheat it was c--- had turned cold at night.
for
T-29
Made Brooms most all day the boys brok the plow had to fix that twice
alo---slow making brooms & the boys got along slow plo---.
got
F-30
-- --- awhile A.M. --- came over made-- --rest of the day Sallie helped
Beckie was sick
the thread gave out & I mad a lot that I did not sew we
dozened up -- dozen 4 white handles & one striped handle doz the boys
plowed in wheat all day don mighty poorly A.M. don very well P.M.
S-31
--ook 5 dozen & 2 brooms to Forrestburg Henry went with me --- Sue went to
Buds sold the brooms for $4.00 cash & $1.95 in -----s got fruit .50
clevises .30 Sulphur .15 ---ferass .15 cloth .20 thread .20 apples .10
ndy .10 lead .10 came on back to the Alliance at Molard had a --hort
session came on by buds & on home & went to meeting me & Sallie Bro
Michell preached came home in due time & wrote some in this book paid
Rrdling $9.00 on an act for him building the house.
[November 1885 diary pages begin with W-11]
W-11
Tom went home ---- by & took two lette-meeting
night.
I plowed some P.M.
went to Prayer
T-12
Set around A.M. went & measured the land at Henrys & Settles or steped it it
was cold fixed my plow to go to corn plowing or put on a point.
F-13
Took two bales of cotton to Bowie for Henry got plow points pointed $1.00 -Harvies boots $1.45 col--- chees 5 cts came home -- late Sue & Horrace
went -- us we took a bale for Rob-- sold for 8 10/100 per lb.
S-14
Killed a mutton wrote -- the boys hauled some wood
the Alliance at night -- got home late.
S-15
Went to S. S. A.M. & P.M.
had good S S
went to town P.M. & to
both times.
M-16
Made Brooms all day me & Sallie got along slow got a late start it was a
pretty day Beckie not well. [My father, Orion, was born to "Beckie" on
February 4, 1886. Rebecca Elizabeth Morrison died March 18, 1886 and Orion
told me that she was buried at Era, Tx.]
T-17
120
---- ---ooms all day me & ---- got along very well--------y came after my
horses --- --t could not cach them.
W-18
Made brooms A.M. went to town P.M. sold the brooms for $5.00 one doz to
Crowell $2,25 one doz to Davenport $2.25 2 broo--- to Chift [?] for 50 cts
got Sugar 1.00 Soda 25 cts maches 25 cts pipes --5 cts came home late
but in time.
T-19
Went back to town to sue out an injunction stayed stayed all day got pants
1.50 drilling 50 chees -- came home in due time & went to prayer meeting.
F-20
Plowed in the orchard all day
hard work but got along well.
the boys came home at noon from school
it was
S-21
Plowed in the orchard all day the boys picked cotton on a race for a knife
Earn picked 53 & Harvie 39 wrote in this book at night.
S-22
Went to S. S. A.M. & P.M. the children all went
Randolph & Henry came & went with us.
it was a fair day
M-23
Helped Randolph --- - -- up his horse the --- - went to school.
T-24
Plowed in the potatoes --- plowed them up & plowed in -- orchard the
newground pa--- of it got along tolerable w--- the children stayed at home
and picked cotton & shelled corn.
W-- Plowed A.M. went to mill - --- ---------.
[This page contained only the last three entries (and the next entry on,
which was on the reverse) . The rest of the page was torn off.]
??
Went to town A.M. sold my wagon for $20.00 & bought a horse for $80.00 or
swa--- --ed sold one doz Brooms to Bradshaw paid Brown for bows & sheat
$3.00 paid for telaphone .50 came home & went to Henrys & set awhile at
night & came home & wrote in this book.
{Some
place
which
dates
of the pages to various of Harvey's Diaries were loose and hard to
in chronological order. The following five entries appeared on a page
was headed "--y for Nov 188--." The left hand side of the page where
were usually shown is missing.]
?---ry early & went to --- --ry Parrs & we all then --on toward Cooke I
went ---Dyemound & they by Forrestburg we eat dinner at Clear Creek --- my
horse shod at hardie went -- to Aunts & then to Mas they was all well
stayed all night at Mas.
?Went to Taylors & then to Cas eat dinner & then went to Jim Davises & then
to Jim Minnises & stayed all night still cold or cool.
?Went to Taylors & to Toms -im Davis came to see me
rented him a place
Tom came with me we stoped at Aunts & rested awhile & then came on Tom got
his money at Williams & we came on home it was a hard days ride.
121
?Went to Montague to see about our trial it was called but our affidavit was
squashed & they argued on the case some all day Paul was there & came home
with us.
?Went to town again but we was ruled out of court or squashed out &
Judgment -ntered against us stayed till -ost night waiting for Henry.
Diary for Dec 1885
Date
T-1
Went to Bowie & s--- -- day & tried to trade --- -- stayed all night at Jim-- Caldwell got B handles out of D---.
W-2
Went to Bowie A.M. Roger-- came out with the wagon f--- our handles etc
sold Caffener -- two spools of wire for $2.16 ct bought his machine etc
come home late Rogers worked my team.
T-3
Went to Montague got my Bond to fix up come home eat dinner went to
Rogers & he went on the bond for an injunction went Maddoxes he would not
go on it
came home & went to prayer meeting.
F-4
Went to Yarboroughs he went on the bond made a trade with Jeff Hagler to
trade with the Alliance house came home helped them to dig a grave for Mr
White cottons little boy Author & to Bury him it turned cold.
S-5
It was cold set around A.M. Earn went after the mail & stayed late & I
whiped him hard & then hated it went to the a---- & then came home late.
S-6
--- S. S. & we organized ----Bro Michell preached ----- - Went to S. S.
P.M. & to meeting -- night Bro Michell came home with us at night.
M-7
Went with Bro Michell to Forrestburg & then to his house
went on to Cooke to Ikes & stayed all night.
eat dinner & then
T-8
Went to Toms & Cas & to Jim Davises & to Era & then back to Cas
cold stayed all night at Cas.
it turned
W-9
It was cold went to Toms & to John Minnises & then to Aunt Nerves & stayed
all night it was cold.
T-10
Went to Town and traded horses with a man on Fish creek by name of Kelly got
a little sorrell mare of him for the Hotell Browns horse came out with Bill
& Doug & went to Mas & stayed all night.
F-11
Went to Cas me & him took some birds to town and tried my pattent bird
cacher it would not work come on to Cas eat --- - came to Toms &I then--on with Tom & Bob Dye -- cleare creek & stayed all n--- at Settles it rained
all ---.
S-13 [ Harvey got his dates/days mixed up here]
Come on home & killed a hog Earn went to town & John & Bob Dye come out &
stayed all night it was cold & snowing some.
122
S-14
Went to S. S. A.M. & to S. S. & preaching P.M. & to Uncle Brrys to Singing
at night Organized S. S. elected Uncle Brry Super.
M-15
Went to Bowie bought {---?] Brown corn & machine etc
but did not trade with him wrote in this book.
roade out paynes mare
T-16
Me & Randolph went to Pella & to Uncle Georges & stayed all night.
W-17
We all rode around to Donalds & to Cunninghams etc got up the cows old Wags
calf was sick Bled it etc eat dinner at Pauls & then came on home by Denver
tried to drive Henrys cows came home late drove the cows & three yearlings
to Randol----.
T-18
Went to Bowie with Uncl Berry got --- got my machine & some corn etc c--home in due time. ----brooms a few the first- ---new machine Henry came
over & we went to Wilsons to get --wagon.
S-19
Went to Wilsons got a wagon & went to Uncle Georges & got some broom corn at
3 1/2 cts per lb 625 # let him have two cows for [?] Broom corn & pork [?]
at 3 1/2 cts per # & one ball of twine at 85 cts came home very late.
S-20
Went to S. S. they elected teachers etc
back to S. S. P.M.
M-21
Made brooms all day
Sallie helped
Randolphs came home with us
went
got along tolerable well.
T-22
Made brooms all day again & dozened them up & went to the concert at night at
the school house.
W-23
Took 5 doz & 1/2 brooms to Bowie sold for groceries mostly got $2.00 cash
got flour 2.00 coffee $1.50 sold $2.65 sugar 1.00 apples lamp chimneys
etc etc bought the rest of my broom corn home & part of the other things
give away 4 brooms for old one eat dinner at John Akens made some broom.
T-24
Wrote several letters & went to Montague got Smith to see about the
childrens part of the estate got a few christmas things came home late
Hasty & Will & Alonza Harvey were here to spend christmas.
Bud
[That was the last entry for his 1885 diary that I find other than the few
partial pages of his financial "acts" which follow.]
123
Date
3
13
17
13
Cash act for Jan 1885
Paid
Medicine
3.00
Oats of Henry 475 bundles @ $2.50 per hundred
11.90
Medicine by Henry 2.75 potatoes .40 molases .70 3.85
Paid Brown by Earn
15.00
[NO ENTRIES FOR "RECEIVED" SIDE OF CASH ACT FOR JAN]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash act for Feb 1885
Date
Paid
5
Sugar .50 eggs .25 lard .50 1.25
10
Broom of Ka 1 doz 4.00 acts &4.00 lines
8.00
12
Meat & groceries 2.00
16
Note to Ross for trees $135.70
Payable 8 months after date Oct 16
17
Medicine
1.75
18
Oats of Taylor 6 bushell
2.10
21
Groceries
5.00
24
Quinine 1.50 cherry .30 coffee 1.00 Seeds .30 3.10
24
Paid Henry in cash
13.00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash act for Feb 1885
Date
Received
11
Brooms at Ranch & Schoolfield 4.7-19
Berries etc to Schoolfield
1.4-21
Trees to Schoolfield
7.2-24
Brooms to Loyd etc 1 doz each 4.00
124
Date
1
3
7
9
9
9
10
9
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
2
18
18
24
24
24
28
28
24
Paid
S. S. .10 & Maddox for preacher .25 .35
Paid White cotton in Brooms
2.00
"
"
"
"
"
4.00
"
Brown
"
"
2.00
Tax
7.75
Nails .25
Paid Brown in act at Whites
7.20
"
Allen
"
" "
"
9.70
Corn of Ma 24 bushell @ .50 12.00
Wheat " "
10
" @ 65 cts
6.50
"
" Taylor 2 " " .50
1.00
["in Jim Davis calf -----??]
Yard fee .50 & Uncle John Morris .10
.60
Salts
.10 Flour 1.50 Meat 1.50 3.10
Coffee 1.00 Sugar 1.00 B Bits .15 Soap .20 B .10
Forsey Shod .50
Taylor for hauling in Jim Davis calf
5.00
Paid Allen for diging well
5.00
Checks at Kensies .95
"
"
White .60 Tob .45 candy .05
1.10
Meat of Sisk 1.90 Bivens 1.00
2.90
Ax 1.00 Slicker 2.50 ax helper .70 coffee .20
Garden seed at Whites
1.15
Potatoes .95 Sugar .55 meal 1,00 2.50
Knives .60 & garden seed at Whites .75
83.15
Loyd for White cotton
1.20
White cotton due me on Settlement ---?[torn off]
2.45
4.40
125
Date
3
7
9
9
14
14
19
16
24
"
24
28
28
28
126
Received
Brooms to White cotton
1 doz
2.00
"
"
"
2 doz
"
"
Brown
1 doz
2.00
Sold Johnson Note to White for goods
36.50
Brooms to Schoolfield
2 doz & 8
5.85
Grapes
"
:
6 vines
.60
Hogs to Ma & Mr Oller per Taylor
6.00
Two yearlings to Ma
18.00
Brooms to Loyd
2 doz @ 2.25
4.50
"
" Bivens 1 "
" 2.00
2.00
" to Thomas 25 Brown 35 Masterson 50 Sisk 16 1.26
" to Sisk 2.25
Broom at Mill
.25
" to Hardware man 2 brooms
.39
85.60
4.00
Date
Paid
5
Corn for feed .50 lozenges .25
.75
8
Lamp at Crowells .75
"
Oil for S machine .25 Janes worm medicine .50
.75
12
Tonick 50 cts corn .10 .60
14
laggins
.50
15
Dinner & horse fed
.35
22
Meat 4.35 coffee 1.00 Sugar 1.00 6.35
"
Calico .18 slip 1.50 wire 1.50
3.18
"
Meal of Roberts
1.6-23
Wright for yearling
8.0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Written below these accounts is the following--probably by Myrtie:]
Montague Tex Jan 23
Dear Friend
1894
Miss Myrtie Morrison
I will drop you a few lines to let you know that we are well & hope your the
same it is bad weather it is a sleeting this evening & It is pretty cold
it had been cold all day I havent done much to day it has been so cold I
dont know much to tell But I will tell what I know
venus can walk every
where she wants to she is in every thing I would like to see you all very
well venus is affle pretty maggie is reading and Zenas is to & so can Leo
nearly every one is reading or doing some thing in the house it is so cold
they cant hardly get out of the house so I guess Ill close for this time so
good By
to Miss Myrtie M Morrison
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash act for May 1885
Date
Received
22
Brooms to cash
2.40
22
"
"
"
2.50
"
"
"
"
6.75
"
"
"
"
.75
127
Cash act for June 1885
Date
Paid
4
Under shirts 1.50 suspenders .95
2.45
4
Needles .10 Shoes 1.75
1.85
4
Earns shirting & pants etc
2.25
4
Flour 5.50
4
Coffee 1.00 Soda .50
1.50
4
Box .25 Salts .10 Worm medicine etc .15 .25 [?]
4
Clevis .20 fans .10
.30
8
Horses shod before
1.00
8
Oil & Jug 1.15 oil on time .60
1.75
8
Roape of More on time
.55
8
Clevis
.20
8
Breast straps 1.00 & hip straps .65 1.65
18
Dorsey shod .25
27
Meal 1.00
27
Broom handles by Wright 3.7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash act for June 1885
Date
Received
4
Brooms to Dry goods on N side 1 doz
2.25
4
"
" Jew for dry goods 2 doz 4.00
4
"
" Lowry 2 doz 4.00
4
"
" Moore 1
" little brooms
1.50
4
"
" P. O. man
1.25
4
3 brush brooms
.75
30
Ma paid on pigs
1.50
128
Cash act for July 1885
Date
Paid
4
Pants cloth 1.50 Dress pat calico 1.00 Ushirt 1.20
3.7-4
Coffee 1.00 sugar .50 soap .25 maches .25 peper .20
2.4-4
Goblets .50 thread .15 salt 1.25
1.9-6
Sugar of Moore
23.3-15
Barreel of Loyd
1.50
15
Meal .75 machine hand .35
1.1-29
Paid on handles to S & A
3.0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash act for July 1885
Date
Received
4
Broom
at dye Mound
4 doz
8.75
6
"
"
Bowie to Moore
5
" & 7
11.16
15
"
"
Montague to Kenzy 1 "
2.00
15
"
"
"
" Loyd
" "
2.00
15
"
"
"
" Sadler 2 Bs
.50
29
"
"
Bowie = meat 2 1/2 5.00
29
Wheat 7 bushell & 10 lbs at .60
4.30
29
Mellons
.80
3
Wright for cuttin wheat 5 acres
6.25
129
[Last page available had "Received" accounts for Aug & Sept 1885]
Date
Received
7
Thomas paid on cutting wheat 8.50
1
Yarborough " "
"
"
1.00
15
Mellons at Bowie 1.75
17
Flour to Masterson
1.50
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash act for Sept 1885
Date
Received
11
Wool 3.50
11
Brooms to Moore 6 doz & 1 12.3-11
"
"
Cash 2
4.50
11
"
"
Lowry
"
2.50
11
"
"
Alliance store 2.50
11
"
"
Others 3 Bs
.35
12
Mellons at Bivens
.45
12
Brooms to Loyd
2.25
"
"
" Tanner 11.25
17
Two yearlings to Kensey 16.00
17
Settle
cash
1.00
18
Rogers
1.00
17
Uncle Jeff Hagler for cuting wheat 8.50
12
Brooms
3 doz & 2 to Lockart & others 7.00
23
"
to Bivens 2.50 etc .50
3.00
26
Cow to Uncle George Henrys broom act 7doz&10 10.00
30
Brooms
to Tanner on act
2.50
30
"
" White
"
2.50
30
"
"
Bradshaw & Hamilton on act 2.50
30
"
"
Kenzy
2.50
30
"
"
Roach etc 1 doz 2.50 1/2 doz 2.00 4.50
30
Brooms to Clark & Solomn 7 brooms
1.75
130
Harvey Morrison's available diary for 1889 begins in February--after a few
entries for 1891 and some "accounts"--as follows:
Diary for Feb 1889
Date
T-26
Took 11 doz brooms of my own make & 6 doz Brooms & some extras sold to Lowry
for $30.50 $16.00 cash, $14.50 trade got some lumber & roofing of Grible
etc $8.50 leather $2.25 Corn sheller $3.50 Morphine 50 this book 50 oil
1.35
Dodsons things $1.60 Whisky 50 coffee 25 lumber $8.65 sold extra
brooms sold $1.95 brads 25 total brooms sold $32.50 got White cottons
handles & materials
W-27
It was raining set around some A.M. White cotton sent after his broom
handles I would not let them go till he settled up me & Dodson cut hurl [?]
& covers most of the time after 1/2 after 10 A.M. White cotton wrote me a
threatening letter of which I took no notice It rained slow all day & night
the children went to school.
T-28
Still raining had rained all night Set around awhile A.M. went to Rogers
& to Martins paid him $16.20 on note for Bessies mare or the Martin mare
went to town sold Bob Brown 5 yearlings sold Bows [?] Lotties & 3 at
Richardsons got a Swinton History 90 for Earn [Earnest C. Morrison, Harvey's
first child--DOB 3 Jun 1875] pills 25 turpentine 15 wax 5 pencills 5
Whisky 35 it was raining all evening mailed some letters for G A Rogers
got Citation to trial between me & White cotton March 25 saw Smith etc
came home through the rain saw cottontail at Rogers [could be Boyers?] but
he could not settle but he could [blow?] came by Richardsons to see the
yearlings there was only two steers there
I had sold one too many came
home & took Ayers pills for sick head ache.
F-1
Still raining was not well [Civelly?] came & got White cottons Broom handles
& twine etc & paid the R. R. Freight Bill 40 cts went to Rogers paid him 50
came home read some etc Dodson came up & we sorted & cut Broom corn
[___?] then don choirs etc.
S-2
Don choirs & wrote a letter to Tom A.M. Laura and Leela came
went to town
eat at Mrs Georges went to see Mr Grigsby & talked til the mail came in
gave Mr Hyde $2.00 on the money he paid Mr Michell in advance
paid George
Richardson up $2.40 Martin brought out flour for me 1 sack $1.80 Quinine
50 Dodson Quinine 25 nails 10 calico 10 came home with Will Barber or
rode with him
Earn stayed at home & don choirs went to meeting at night
Bro Michell did not come came home & read the papers till after 11 then
went to bed Josie was mad
had to get up.
S-3
Fixed to go to Cooke Josie would not stay & keep the children had to give
it out went to meeting Bro Michell preached about Job went to Martins for
dinner & to preaching P.M. at 4 Oclock took up a collection A.M. for
Missions $3.05 _put in $1.25 my self came by Martins & on home & read &
talked some at night about the way I had been treated lately don no good as
I could see
went to bed late.
M-4
George came over about 9 A.M. to work for me tryed him for 2 days to pay
what was right for to day & 60 cts for Tuesday went to work dug some berries
& currant roots for Mrs Allen & gave her some cuttings & sage plowed up irish
131
potatoes and gathered them up Bud Trimmer was here & took down or assessed
me my land at $6.00 horses $175 cattle $75 wagon $25 mach $5.00 planted
some potatoes that we had just dug & some peas & beets let Conkliner [?]
have some grafts of peaches & plums.
T-5
Finished planting the irish potatoes & plowing them up etc set out a row of
B Berry roots me & George
he went home don the choirs got along all
right.
W-6
Went to Newmans Josie & the little children went to see Grigsby he was at
Stinsons & had partially went back on his word to help me but still sayed he
would tell me how to do
got some rose bushes of Carpenters & some nails
etc came home late the children had most of the choirs done.
T-7
Got off late but went to Cooke to eat dinner at Nelsons
on to Mas & Toms found all tolerably well.
John was gon
went
F-8
Went to Gainesville with Tom & got up a petition for the P. O. at Montague &
got several signers but Cleaves had gon & I went out in Minnises hack &
stayed all night set up late & they told me of their trouble & read their
humbug epistle was terrible bored.
S-9
Went back to
names on the
snowed some
Jane did not
Gainesville with John Minnis & saw Cleaves & got a few more
petition mad up with Stevens & Sam Kenerly it turned cold &
we came home late drove Johns hors & Luce
had a good team
lik the way we came home with Whisky etc.
S-10
Set around awhile A.M. went to Ca's [brother Caleb C Morrison] & set awhile
& then to Taylors & eat dinner & then to Toms & got my things & came on my
way home stayed all night at Aunt Nerva's came up there in just 3 hours
from Toms 16 1/2 mile on old Luce.
M-11
Came to Hardie & stoped awhile at Johns & then came on home got home by noon
Martins came over & we got some vines etc walked around some then read the
papers & don choirs.
T-12
Don choirs around A.M. & went to Montague P.M. & to Mr Emmons at night & then
came back to Mr Newmans & stayed all night John went with me.
W-13
Went to Nocona & to Broadius [?] he signed my petition & I got my broom
handles & some freight for Williams Talley was with me came back to Newmans
eat supper & fed & got some cottonseed & potatoes & then came on home it was
late & they was in bed but got up & we talked some.
T-14
Got up early went to St Jo & took the R. R. & went to Gainesville Cleaves
signed my petition officially talked awhile with Tom & then came on back on
the R. R. to St Jo & on home. I sold several doz broomes in St Jo got home
before bed time
the folks had went to Newmans all of them & Mrs Newman had
went to see Grigsby but had not don much good.
F-15
132
Wet up some broom corn & went to town saw Grigsby he would not sign
offered to release all of the persons that had signed for me if he said so
could not come to any agreement came on home & mad brooms P.M. Dodson
helped
the fire got out from White cottons & burnt most every thing up &
we fought fire most all evening but we could not head it off
we burnt off
the wood in the field and mad 6 brooms etc.
S-16
Made brooms all day made 6 1/2 do brooms
the mail he rode Jim for the first time.
Dodson helped
Earn went & got
S-17
Set around awhile & read A.M. Fixed & went to Will McLains & took all of the
children but Earn & we stayed all day & set around Dave Mead came & Haney
came down to lot set & talked awhile came home & don choirs Dodsons calf
was sick.
M-18
Dozened up the brooms & wrote some
Wrights & home via Rogers.
went to Uncle Oz Parrs & to Crumps & to
T-19
Took 9 doz brooms to St Jo Earn went with me
went by Parrs & Dr Sawyers &
Dye bought a hide & sold 2 doz to Bellah for $4.50 got flour $1.50 coffee
50 Tab [tobacco?] 10 Soda 10 beens 50 sold one doz to 15 cts for $2.25
in trade took balls 15 Beens 50 peas 45 coffee 90 sold a doz to Phillips
for $4.75 took it all up in trade
got Dodsons dry goods $2.65 my own
dry goods $2.10 sold 1 doz above P. O. for $2.00 took beens 50 sugar 50
coffee pot 15 sold 1 doz to Parsons for $2.25 salt 10 cts salt 2.15
sold 9 at wagonyard for Flour $1.50 & potatoes 25 cts got slate 10 ct
Bibees & candy 10 sold him a broom for 20 came on home late Mirtie &
Maggie was up sent off my application for Montague P. O. today.
W-20
Set around & fixed up my book and acts [accounts]& sorted some B corn A.M.
Mr Willson came to see about a hog & a washing machine agent came
& eat dinner then went & helped Josie make garden & got up the horses & fed
them & went to Crumps after a sow paid him $5.00 for her came home late on
after dark.
T-21
Fixed up plows & went to planting corn the ground was very hard planted
without breaking in cotton land kept the children home from school & they
helped plow & wash etc.
F-22
Planted corn till P.M. planted peach seed grape vines apple peas onions
etc shucked corn & don choirs Mrs Rogers was over to tell about the working
at Mrs Welchers etc got don planting the cotton land in corn.
S-23
It was raining shucked corn & shelled etc Earn went & helped Mrs Welcher
plant corn it was just misting rain some planted out some grape vines in
the yard & went to town after the mail paid George Richardson $1.00 eye
salve 25 cts.
S-24
Set around & read the papers all day it was misting rain some most all day
Earn went to Newmans & road Jim & came home P.M.
I don choirs etc rained
some all day & night.
M-25
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Fair A.M. Took corn & went to mill & to the White cotton trial got Smith to
tend to it for me went to Newmans for dinner the trial came up & we went
through the evidence & the lawyers went off to look up authority & agree how
the case should go & then came back them & R.C. Thomas decided against me
Got Tab 15 soda 10 at Bivens came on home via Smiths D_N_ [?
T-26
Listed up for corn all day W. L.[?] Martin commenced to break new ground
for me
he got along all right he was to break it for $1.75 me to board
him & his oxen he then agreed to break & harrow for $2.00 me to bord him &
his oxen.
W-27
Listed up for corn all day got along tolerable well
Earn went & got the Brace & bit of White cottons.
Will still breaking
T-28
Still listing up got don this lower piece & took the wire & posts out of
Wills way A.M.
Finished listing up late P.M. worked till dark
Earn had
wet up some broom corn & cut some little corn etc
F-29
Sorted some corn & then made brooms the rest of the day don general choirs
the rest of the day mad & dozened up 4 doz Earn sewed them & helped doz them
up dozened up after night.
S-30
Took 5 doz & 5 brooms to Bowie sold 1 doz to M Allen for $2.25 - 1/2 cash
the rest trade sold 1 doz brooms to Sparks for $2.25 in trade
I owned him
$1.20
bought of Sparks machine needles 25 sugar 50 soda 25 coffee 30
got of Allen Tab 25 Tea 40 candy 10 coffee 30 2 Brooms to Mrs Alexander
60 1 doz brooms to Black & Holemer $2.50 2 dozen Brooms to Garlington &
Sanders $4.00 1 Broom to Drug store & one to confectioner 55cts got
potatoes & peas $2.50 soap 35 flour 1.40 Tea 30 Sugar 50 Candy 5 Morphine
etc sold all of the brooms but one big one
Zenas & Maggie & Leo was with
me came home in due time Earn stayed at Cantrells
Dodson burned & cut
wood.
S-31
It sprinkled rain some but not much set at home & read & don choirs Earn &
Halton was here awhile but went off before noon me & Josie took a walk over
the place P.M..
Date
M-1
Fixed & went to planting corn cut some potatoes & planted them P.M. about 3/4
of an acre in iris potatoes sold Dodson 1/2 bushell for 50 planted some
more corn Will Martin was plowing in new ground or rather breaking new
ground dry & windy.
T-2
Finished planting corn & commenced to plant broom corn planted 8 rows & then
went to Andy Hills to the Jack with old K & Luce [his horse] he was off
burning grass & did not get home till late the folks set out cabbage plants
etc.
W-3
Old K took the Jack A.M. then came on home got home after 10 was very tired
made a garden rake & wrote some Old Jule had a mule measured 3 ft & to make
14 hands high finished planting broom corn & left 2 rows for peach trees the
children had stayed at home to help me plant all but Maggie
it was cold
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from the North & blowed cold all night. [This entry had two marginal notes:
"Jack -K 1st time" & "Jule had a mule & red a calf"]
T-4
Had the sick head ache fixed up the harrow & commenced to drag off cotton
stalks from the corn put two 2x6 pieces one about 3 ft & one about 6 ft
under the harrow & tied them with wire & then drug the harrow over the row
it drug up corn pretty bad it was dry & clody & the harrow moved the clods &
covered up & sometimes drug up the corn it was very disagreeable very big
stalks & dry & dusty
had the head ache all day but harrowed P.M. Earn
helped some after school.
F-5
Finished harrowing off the cotton stalks & harrowed off the irish & sweet
potato paches & the garden Josie cleaned off the yard & don choirs Killed 4
little rabbits in the garden & then don choirs.
S-6
Hauled rails from the cross fence between me & Davenports place
loads of rails & wood & then fixed & went to Meeting at Tabor
preached & then came home with me & stayed all evening & night
Jim & went to town & got the mail.
hauled 4
Bro Michell
Earn road
S-7
Set around & read some A.M. went with Bro Michell to Mr Dodsons set awhile
he was not at home came back & hiched up & went to meeting & took the folks
Martins & Searseys came home with us for dinner walked around in the orchard
some & then went back to Mt Tabor had prayer meeting came home & read etc
it rainey about bed time & the horses got in a big play had to wake Earn up
to see about them I had a sore foot it rained a good shower during the
night.
M-8
The little mule got hurt by Dodsons mules fixed it up & conditionally sold
Jim to Johnson for $40.00 Due in the Fall Planted a few beens for Josie &
don the choirs Johnson took the cotton planter helped set out cabbage
plants & tomatoes etc P.M. hoed some in the garden & set some little onions
& wet up B. corn etc at night.
T-9
Helped Earn start to harrowing off the corn came home & went to making
brooms
Dodson helped got along slow wet up more corn & started some more.
W-10
Made brooms all day me & Dodson
got along tolerable well.
Earn
harrowed & helped to dozen up at noon
T-11
Made brooms all day me & dodson & dozened up at night Earn went to Hills to
take the mares to the Jack but did not get any in today he also got don
harrowing the corn off & the potatoes etc we got along slow.[With marginal
note: "Jack"]
F-12
Made brooms all day me & dodson got along all right eat dinner at his
house it was warm Josie & Earn went to Newmans & Leo & Orion etc & they got
the mail etc
S-13
Dozened up the brooms & made 3 or 4 more & stretched a wire around the garden
& hoed some in the garden & set out 2 cherries sprouts & wrote some in this
book & trimmed fruit trees apples pears peaches & plums me & Earn P.M.
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Dodson went to town & got some mail & meal etc he did not get any mail for
me either
had the sick head ache Earn & the children went to meeting
had
no preaching there was no lights [?]
S-14
Fixed & went to meeting at Mt Tabor & took all of the folks but Earn
went
to Wilsons for dinner & took the folks Searsy & W. Cundor[?] & families was
there
came on home & don choirs.
M-15
Loaded up & took 17 doz & 5 brooms & went to Decature
drove all day had a
hard drive & drove steady till after 12 eat dinner on the road
fed the
horses at Pauls & rested awhile put up at an old Widowers wagon yard & then
went to preaching at the methodist church came back & went to bed.
T-16
Went up in town & sold all of the brooms but 3 sold 10 doz to Reed [?] 4
doz to Dwyre 2 doz to Davis
8 brooms to Means 2 at drugstore 1 to Salton
[?] wagonyard 2 Mrs Knox
1 eat dinner at Knoxes got Dodson $4.00 in
coffee & 2 pair shoes got flour sugar Earn pants & boots & shoes me
overalls & other drugs & groceries etc sent off a P. O. mony order to Bro
Sims to Wardner Shoe Chone[?] Co Idaho for $5.00 Came on out on the road
home to Mr Gossets & stayed all night
sold brooms low or cheap.
W-17
Give Mr Gossett a broom came on sold 2 brooms for 40 cts eat dinner at Mrs
Martins & set awhile come on home and found all well did not please any one
that I got things for
all did not fit or they did not want what I got &
Josie did not like it because I did not get her anything wrote in this book
Earn helped Dodson plant cotton some.
T-18
Worked in the garden some A.M. Mother & Father Newman & John came & got the
cotton planter
set around & talked etc worked Sina [?] some for the first.
F-19
Plowed irish potatoes & corn etc
Earn helped plow corn
got along slow.
S-20
Went to Johnsons to see if he was going to take the hors [?] Went to town
P.M. & drove some [?] in the wagon Earn went with me got mail etc got soda
etc paid Will Martin $5.00 was still due him $3.00.
S-21
Earn went to Bridgewatter
read the papers etc.
M-22
Got cotton seed of Jones & Williamson to plant 1.50 Layed off cotton ground
in the new ground & Earn plowed
Martin plowed in the orchard.
T-23
Finished laying off & plowed the potatoes & corn etc & broke up for sweet
potatoes etc Martin went to beding for cotton in the new ground etc.
W-24
Plowed corn & finished to potatoes & went to sorting broom corn etc
Josie got along slow.
me &
T-25
Sorted broom corn & made brooms etc got along slow Josie helped went to
Johnsons & got the note fixed up for Jim the young horse Earn helped to
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plant cotton or planted & the children helped in the new ground
children replanted corn etc.
the
F-26
Made brooms most all day
think I got the Johnson horse note fixed up for
$40.00 payable Nov 1st 1889
Earn got don planting cotton got along slow
making brooms.
S-27
Made brooms all day
Josie helped A.M. & George Richardson helped P.M.
sprouted A.M. the children shelled corn A.M. & Earn went to mill P.M.
Martin quit & took his plow home after supper.
S-28
Set at home all day
awhile P.M..
he
Will & haly [?] came & stayed all day & Richardson came
M-29
Made brooms or sorted corn to make
Josie helped
children went to school all but Maggie.
Earn plowed corn
the
T-30
Made brooms all day
Ma & Bessie [Harvey's first daughter--DOB 8 Aug 1878-who, according to Census, lived with his parents] & Ca came & Earn plowed &
went to Hills at night but came back got along slow
Diary for May 1889
Date
W-1
Made brooms all day or most all
Mrs Wilson came & stayed all day
Dodson helped to sew brooms P.M. Earn plowed corn.
Mr
T-2
Made brooms A.M. had the sick head ache P.M. Dodson helped sew brooms A.M.
set around all evening & was sick till late at night.
F-3
Went to Newmans all of us & stayed all day Earn finished the broom corn
got the mail & came home late & don choirs etc & read the papers.
S-4
Dozened up the brooms & howed [hoed?] some corn & then went to meeting at Mt
Tabor Bro Michell preached
turned Jim Welchers & Abbie Ridling out of the
church etc etc came home & plowed corn P.M. me & Earn & the children howed
etc Wattered the sweet potatoes & read
sent 1 doz brooms to Bivens at
$2.25 by Dodson.
S-5
Read awhile A.M. went to meeting at Mt Tabor all of us went Bro Michell
came home with us & I went to Martins with him & then home & wrote in this
book
it had been cold Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday & Friday & had been
cool enough for fire most of the time still cool & windy.
M-6
Took 10 doz & 11 brooms & went to Bowie & took Ma & Bessie & put them on the
cars to go to Lons eat dinner at Mrs Alexanders & talked awhile to Downs
about the horse & Jack went on to Bellview Hulms [?] boys rode with me a
piece of the way they was running away took an Englishman up on the wagon &
took him along
sold 5 doz & 4 brooms at Bellview 2 doz on South side for
$4.50 2 doz on North side $4.50 10 brooms to the Watterman $2.00 6 to the
Hottel Keeper $1.20
went on to Henrietta got there late the little man
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went along me eat my lunch on the way & drove late & hard
blowing on our back very hard.
the wind was
T-7
Eat at the hotell gave them a broom
sold 1 doz brooms at the Alliance
store $2.50 3 doz on the Square $6.50 one doz S.W. $2.25 1/2 doz on
corner $1.25
yard fee 25 oil 25 candy 5 crackers & beef 20 Order to
Brown(J. H.) $9.70 a dog had been following me from Bellview came on out to
the bridg 6 mile eat dinner give my dog away for a nickle & then came on
home the wind was blowing in my face hard could not drive fast against it
got to Montague after dark & stoped about a minute came on home about 10 at
night they was all asleep & locked up I was sick some & had the head ache &
some fever.
W-8
Still windy from the South wrote up some etc howed broom corn etc A.M.
howed B corn & Blackberries
(the row below the orchard) the children howed
B corn Earn plowed still windy form the South.
T-9
Howed the Blackberries A.M. got them don & showed Dodson how to how cotton
etc the children sprouted broom corn land & Earn plowed I howed B corn P.M.
& thrashed some of them some still windy.
F-10
Vess Richardson came & went to work. we all went to choping in the broom
corn & sprouting etc all choped out B-corn & in the evening When it rained
we set out potatoe slips 630 it was raining while we set them out we then
choped some more broom corn after the rain & I got some yerbs to make tea
etc Josie was sick with cramps.
S-11
Finished choping out the broom corn & choped some in the garden the beans
mellons & potatoes etc wrote some in this book let Earn have $10.00 to get
changed let Dodson have $1.50 to get shoes etc.
S-12
Read awhile A.M. & went to preaching at Tabor it was Bro Yeltors [?]day
May preached a good sermon on the parable of the [looks like "Pounds"-?]
Willie Anderson & wife came home with us & had a good time.
Bro
M-13
Martin & Ves Richardson came & we all went to work in the orchard to plowing
& burning etc & to plowing corn got don the upper side of orchard &
commenced to lay off for cotton at the lower end was sick.
T-14
Planted cotton A.M. Ves helped & talked to Ves at noon
planted cotton in
the orchard by the apple trees P.M. Martin got don plowing the orchard & we
partially settled up I paid him $8.00 eight Dollars on his work he stayed
all night we got along slow.
W-15
Plowed the irish potatoes & rebeded the sweet potato pach & plowed the
cabbage & irish potatoes at the garden was very tired
Earn plowed corn etc
the children howed some.
T-16
Took Myrtie Paralee & Leo to Bowie got broom handles etc 65 cts oil 80
morphine 50 salts 25 let More have the Johnson & Mitchel note for groceries
& dry goods as I want them got some flour 2.00 hat 60 Domestick 63 and
several things as per cash act page 147 came on home slow.[At the end of
138
this journal book appear several pages with "account" entries. I have
included some of those pages, including 147, in this transcription.]
F-17
Washed off and painted the wheels of my wagon A.M. it rained at noon & was
dark had to eat by lamp light Dodson came up & set awhile let him have a
sack of flour at $1.15 wrote some in this book
Earn went to town after
mail etc.
S-18
Took Josie Maggie Leo & Orion etc went to Bowie to hear the speaking of Gen
Conran & to trade some got the girls all a cotton dress apiece Josie a hat
some nails 50 candy 5 peppers sauce 10 cakes 10 heard the speaking it was
about fruit shipping & raising packing etc and about the spring palace [?]
etc etc came on home brought Michells motherinlaw & sisinlaw out to his
house
Earn plowed in new ground etc got home in due time but was sick.
S-19
Had the sick head ache had taken calomel
Will & Haly came & stayed all
day & Will went into the orchard & filled his gut up with berries plums etc
we had berry pie for dinner Earn had gon to Newmans & stayed all day &
night.
M-20
Harrowed off the cotton in the orchard & below it etc Earn came home & went
to plowing corn in new ground plowed the garden P.M. Earn still plowing
corn the children howed some etc.
T-21
Plowed corn & potatoes etc Finished the new ground corn with a turning plow
howed some & planted some slips 455 & wattered them had already out 630
mad 1189 they all helped it was windy.
W-22
Planted sugar cain in the volunteer oats layed off & covered with two horses
got along all right Earn plowed corn most all day & I plowed a few rowes &
set out 120 more slips in all 1205 to the present
wattered them good.
T-23
Howed some in the new ground cotton & looked over Dodsons crop etc
berries & peaches etc P.M. & don choirs Earn plowed some in corn
children helped some.
gathered
the
F-24
Started to howing it came up a shower of rain came back & fixed at the
South window in the cellar & fixed my saddle & let Milt Rogers have it to go
to Hardy Earn plowed corn A.M.. Shucked corn & don choirs P.M. the
children pulled weeds out of the Black berries etc.
S-25
Shucked & shelled corn A.M. & sent Earn to town with Peaches & Berries &
plums etc P.M. had the sick head ache P.M. & took calomel & set up & read
the news at night.
S-26
Stayed at home & read etc most all day went down on the creek & picked some
Berries P.M. Earn went to Centralia & road Pacer & him & Ben Robinson & John
Williamson came here P.M..
M-27
Made a pig pen A.M. & as pig trough & plowed some P.M. it was hot
the potatoes & some corn etc Earn plowed corn P.M..
plowed out
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T-28
Picked some plums & peaches & went to Bowie sold about $4.00 in all
peaches plums & Berries the Berries for $2.10 got home late wrote a letter
to Bro Sims & to Decature etc Earn finished the corn & plowed some in the
cotton.
W-29
Set out about 500 little peaches & plums etc & gathered plums & berries etc
P.M. Earn sprouted & planted Watermelons & musk mellons etc the children &
Josie helped me.
T-30
Gathered peaches & took them & plums & berries to Bowie sold out about $5.00
in all about $1.50 in berries left some for Chandler to ship took some for
Mrs D & sold 35 cts worth in all
Earn plowed cotton
it was cold.
F-31
Fixed up the plows & commenced to lay by corn Earn finished the cotton
wrote some in this book Plowed all day in new ground corn me & Earn both
got along slow we put two furrows to the row.
Diary for June 1889
Date
S-1
Plowed corn A.M. till meeting time & till election time went to meeting & to
the trustees election at Mt Tabor Bro Sawyers made a good talk on the
subject If a man be overtaken in a falt reprove him in the spirit of meekness
etc came home & took a load of peaches & plums & B Berries to town & sold
for $3.00 got our meal at the mill & some ground for Dodson gave 20 cts to
boot & swaped meal yellow for white
2 1/2 bushell
Earn went with me &
helped me pedle out the fruit etc Father Newman was here at night.
S-2
Read & talked awhile A.M. fixed & went to Meeting at Tabor all of us went
but Earn Father Newman went with us Bro Sawyers mad a good talk & then Bro
Bell mad a good talk McCrackin brought my broom seedes home & I sent some
peaches to John & sis etc.
M-3
Plowed the sweet potatoes & the irish potatoes & broom corn
the rest of the
day the folks picked berries etc to take to market
we all got along
midling slow.
T-4
Gathered fruit etc & went to Bowie Will Martin went with me
we sorted out
about 2 1/2 boxes of plums & 9 or 10 boxes of peaches & sold $1.35 cts worth
of berries & plums & peaches brought over half of the berries home
Will
helped me
got Dodson several things at Bowie & got Will Martin 95 cts in
tab & kershiefs & got home in due time.
W-5
Finished plowing corn over next to Dodsons corn & plowed out the middles of
the sugar cain & plowed a few rows in the corn busting out the middles &
laying by corn for the last time in the new ground
gathered fruit etc &
went to town of Montague
sold about $3.00 worth Mrs Carpenter owes 50 cts
& Bivens & Frank took 25 cts worth got turnip seed 30 Blk pepper 20 came
home in due time they had set out slips at home 2 rows & some pieces etc.
T-6
Plowed corn in new ground all day
planted peas & turnip seed as we plowed
was laying by one & two furrows to the row
plowing it out clean
it was
windy but hot
the children thined corn & planted etc.
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F-7
Finished the new ground corn & the sweet potatoes & some in the broom corn
etc.
S-8
Had the head ache
was sick gathered fruit & went to two P.M. sold about
$2.00 Paralee & Zenas & Earn & Dodson went did not sell out by a good deal
came home early John & James Caviness & Haly & John was here & stayed all
night brought home lots of plums & peaches.
S-9
Fixed up & went with all of the folks to Father Newmans & stayed all day
Will & Haly & John & Jane & all of us it rained on us a shower as we came
home got home early & fed & don choirs.
M-10
Gathered beens & fruit etc A.M. went to Montague P.M. sold out for about
$2.00
Myrtie & Maggie went with me
took beens & cucumbers plums & berries
& peaches came home in due time
Earn had plowed some & set out some slips
etc Uncle Oz & Aunt Mary was here & brought the plows home got turnip seed
30 at Bevins
candy at Roaches 10.
T-11
It was raining
set around & wrote in this book & Davenport came to see
about selling his place had the head ache yoked the calves it was wet
pulled weeds out of the plums & gathered plums etc Barber & Gossage was here
& helped awhile cut up the hide etc etc.
W-12
Bottomed chairs A.M. pulled weeds P.M. & gathered plums etc Berries etc
etc this was the evening that Barber & Gossage came etc it was still wet.
T-13
Loaded up & started to Bowie the horses run against a tree & Broke the
double tree etc had to fix the haim etc
eat dinner & then went by Montague
sold out for $3.60 had good luck the folks worked at home etc.
F-14
Plowed cotton all day in the orchard Father & Mother Newman was here &
stayed all day
the children howed some & we set out slips & vines P.M..
S-15
Plowed the grape vines & plowed out the garden Earn helped
it took us
till late to get don
the children picked the berries etc
we then all
picked & loaded up peaches & plums etc & I then dressed & the Cooke Co folks
John & Jennie & Aunt & Sis Bill & Doogan came & I went to town & sold out
every thing I had for $3.40 came home late got medicated Tea $1.00 got
home late & set up late with the folks.
S-16
Set around home all day & talked to the folks walked around over the place a
little
went over Dodsons corn etc went to Rogers & set awhile at night
John & Jennie went to Rogers & stayed all night they all set around all day
with us
had a good time.
M-17
Sowed turnips & then howed the beans & gathered some B Berries A.M.
went to
Montague P.M. sold Berries to Mrs Matlock sold plums & did not sell out all
of the peaches
got home late $3.00. it rained at noon hard.
T-18
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Took beans & cucumbers & peaches to Bowie sold all out for about $2.75 got
coffee 90 sugar 1.00 soda 25 pants 2.25 suspenders 30 cotton goods for
pants 1.00 buttons 10 boots 4.00 Muslin X bord 90 thread 25 hose 25
morphine 50 homidia 25 nails 20 got 100 fruit boxes of Hall came home very
sick & it was late was awfull sick.
W-19
Made fruit boxes & moved the Doubletree A.M. picked Berries & peaches &
plums & went to Montague sold out all but a few plums & berries left
1 1/2
gal of berries at Cheeks & came home late
sold out for $5.00 came home
late the folks were all gon & I was scared up some
they had gon to
meeting.
T-20
Wrote some in this book etc Earn went & got a sithe cradle & Dodson made
some boxes etc we then boxed up some peaches to ship
Mrs Oldham came & set
with us down in the orchard & helped us to box peaches
Earn helped Dodson
tie oats it was hot the peaches were sof
F-21
Got up early & went to the orchard
took the wagon got the peaches &
brought them to the crib & put them in the crib & it commenced to rain
sprinkled some on us as we put them in & then it rained & rained the hardest
rain it has rained this year it commenced to rain a 6 A.M. & rained till
after 10 while I am writing still raining
had slept a short nap in the
broom corn house
wrote a letter to Ma & Lon & picked black berries P.M.
me & the children
Earn helped Dodson cut oats etc
T. D. Wardlow of
Sunset came & stayed all night to fix the clock & machine.
S-22
Talked to Wardlow awhile A.M. he went to work on the machine & clock at
$4.75 for the job of both of them & shuttle & 2 springs took peaches beans
& cucumbers to Bowie sold them all out for about $5.50
went & looked
through Davises orchard etc had to peddle around a good deal got flour 2.00
Turnip seed etc 65 cts cups 20 turpentine 15 Sugar 1.00 powders 10 fish 5
Earn & Dodson took peaches berries & plums to Montague sold for $2.50 & got
1 sack of meal set up late & dressed
Paralee went to Mothers on this day.
S-23
Martins came & stayed all day & some boys came to
get some peaches etc let them have some at the house 3 sets of boys came
Earn went to Molord at night or said he was going but did not go set around
& read & don choirs P. M. late.
M-24
Set around & don choirs for awhile A.M. Martin came over & brought some
Beans & squashes I wrote some in this book took plums peaches & berries to
Montague sold out for $7.20
had good luck Earn hunted old Doll awhile
P.M. & then howed cotton etc got along all right.
T-25
Gathered some peaches it was raining left them in the wagon covered up &
set around & cleaned out bottles etc
Richardsons came & we settled up he
to pay 4 gal of Molases & we to be even
Jameson & George Learsy [Searsy?] &
Jim Wilson came & we went through the orchard etc it was mudy.
W-26
Gathered some more peaches & I went to Bowie sold out most every thing had
tolerable good luck Earn & Dodson went to Montague & sold 2.20 worth & we
all sold about $6.70 I got home very late was not well.
T-27
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Set around & hired 2 hands at 16 $ per month gathered black berries & a good
many peaches several boxes they was roting very bad
got them & put them
in the crib Cidny came & stayed all night Harren [?] came & got some peaches
had prayer meeting here at night Martins & Dodsons came & that was all
set up late was awful sleapy awfully sleapy sleepy.
F-28
Was not well gathered B Berries & then took a nap of sleep
went to Montague
P.M. took peaches Berries & cucumbers sold $5.80 in all took Zenas & Leo
with me
had the sick head ache bad most all evening & came home very bad
off
the boys worked in the sweet potatoe pach etc some the children picked
Berries.
S-29
Still sick with head ache picked up the potatoes & gathered berries A.M.
Cid plowed & went & got the molases at Richardsons A.M. & the boys picked
peaches & I wrote some after noon Took peaches Berries etc to Montague
sold tolerable well was not well
did not sell out got about $3.00 in all
came home in due time the boys did not work much well they howed potatoes[--?]
S-30
They folks went off & left me & Zenas & Leo & we stayed at home all day by
our selves I was sick all day had taken calomell they went to Newmans &
stayed all day
the boys came to stay all night Marion & Cid & they helped
do the choirs
I was real sick
lay out on the porch till after midnight or
till about
it was cloudy & rained some along all day.
Diary for July 1889
Date
M-1
Marion Ivey [?] commenced to work at $16.00 per month bord & washing Cid
still working this was the 3rd day for him he commenced to work Friday the
29th of June 89 I was still sick Cid plowed the boys corn & Marion howed
potatoes & cotton we gathered some berries I wrote some in this book at
noon it still looked like rain & sprinkled some
finished the sweet potatoes
& trimmed up the little peach trees & worked out the garden it was hot
Ben
Cantrell came & eat some peaches & worked till late & gathered some berries &
helped to bottle up the juice of the berries etc.
T-2
Took peaches & berries etc to Bowie sold well sold at 75 per Bushell got
some goods of More pants 2.50 boots 3.00 shirts 2.00 flour 3.00 sugar
2.00 oil 1.25 other cloth 15-20-30 etc (65) traps 75 Tab 90 sold the
fruit out at $4.50 bought a book of McMinn for 40 paid him a $15.00 note on
Allen & Husted $5.00 order on More & to let him have a cow & calf brought it
home & it was heavy & it took me till late to get home the boys choped
cotton & plowed cotton in the orchard.
W-3
It was raining cleaned out around the cribs & put up a roof to work under &
cleaned out the broom corn house fixed up the yard & choped some wood we
got along tolerable well the boys all helped
Williamsons boys came to eat
peaches.
T-4
Had trouble A.M. gathered the fruit peaches & fixed up the boys & children
& they all went to Bowie to the picknick Earn & Cid & Myrtie Zenas & Maggie
they took 7 boxes & 1/2 bushell of peaches & some berries & mellons etc I
put on berries picked some planted plum seed & tended too the B. B. cordial
washed out the bottles etc don choirs etc the children came home Cid was
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drunk & lay in the wagon all night
it was cold or cool.
the boys slept in the broom corn house
F-5
Worked on the hack fixing it up till about 11 the boys gathered peaches
cucumbers & berries & they fixed the roof or the rafters ready to fix the
roof of the B house wrote in this book settled up with Cid paid him in all
$2.70 went to Montague with Cid & Leo took fruit & sold out tolerable well
about 4.00 came home in due time the boys choped in cotton P.M.
S-6
The boys broke the hack & had to take the wagon sold out for about $5.50
don well but got home late the boys howed over in new ground Earn did not
work much he played etc.
S-7
Set around A.M. Will & Haley came & we all went to meeting at Tabor Martins
came home with us for dinner the widow & her 3 girls & boy & they all went
back to meeting but me & all went again at night I stayed at home Bro
Michell came home with them at night & stayed all night.
M-8
Took peaches to Montague & sold out most of them Earn came & sold the last
of them & I came home & boxed up some peaches Mr Barns helped
he made
boxes & then helped box & the boys helped box or they gathered some & talked
some Earn sold $1.60 worth after I left we loaded up Barns wagon & don
choirs sold in all about $5.00.
T-9
Loaded up my wagon & then to Bowie with Barnes
shiped 27 boxes & left 9 to
ship & 1 1/2 bu box & one bushell box & Hall sold $1.00 & a peck of peaches
& I sold about $4.00 paid Barnes $2.00 paid Pen 84 cts on boxes for 12
boxes he shiped in etc had no returns got something at Moores sugar 50 &
coffee 50 soda 10 for Dodson & a slicker for my self $2.50 sugar for my
self 1.00 started home & was water bound by Denton Creek it was up went
back & eat Supper at Payns soninlaws had the sick head ache & then came on
home got home about after 12 sleepy & tired.
W-10
Took peaches to Montague sold out early sold for about $4.90 did not
collect it all Will Martin was with me & came home with me & helped sort &
pack peaches paid him 30 the boys was choping cotton they got along slow
boxed up 21 boxes of peaches & 1 of grapes.
T-11
Loaded up got some loose peaches in the wagon & cucumbers & all of the
boxes that was nailed up
went to Bowie shiped 22 boxes & left 6 with Hall
to ship & then sold about $1.40 of the culls had sick head ache
lay &
slept in the Alliance store awhile
came home early.
F-12
Went & howed one row of cotton to see how the boys was getting along they
was doing no good & they quit Will McLain was here for dinner the boys came
back & we went to see Dodson & they went off then & I set around & wrote some
& don choirs etc wrote some in this book etc etc the boys came back we went
to see Dodson but it don no good come back wrote in this book Warren Ivey
came we don choirs etc hunted rabbits awhile at night found none.
S-13
Gathered peaches & Black berries A.M. got most all of the berries got
ready to go to town took the peaches to Montague & the B Berries sold out
everything Dodson went with me got Earn a hat $1.50 me a shirt of
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Bradshaw $2.00 sold in all about $6.15 stayed for preaching to hear Ditsler
preach on infant baptisams he made a poor preach I thought but I was sleapy
& could not hear well road out to the end of W. J. Thomas land with Freeman
& then walked home it was late about 1 when I got to bed I eat supper at
Mrs Georges.
S-14
Set around home & read the paper mad the children a swing Josie wanted to
go somewhere & was out of humor all day John Newman had stayed here all
night & him & Earn rode Sina
Martins came by going to hear Ditsler at
Montague Earn came home early & we don choirs etc had a disagreeable day
all togather but fair etc.
M-15
Vess Richardson came to hire to me to commence Thursday morning @ $13.00 per
month & to do good average work
sent Earn to Montague with peaches & grapes
he don well sold $2.15 in all
I boxed up some peaches
we had hauled
them up to the crib
boxed up 23 boxes & then don choirs etc. John Nelson &
Will Martin came & they eat peaches & Will rode off my saddle again John
stayed all night.
T-16
Gathered a few peaches & grapes & went to Bowie
John went with me shiped
through Hall 23 boxes of peaches sold a few peaches & grapes 85 cts worth
1 bu of cucumbers got Earn pants 1.00 me shirting 1.50
put old Luce to
Down horse after he opened her up
Earn howed cotton. (Old Luce 1st & last
at Downs)
W-17
Had the sick head ache all day
fixed up the B. B. Wine or Cordial P.M.
put in the last thing we had to go in & warmed it up it was saving all night
Earn had helped Bob to start the cow & yearling but they came back & Bob
McMinn came back with the leaders for the cattle & stayed all night again &
the boys took the gun & went hunting but killed nothing then don choirs.
T-18
Ves came & commenced to work for me by the month at $13.00 per month
we
gathered peaches & melons etc A.M. the boys choped cotton P. M. I went to
town took Josie & Orion & Pleaides to Barnes & then took peaches mellons &
grapes to Montague for about $4.00 came by & got the folks at Barnes & came
on home got pepper at Bivens 20 sold Bivens peaches $25 [$.25?] Bradshow
peaches 75 & mellon 5
.80 the boys howed cotton.
F-19
Fixed up the wagon seat & the Hack it was hot
worked on them most all day
the Bowie Boy came & got McMinns cow & calf
the boys got the new ground
cotton don howing Josie washed & don choirs the boys got up corn to feed
on.
S-20
Gathered fruit & got ready to go to Newmans etc we had got up late & it was
noon when we got ready to go eat a snack of dinner & then took the children
& Josie & went to Newmans & set awhile & went to town & sold about $1.40
worth of fruit came back & eat supper & came on home Earn had don the
choirs & gon to bed let Ves have about $1.05 in all
got coperass 10 coffe
25 candy 5.
S-21
Stayed at home all day & worked
Freemans eat grapes etc they was at
Dodsons barn & Ves went to Molard Earn got home about 4 P.M. eat dinner &
hiched the horses again to go back to Molard don choirs again P. M. & read
etc me & Josie looked around over the place some it had rained.
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M-22
Set around A. M. & cut corn for rosting ears & hauled up two loads stalks &
all
Vess came late said he was willing to count what he had don last week
& to day for 3 days
went to see Rogers steers P.M. the boys plowed & went
to meeting at night at Molard. (V)(3).
T-23
Took peaches plums cucumbers melons & grapes etc to Bowie Hall shiped 3 or 4
bushell boxes of peaches
sold some around & about
$1.15 Flour 1.40
pearatine 10 Blueing 10 Tab 40 coffee 30 came home late it was very hot
took the things in the hack & old luce had fever & was sick & I had to drive
slow came home late
the boys had the feeding don
Earn get up & helped me
the boys had got wood up in the woods etc. (V) 4.
W-24
It was raining some A.M. the boys sorted & cut B corn A.M. I helped them
some Will Martin came
the boys plowed P.M. looked around over the orchard
with Martin & fixed my boots & cleaned out the Broom House etc don choirs
Pleadie was sick
the boys sent to prayer meeting at Tabor. (V)5.
T-25
Don choirs it was raining some
the boys loaded up peaches for market took
some grapes melons & cantilop & took them to Bowie let Hall have 5 bushell
boxes to ship & he sold 2 pecks at 25 each I then sold about $1.00 worth at
retail got sugar $3.00
Dodsons thing 70 meal 80 cts came home late the
boys had cut & sorted B corn at the house. (V) (6).
F-26
Had the sick head ache wrote some in this book the boys went to plowing in
the cotton it was very hot too hot to work the boys had to lay around the
house till about 4 P.M. & they then went to plowing in the cotton & I sowed
turnips in the cotton & gathered Cucumbers & Beans etc the boys did not do
much
too hot hotest day excet last Friday. (V 7).
S-27
Set around & don choirs & wrote two letters one to Tom & one to Ma & Lon &
Vick
the boys finished plowing the cotton & hauled two loads of wood & then
gathered some peaches & plums & then don choirs we all went to Montague
that is me & Ves & Earn
did not sell anything at all got mail no barrels
some suspenders (30) (Calico 25) Knife for Earn 25 Tab for Ves 50 paper 10
Came home late & hauled up some corn as we came home to feed on
read some
etc.(V) 7 1/2.
S-28
Set around home & read & don choirs got up some grapes & mellons etc Mr
Newman came horse back & stayed all day let him have the money I had
promised $6.00 & wrote some etc Earn went of said to Bridgewatter was gon
all day got home & don choirs etc,
M-29
The boys hauled up some corn & (the plums & we boxed the plums 25 boxes & I
then went to Rogers & to Crumps paid him $25 00/100 on the note for Broom
corn came back by Rogers & on home Ves was sick
the babe was sick ) [The
language contained within foregoing parens was circled and that within the
following parens was added--a space or so below the entry for M-29 and a
space or so above the T-30 entry ?] (Plowed & dug potatoes & I went to
Crumps etc but did not gather the plums) 8 1/2
T-30
Helped the boys gather plums some
broom corn late & don choirs. 9
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we then boxed the plums
the boys cut
W-31
Took the plumms to Bowie
Shiped 28 boxes sold 2 bushell got plates at
Mores 90 thread 2 spools 10 shirts 1.00 Drilling 5 yds 50 calico 25
bonnet 1.00 got for Will Martin $15.00 in trade at Mores came home late the
boys cut Broom corn etc. (V)10 1/2.
Diary for Aug 1889
Date
T-1
Wet up corn & commenced to make brooms Will Martin helping
he to receive
regular broom making wages 1/2 ct per strand & help do sorting & dozening etc
& pay $6.00 per month for board did not do much got along slow but kept
ahead the boys cut broom corn Dodson helped at $1.00 per day in trade. (D)
1 (V) 11 1/2.
F-2
Had the sick head ache some but made brooms most all day Martin helped the
boys cut & tied up broom corn & hauled up some of it all of us got along
slow Pleiade was sick still but some better Dodson helped. (D) (2) (V) 12
1/2.
S-3
Made brooms all day got along tolerable well the boys tied up & hauled B
corn A.M. D went to town P.M. got [______] & {___us] & pills & cream of
tartar
Bro Michell came & his boy & stayed all day & we went to preaching
at night the boys gathered grapes P.M. & don choirs etc Dodson got mail etc
set up and read the paper some.(D) 2 1/2 (V)13 1/2
S-4
Read some A.M. fixed & went to preaching & took the children Uncle Oz &
family came home with us for dinner Will Martin was here went back to
evening meeting & to night meeting etc Earn went off A.M. & did not came
home till night went off with Louise Michell & then the Wilchers boys to
the tank etc.
M-5
Read some
gathered cucumbers & then lay down to sleep got Earn to get up
the horses to go to meeting
Josie gave out going & we stayed at home I was
not well
boxed up plums had the head ache pretty bad could not go to
meeting at night
set up till late but slept out on a chair Mr Roe came to
see Will Martin to get twine mony
the boys cut broom corn after they
gathered the plums & they went to meeting etc.(V)(G) (D)14 [?]
T-6
Took plums to Bowie & irish potatoes sold to Moore 12 boxes 4 bu @ 25 per
box $3.00 sold potatoes $1.25 plums 85 sold peach peares to Reid $2.50
got Sugar $1.00 at Mores pants $1.25 Tab for Ves 25 turnip seed 75 cts
flour of Chandliers per Reids order $2.65 Morphine 50 Safe Vervine 50 came
home late Ealies boy went with me & Tom Prince & came back with me was
pretty good company. (D) (V) (15) (G)
W-7
Wrote some in this book paid George Richardson $1.00 on his wages for
cutting broom corn he had cut 2 days owe him 20 cts Ves & Earn was
gathering corn some to feed on made brooms all day me & Martin etc the
boys gathered peaches & boxed them to ship all day Dodson gathered a load &
took them to Henrietta
started slow helped the boys some but very little
This was wrong.
[He then struck through the foregoing and wrote the following: Went to
meeting A.M. the boys gathered fruit & Earn took some of it to Montague P.M.
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sold 50 cts worth of it
I went by the Italians to see how to make grapes &
then on to town Ves tied broom corn & cut stalks etc Will Martin came out
home with me & we went to meeting at night.]
T-8
Don choirs & went to meeting
Andersons etc came home with us the boys
were seeding broom corn & Dodson helped did not do any thing about working
to day this was the day the arbor was burnt & I got so cold at night.(V)
(D).
F-9
Fixed & mad brooms most all day Will Martin helped Josie went to meeting &
they had a good time she said
we got along all right making brooms
Dodson helped some the boys seeded & hauled etc & we all went to meeting &
to arbor meeting.(D)(V)(17)
S-10
Made brooms all day me & Will Martin Ves worked A.M. & rested P.M. & went
to his Pas
we got along slow making brooms & went to meeting at night
etc.(V)(18)(1/20
S-11
Went to meeting & home etc Nalls & Wiple & Lyde & children & Dallor etc was
here for dinner
went back & then me & Zenas & Leo & Orion came home & don
choirs & then went back to night meeting.
M-12
Had the head ache
the boys gathered peaches & boxed them I made brooms
& Martin we got along slow the boys got 29 boxes put up & don choirs.
me
T-13
Took 28 boxes of peaches to Bowie sold them to Chandler for $.50 per three
boxes & he pay for the boxes got some things for Dodson etc got broom
handles etc got a barrell $2.00 bottles 30 Veses pants & hat 3.75 Pem $1.50
got material to mak 50 boxes & came home late got jarrs 3 -- 3 gal jars of
Hall etc had a load as I came home the boys cut broom corn stalks or cut at
them Dodson went with me part of the way to see about peaches etc got sugar
$2.00 came home late. (V) 20.
W-14
Made brooms all day
the boys made boxes & boxed peaches & gathered a load
of corn Dodson gathered a load of peaches & started off with them
the boys
got 28 boxes gathered & boxed & don choirs etc they did not have enough to
fill their boxes.(V) 21.
T-15
Made brooms all day Earn took some peaches to Bowie all they had boxed & the
extra boxes Earn took them to Chandler & got $2.25 cash got oil tab & snuff
etc & spent 40 cts he came home in due time & all right but I did not like
the way he don but excused him. it rained (Ves did not work)
F-16
Made brooms all day
Earn helped & Ves was not here till noon & he did not
help
we got along all right but slow the boys Bill Baize & Bill Samples
was here awhile P.M. (Ves did not work)
S-17
Made brooms all day & helped to dozen etc the boys dozened up & seeded &
trimmed etc & Earn went to Montague for the mail P.M. & Ves don choirs I
worked late got along all right Earn got Ves & Martin some tab & us some
coffee & soda at Burns
read the papers & set up late.
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S-18
Read awhile A.M. went to S. S. We just organized then went to Wrights for
dinner & set & talked with Wright & Uncle Gus Ridling P.M. Came home & don
choirs Ves & Martin was here & Earn came & Willie Williamson etc
Set up &
talked with Josie till late mad up & that meant a good deal & I hope it will
last had a heap of trouble to get an understanding we could agree upon.
M-19
Made brooms all day looked around over the orchard & over the cotton & got
some peaches the boys gathered corn & grapes & dozened up some brooms & then
gathered some White corn & some yellow & it took till late & then don choirs
etc. (V)(23)
T-20
Took 29 dozen brooms to Bowie & shiped to Lon Oller at Vernon got $10.00 of
Hall sent off on order P.O. order to Brown for $9.10 got dry good of Evans
for Josie $3.45 got coffee of Chandler on order 30 & some maches got some
meal of Hall 80 & some 1 doz fruit jars $1.75
Josie & the babe was along
Ves cut wood Earn helped Martin make brooms.(V)(24).
W-21
Made brooms all day Earn & Martin helped Ves helped Josie to can fruit
got up fruit & pealed & cut etc
me & Martin & Earn made brooms all day
was all tired & did not go to prayer meeting.(V)(25)
he
we
T-22
Made brooms all day Earn helped
Ves still helped Josie to can fruit
fixed up the wine sold Liz & Horrace 1 Quart of it for 50 cts bottled up
the rest of it made brooms
a goodly number over 50
Earn went after
Holton & stayed late & had to send after him sent Ves
it was late & I was
out of humor. (V)(26)
F-23
Holton was here to seed broom corn & Ves & Earn seeded broom corn & brooms &
put the seed & corn away I had to help them to get any thing out of them
dozened up 9 doz brooms & made 37 brooms & Will Martin made 6 & I helped the
boys they got along slow in fact don nothing only when I helped them I paid
Holton 60 cts for his work & it was worth about 10 talked with Josie about
her not trusting me for washing money if she washed for Bill Martin.(V)(27).
S-24
Sent Earn to Bowie with 14 doz brooms to ship to Wichita Falls & to get the
broom material handles & twine etc I made brooms all day
was sick A.M. &
till I took a nap P.M. Ves he don choirs around & went after the mail P.M.
& helped to do choirs after he came back
Earn shiped the brooms & got the
material etc & got home in due time Earn spent $1.10 freight Tab oil
spices etc.
S-25
Set around & read etc went to S. S. & took all of the children & John
Newman & Earn etc came back
Mr Richardson & family came over & set all
evening walked around over the place some P.M.
M-26
Dozened up some brooms & gathered peaches to haul off etc loaded up etc eat
dinner & then started off with peaches went by Clarks & Bowie sold some
peaches then at $1.00 60cts worth stayed all night at Jim Brewers
Jim
came home late.
T-27
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Left Brewers came on to Belleview could not sell any thing there came on &
camped for dinner with an apple pedler then came on to Henrietta Stoped in
the wagon yard for night Paid for Bucket 40 Ham & crackers 15.
W-28
Commenced to sell peaches & retailed out brooms & peaches most all day sold
out about $15.00 worth in all Loging fees etc $1.25 dinner 25 Snaps or
Cruppers 25 then came on out to the Duchmans & stayed all night.
T-29
Came on to the Falls
looked all around & sold no brooms then took another
round & sold $12.00 to one man & $9.00 to White in trade & some at retail
sold all out but 2 doz
stayed all night in the Falls slept in the wagon
eat at Hotell.
F-30
Got sheat & bows sold 2 doz brooms for
then shiped some things to Bowie
Loging 75 other provisions 40 rope etc 60 came on to the Park sold one doz
brooms $2.00 came on to Ruthford Section house & stayed all night was sick
all night & throwed up several times no one to wait on me all night.
S-31
Lay over till noon
eat dinner late then come on to Harrold & started to
Lons stayed all night at a Hogs 75 ct at section house.
Diary for Sept 1889
Date
S-1
Loging 75 started to Lons it was raining some got lost & was sick Morrison
showed me the way came on all night came to Bill Reeds & stoped awhile then
on to Lons no one at home stayed all night by my self had a chill slept
out of doors.
M-2
Lon came home we geared up & went to meeting & to the preachers for dinner &
back to preaching at night & then on home very late paid the Preacher Huse
$1.00.
T-3
We hauled water & then went Rhodins in a round about way to look at the
country I had another chill there & was awfull sick came home & I throwed
up again & was sick all night.
W-4
Stayed at home or Lons & took medicine most all day
& was some better took Quinine all day.
went to haul watter P.M.
T-5
Set at Lons all day & took Quinine & missed my chill & wrote some in this
book
Lon gon to Hughes to help him on his chimny I had to water my horses
Lon got home late.
F-6
Fixed up me & Lon & Jim White & went to Vernon & got samples of brooms & sold
out all I had there or about all
got medicine $1.00 eat at Andersons &
slept in the wagon was awfull tired & not well took pills & Chill Tonick
etc Lon don most of the selling.
S-7
Went & washed & swept off the brooms
they had been badly damaged & then
delivered them all & sold some at retail $3 or 4 worth at retail and about
$60.00 at Wholesale we then eat dinner at Jones & then settled up with Mrs
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Flapjack & got ready & Andy Reed came out with us we got home before dark &
Lon then had to haul water & we don choirs etc freight 3.40 freight at the
falls $1.10 expenses here yard fee etc 50 Supper 1.00 breakfast 50 dinner
40.
S-8
Fixed up & started home did not get off till after 9 came on to the iron
bridge & wattered & fed & eat
it was raining
did not rest long but drove
on in a hurrah & got in about 2 miles of Ruthford before the ground got real
mudy then it was very mudy & went on to the Park stayed all night at Coxes
had poor fare.
M-9
Came on through the Falls & eat at the section house & then through Henrietta
& on out to P. T. Martins & stayed all night expences for this day $.50 cts
it was raing most all day.
T-10
It had rained all night & was raining most all day eat dinner at Sneezers
came on through Belleview & to Bellenap it was up
had to be pulled across
came on to Bowie & got my things & then came on home late but they were still
up at supper the road was mudy & wet & very bad all was well but Myrtie she
had fever
expences $1.10 beside freight 30.
W-11
Set around & read the papers Wardlow came & fixed the clock etc wrote some
in this book etc Dodson was here awhile & talked some Martin was here but we
did not do much it was raining some Tom came at night.
T-12
Tom was here & we looked around over the orchard & talked some etc & set
around the house till noon took some peaches to town Tom went along it was
raining on us a good deal of the time sold out for 2.65 got Flour 2.10
coffee 75 nails 25.
F-13
Set around awhile gathered some corn 1 load & don choirs & looked around
over the crops Mr Martin helped gather corn & dozened up the brooms etc
Josie went with me to look over the place etc.
S-14
Set around A.M. Sparks & March came to see us & get some peache seed etc
Martin fixed up some bridles etc Josie got mad I was not well
Drd Mol
(the mare). Earn took brooms to Roach $2.40 & some peaches did not sell any
got some Chill Tonick 75.
S-15
It rained & we stayed at home all day & slept some P.M.
cottons etc.
Earn went to White
M-16
Hauled manure & cleaned up the lot it was mudy hauled the manure around to
peare trees etc Martin commenced to work at $18.00 per month.(Martin
commenced to Work (1) (M) ).
T-17
Hauled manure & then hauled sand to fill up the places in the lot & cleaned
out from under the floor me & Josie & the children went to Mr. Newmans &
stayed all night left Earn & Martin at home.
W-18
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Set around awhile & then went to town & to see about the note of Josies
paid up Hamiltons Act that Josie had made $3.65
got gloves 50 & stockings
for Pleidy 10 went back & eat dinner & then came on home
the boys had been
diging potatoes & we howed then up & went to meeting at night
there was no
prayer meeting.
T-19
Seeded broom corn all day
smuty.
me & Earn & Will Martin
it was awfull dusty &
F-20
Seeded broom corn A.M. seeded the Crump corn it was crooked but not so
dusty got don A.M. & sowed corn P.M. 3 loads
got along well.
S-21
Hauled corn A.M. went to town P.M. the boys howed corn I got morphine 50
["beef 50" was erased] suspenders $1.00
got the mail & talked with Sparks
& Smith.
S-22
Fixed & went to S.S. & set around home P.M. Dodson was here & set a good
while I slept awhile & was sick then & throwed up[--?--] [--?--]
M-23
Gathered corn all day
fix to go out west.
got don all but one load of my own corn & commenced to
T-24
Fixed up & took 15 dozen brooms to bowie & shiped them to Quanah give Martin
$8.25 to buy wire & twine etc got a ticket for the west paid out $5.40 fare
to Saulsburry met Bill & Tom at Henrietta & we went on togather & stoped at
S-B- at Andersons.
W-25
Looked around & got a hack & went out West of Sailsberry to look at the
country we went up Red river & around & back to town about night & then
stayed all night again at the town.
T-26
Went out with Clack to look at the country
wagon & showed us around & so did Anderson
all night.
East of town & Clack then took a
came back & stayed at Sailsberry
F-27
Left Sailsberry & came on down to Childress & looked around over the town &
got a map or plat of the town & stayed all night at Childress & talked with
Terry.
S-28
It had been raining some still looked around & set around
it was cold & the
train late
Tom come on the train
got an excursion ticket to the Falls &
then swaped it off for a lay over ticket at Quanah stoped & sold my brooms
9 dozen of them there & shiped 4 doz to Childress & two doz to Sailsberry
got for 2 doz $4.65 & for 7 doz $12.45 cash for two brooms 60 cts then got
on a freight & came to Vernon & stayed all night at Joneses.
S-29
Tom came up to Joneses & set awhile & I then went out with Haze & J Grundy to
Hazes & then to Jim Hollands & eat supper & then back to Stephens & stayed
all night the country was pretty.
M -30
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Haze & Stephens came to town with us & I looked around over town all day &
went out to look at the land over the river with Tolbert did not like
stayed all night at Joneses me & J Grundy
did not find any thing.
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Date
T-1
Looked around awhile & then took the train for home
the conductor wanted me
to pay extra fare but I did not
came on to Harrold & found Tom & Ma &
Bessie waiting for the train we all came on to Bowie togather & found Josie
& Earn & the children waiting for us Earn sold potatoes $4.50 & peaches
$1.50 morphine 50 then got the folks & came on home sold Evans peaches 40
on time
Old K was sick & could not drive fast got home late found Martin
here.
W-2
The folks all here
Tom went home Mr Emmons came to sell a book
took one
& wrote in this book Mrs Rogers & Longley came over Rogers came over & paid
me the $10.00 he had borrowed fixed up & started to Cooke Co & took all of
the folks went on as far as Aunt Nervas & we all stayed there all night but
Earn he stayed at John Nelsons Will was gon to Meeting.
T-3
Went on to Cooke & to Toms & stayed there all night Ca & Add [younger
brother, Caleb Casual & Addie--Margaret Adaline, nee Cauldwell, his wife]
came down & set awhile & Taylors children [sister Sarah & James Taylor
Hemphill's children] came over & set till bed time Earn went to John
Minnises & Janes [sister Janes' {Jennie} family] & stayed.
F-4
Set around awhile & then we all went to Taylors & stayed till evening Tom &
Mollie [older brother and his wife, Mollie, nee Cass] etc went with us we
all went to Ca's & eat supper & then to Janes & stayed all night all of the
crowd Earn had gon to Taylors to stay all night we set up tolerable late.
S-5
Fixed up & came by Ikes [younger brother, Isaac Weaver (wife Mattie--Martha
Lenora, nee Cauldwell] & stoped a little while & then came on home eat dinner
on Clear Creek & got some grapes & acorns came on by John Nelsons & stoped
for a few minutes & then came on home
got home a little after dark & don
the choirs Will M- came home late that night he had been to meeting
Dodson had been to town & brought out the mail & set up & read the mail till
late
found every thing all right.
S-6
Set around & read then went to S S & preaching A.M. Josie was sick & did
not go got there for S.S. & then Bro Bell preached on the Subject of
Believer religion & not of works but of faith & Bro Michell talked a while &
gave the hand of fellowship to Zula [?] Bill & Mr Dollan & then came on home
had no company but Curry he was here to see about the cider mill we all
went to meeting at night.
M-7
Don the choirs & then went to Mr Newmans & to town & then back & stayed all
night they was picking cotton
got Maggie some shoes $1.75 & sent off the
interest on my land $15.00 to the State Treasure & set around & read the
paper some.
T-8
Loaded up all of the folks & the children & Mother Newman & went Down on
Farmers Creek to John Caviness & set around there till allmost night & then
went to Jim McDaniells & stayed for supper & then went back & Pleiades had
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been crying a good deal & they could not do anything with her
a good while.
we then set up
W-9
John paid Josie $30.00 on the land note of hers & we came on to Aunt Mat
Holts & eat dinner & got some pups & came on by Newmans & left the children &
Mother & then came on home & found every thing all right & don the choirs &
read till late
Josie read the Bible & then we had some disagreement about
prayer etc went to bed late.
T-10
Got up early don choirs & wrote some in this book it was fair & windy set
around home all day & don nothing but choirs looked around over the place
etc wrote some.
F-11
Had the sick head ache most all day could not do any thing but the choirs
drawed watter for the stock & Doctored them some Earnest English got hurt in
the gin today.
S-12
Set around & don choirs A.M. Josie went to Richardsons A.M. went to
Montague with Dodson P.M. & got mail & coffee 50 & don nothing the rest of
the time
Paid Crump $2.00 on the note due him July 31=1889 Chill tonick
75.
S-13
Went to S.S.
held the school John Par & family came home with us for
dinner set & talked all evening Will Martin was here also & stayed all
night.
M-14
Got up early A.M. set around A.M. went to Rogers & got a saddle & came home &
wrote in this book etc went to Richardsons P.M. & then came home & don
choirs.
T-15
Don choirs A.M.
rest of the day
awhile.
Will Martin came over & we sorted corn & made brooms the
it was misting rain some Dodson came up & talked with is
W-16
Made brooms all day
making brooms.
me & Will
T-17
Made brooms all day again
still raining a little
still got along slow
got along slow
had choirs to do etc.
F-18
Made brooms all day again still getting along slow
time worked hard all day.
Will helped all of the
S-19
Made & dozened up brooms till dinner got don & took two dozen to town & sold
to Roach for $4.50 got flour $1.35 coffee 30 sugar 1.00 blueing 10 sal
soda 10 tab 15 Chill tonic 75 candy 10
came home & don choirs & read the
papers.
S-20
Set around & read
had the head ache & lay around home all day Martin went
to preaching
Ross preached he then came & stayed at home the rest of the
day.
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M-21
Went a
grapes
grapes
Martin
grape hunting Martin went with us eat dinner at Savages got some
this sid of Denver & some Opium etc at Denver 15 then got some
on the creek the other side of Denver & then come on home & Jolted
to Death but did not go to do it.
T-22
Went a grape hunting again & I had the sick head ache we did not get very
many but 1/2 barrell Josie drove home I was sick could not do choirs.
W-23
Dodson paid $10.60 rent cotton morphine 50 gining & Bosling [?] & ties & 60
cts went to Hills & got the evaporator & he gave me his note for $6.25 & the
evaporator back the note due Dec 15 = 1889 came on home & hauled a load of
wood & don choirs the folks picked cotton to day.
T-24
Picked grapes off of the bunches to make preserves & then went to
Richardsons & got some molases & some tomatoes etc & then came home & don
chairs Dodson went to Bowie.
F-25
Got up early & took some potatoes & apples & went to Bowie & took all of the
folks & Nellie D sold potatoes to More for $2.25 apples 20 got dry goods
etc $20.85 boots etc for the children & myself & things for Josie children
etc etc
came home late & it was cold
Will Martin was here sold Fry wine
$1.00.
S-26
Wrote some in this book & don choirs Orion was sick wrot a letter to Tom &
sent Mmrtie [Myrtie] $4.25 in a check took the wagon & Dodson went with me
sold wine to the Welcher boys 50 got paper 35 tacks 10 beef 25
got mail
& a check of W. L. R. Dickson of Childress for 2 dozen brooms $5.00 sent
$4.25 to Myrtie came home late & don choirs & read the papers till late.
(First Frost.)
S-27
Set around all day & read the papers Will Martin was here all day & night
it was fair but windy & cold
it had frosted the first frost or 2nd of the
year. (2nd frost)
M-28
Don choirs went helped Dodson gather some corn he took it to town I wrote
some in this book Fixed up the Winter grape wine for the first time sold
some B.B. wine to John Welcher at noon & some wine to Henry Fry at night &
don the choirs Will Martin come back & stayed all night.
T-29
Gathered corn all day me & Zenas gathered the rent corn of Dodsons 3 loads
& shucked some of it at night me & Josie
Dodson went to town with corn.
W-30
Had the sick head ache all day had it bad & Josie was gon to Dodsons &
stayed all day & left me with the children Mrs Dodson was sick & their babe
was bornd had a real bad time of it
throwed up twice & suffered because I
could not get under the influence of Morphine don choirs P.M. Martin came
back & stayed all night Dodson had brought out the mail yesterday the
Christian Herrald & Farm & Fireside etc Set & read till late Josie was gon.
T-31
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Shucked out a wagon load of corn & the children carried it to the house & to
broom corn house & we shelled a good deal of it & fixed up the wine again 9
bottles of it & then don choirs & Josie was gon most of the time I helped
fix the tomatoes etc.
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Date
F-1
Don choirs & finished shelling corn it was cold
choirs etc cold & windy.
wrote some letters
don
S-2
Set around & wrote some A.M. hauled up the cotton & got some sacks ready &
measured up the corn & eat a cold dinner or snack then went to Mill
collected the Check on Dickson of Childress Mr Newman paid $6.00 his note
got mail & mailed several letters
took corn to the mill could not get any
grinding got sugar of Roach $1.00 got home don choirs & read the papers
Will Martin was here.
S-3
Fixed & went to Meeting at Mt Tabor Bro Michell preached & Bro Bell exorted
& they both talked a good deal took up a collection for Corsicanna Church of
$2.10 put in 10 cts came on home Will & Haly were here & Father Newman &
all of the folks but John set around & talked some etc don choirs P.M. &
then went to Meeting at night Bro Michell preached & Bro Yelton to up a
collection give him 25
came home & set up late & talked on religion
subjects till late Will was here.
M-4
Wrote some in this book & don choirs etc set around and don choirs & dug or
plowed up some potatoes
Bro Michell came & paid him $1.50 it turned cold &
rained some
Martin came & stayed all night cold & raining.
T-5
Cold & raining some most all day set around & read
Martin road off to get
up club for American Agriculturist
raining & too cold to go to town
fixed
up the wine 22 bottles of it.
W-6
Set around home all day Mr & Mrs Richardson came & stayed all day
it was
raining & cold rained on till night don choirs sold Henry Fry wine $1.50.
T-7
Cold & misting rain some went to town & got meal & mail & Morphine & sugar
sold Butter 95 cts to Roach came home early & hauled a load of wood & don
choirs etc.
F-8
Set around home all day & read etc Mealy Tyson brought the sausage grinder
home don choirs & went to Dodsons at night & set awhile me & Josie
still
cold.
S-9
Fair this morning don choirs & wrote some etc set at home Stone & Sallie
[Harvey's step-dau Sallie Stone, nee Robinson] came by & stayed awhile &
Harvey[Sallie's bro] stayed all night we took a hunt but did not get any
game came home & don choirs & read the news
Dodson had brought out the
mail set up late.
S-10
Stone & Sallie came & stayed all day & Martin
& me looked around over the orchard etc & Fixed & went to Newmans P.M. & took
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all of the folks & stayed all night
choirs sold him wine 50 cts.
it was cold
Martin stayed at home & don
M-11
Set around A.M. & talked came by town got the mail & some cards came on
home & set around P.M. it turned cold & snowed at night
Martin came &
stayed all night.
T-12
Snowing & sleeting & cold set around home all day & don choirs
stayed all day faired off P.M. but too cold to work.
Martin
W-13
Fair but cool the Roan Bull was dead did not know the cause of his death
skined him & then wrote some
Martin went to picking cotton for him self
don choirs & then hauled two loads of rails & pieces P.M. Dodson was
gathering corn & put one load in my crib
he had divided in the field & beat
me out of 10 rows on this sid of the creek & five on the West sid & I do not
know how much more
was not well.
T-14
Took the bull hide & my cotton & went to Bowie sold cotton at Greens for
$2.70 in sed had 264 lbs sold hide to Chandler for $1.00 got dry goods at
Evans $1.00 = 40 cts in peaches [coutar?] flannell colored etc at Moors I
got 8 yds Sheviats [?] 1.00 4 yds of linsey 60 2 yds dress goods 20 3 pair
stockings 60 thread 10 got flour at Halls 2.25 coffee 90 soap 25 lumber
$3.34 got home late had to feed & cut wood by lamp light nothin was don up
but the hogs fed & Mr Pony[?] not wattered Dodson had hauled a load of corn
to town.
F-15
Took 8 dozen brooms to Bowie sold 4 doz to Young & 4 doz to Crawford all
for $12.25 got lumber & renewed the Gribble notes to Thomas two $50 notes
and give him my place to sell for $1600.00 & 5/-[?] came home very late & it
was so dark I lost the way twice had a muss about supper & then did not get
any supper at last set up late & was cold & sick could not sleep for hunger
& cold was treated very bad.
S-16
Had the sick head ache
got up early & mad me some coffee etc & wrote some
in this book settled up with Dodson or got his act & compared them he was
up here & the act was about all right counted them up & don choirs
Richardsons brought me some cotton seed 35 1/2 bu & I put them away it was
cold Dodson brought out the mail Martin was here at night & we read the
news.
S-17
Went to preaching Bro Ross preached & come home with us & Richardsons
choirs etc still cold but moderated some.
Don
M-18
Fixed up & hauled a load of rails & wood
took the children with me took
Pleiades & all came home & took the head ache too bad to work
allready had
it some
lay around all evening Martin came at night I fixed up the
orchard fence a little just before dark but was sick afterward.
T-19
Fixed up the cross fence by the orchard & pasture & down to the stock well &
fixed around it came home & fed & went to town to fix up the Guardian
business could not fix it up Smith was gon & no one was there to help or
show me how got sugar 50
morphine 50
meat 25 showed my wine & B.B.
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Cordial etc then came home & read the papers etc till late
but our selves.
no one was here
W-20
Set around & read A.M. split a big log open for sills for the cow shed &
drug it out & commenced to build the cow shed
put up the wall etc Josie
helped me
got along slow it was cold don choirs etc.
T-21
Finished the cow shed & put a gate to the horse lot by the well & don choirs
it was fair & tolerable warm.
F-22
Worked on the bed room an the galery got along slow had to put in a window
& it took a good deal of pains had to quit to do choirs got along slow.
S-23
Worked on
out a lot
Domestick
Josie had
the bed room till noon then wrote a letter to Bassett & cut & put
of pear cuttings & then went to town sold butter 85 ct got
to make cotton sacks 15 yds 1.25 got glass & putty 50 came home
choirs don still fair & warm.
S-24
Fixed & went to Will McLains & stayed all day Mr Newman was there & family
came home & don choirs etc still fair & slightly cool but pleasant.
M-25
Got up early wrote some in this book etc then went to Dodsons & counted up
our acts again on the books but did not agree went & looked over the corn
ground & found he had not divided over 14 rows
John Richardson went with us
& then we came back & Killed a hog etc John helped kill & scrape it.
M-25[again]
Wrote some more in this book & had another talk with Dodson & don choirs &
went to Martins at night it was dark.
T-26
Went to Rogers & got saddle & went to Curries & settled up with him he to
bring the cider mill home & then we are to be even came home & fixed to go
to Denison got up corn & fixed other things & sold some wine etc.
W-27
Got up early & started to Denison with Mr Jack Michell for fruit trees we
went to Hardie & eat dinner & I then left him & went on to Toms & stayed all
night found them all well Ma had to go to Taylors that night they had a
girl bornd there at Taylors that night
the 10th of the children alive it
was cold & very mudy & the roads were very bad.
T-28
Went on to Gainesville & found Michell there & we went out to the grave yard
to eat dinner then went on through Calisburg got some cheese & rope &
wattered the horses & went about 5 mile & camped it was cold.
F-29
Got up early & don choirs & then drove on the roads were very bad a good
deal of watter standing in the roads
eat dinner near big Mineral & then
went on the roads were bad till about 5 mile this side of Denison then we
troted the rest of the way
got to Stevens about dark or a little before
Dark don choirs & stayed there all night set up late Mr Davis was there.
S-30
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Got up early don choirs & then went to getting Michells trees ready
it took
us till dinner to get them ready then we commenced on my trees after dinner
I took about 6 or 7 hundred apple trees of two year olds
the rest (apples)
yearlings to 1000 & some pears 24 cherries 12 peaches 20 & then some
shrubery roses arbarvity[?] etc a few straw berries & rasberries etc we did
not get them all packed that night
we got all of them put up & packed but
the moleons [?] & strawberries etc we worked late & hard & then set up &
settled up & stayed all night.
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Date
S-1
Finished loading an fixing Michell carried the rest of my things the berries
etc fixed the side bords etc & paid him up the $50.00 had give my note for
$10.63 due twelve months from date we then started home it was fair & nice
& we got along well we found about 40 or 50 cedar trees small ones & dug
them up & brought them home with us eat dinner near big Mineral & then came
on got along well till we got near the Duchmans big orchard we than camped
there for the night had a good camping place slept on the ground.
M-2
Got up early don choirs and eat what we had & greased the wagons etc started
early it was cold from the South got real cold came by Calisburg got some
chees & crackers 25 & then came on near Gainesville eat dinner in the lane &
then came on to Gainesville got Earn an over coat 4.25 Myrtie some clothes &
a saddle 7.00 Myrtie shoes 1.00 & me some overalls 75 came on out to Jane
Minnises & stayed all night found all well.
T-3
Got up early started & came to Toms got the roses etc & brought Myrtie & her
things on home had to come by Taylors & found the roads pretty bad but came
on to Clear Creek & eat dinner
J Grundy eat dinner with us & we then came
on home
got some things for Myrtie at Dye came on home late but the moon
shone bright found them all up & well
John Newman was here & Earn & him
had picked some cotton
Josie was out of humor about something.
W-4
Helped Dodson divide cotton Fixed & healed out my trees
Earn helped A.M. &
him & the children picked cotton P.M. Josie helped heal out trees P.M. got
don.
T-5
Set out strawberries & rasberries A.M. & cut a tree & hauled manure & set out
Arborvitus & roses P.M. the children picked cotton & got don & helped about
the strawbery etc was seting it out in the yard Earn helped P.M. & Josie
John Newman was pick cotton at Dries & staying here.
F-6
Cut some trees in the yard & set out strawbery
John Newman & Earn helped
they hauled manure most all day & cut the trees me & Josie set out the
shrubery cedars pears cherries currants roses chrysanthums willows etc
I plowed some in the yard got along tolerable well the boys worked slow.
S-7
Plowed in the yard & dug stumps etc set out cedars roses etc got don
seting out in the yard all but 3 rows John & Earn helped me all worked till
noon we then went to Montague & took the cotton sold to Bradshaw & Hamilton
for 2.60 per 100 lbs
Was 554 lbs it brought $14.15
paid John for picking
cotton & working $2.65 got well rope 1.20 coffee 30 Tab 10 pins 5 sold B
Berry Cordial for 80 cts got mail & came home late Earn was along & he took
$4.00 & paid John $1.55 for picking & 60 cts for cartridges pocket book 15
159
domestick
clothes.
10
tab 10
came home late
don choirs & read & put on clean
S-8
Set around & read A.M. fixed & went to Newmans & took the children & Josie
all but Earn stayed all day Maggie & Paralee came home with us it was fair
& warm Earn had been to meeting at Tabor.
M-9
Finished seting out trees in the yard some cedars cherries pears & plums
it was raining & quit & went to writing in this book Martin came & stayed
till after dinner wrote in this book up till this time put posts up from
corner of the orchard up to meet the fence that goes to Davenports fence
put up one wire had no steeples came home & don choirs etc.
T-10
Wrote some letters & then went to town for steeples etc etc Crowell came out
with me to see White cotton & to see the little mule put up some wire &
plowed around the new orchard & burnt it off it was fair & warm don choirs
etc.
W-11
Started to set out trees plowed till most dinner & then set out a few
Josie helped after noon got along slow & was tired wrote some etc got 111
trees set out all day & several rows layed off about 9 ahead.
T-12
Set out trees all day got along tolerable well set out about 230 trees in
all
got don the Ben Davis & set out 14 Jonathan 25 Romanite 20 Rambo had
the head ache most all day.
F-13
Set out trees all morning set out 8 Sap of Wine
20 S Pearmain 20 S Queen
100 Shockley was very tired at noon & wrote some set out trees all evening
got along well Josie helped
layed off some. ( Killed some Quail at noon)
S-14
Layed off all that I expected to put out this sid of the old orchard set out
trees till noon got along tolerable well Earn got don plowing & went to
town P.M.
I set out trees P.M. the girls helped
Myrtie & Paralee
got
along tolerable well.
S-15
Set around & read some A.M. went to Mt Tabor to preaching Bro Ross preached
went to Rogers for dinner came home & found Earn sick very sick out of his
head worked with him till late & was up during the night a good deal
Horrace & Milt Rogers & Will Williamson were here & got some wine by them
selves.
M-16
Measured up corn at Dodsons he owed me $6.25 & let him have the {---?]
steads for 60 cts in corn
in all 34 bushell of corn sent Earn to town paid
Crowell $5.00 on Charley the colt got Chill tonick 50 & sent J.W. T
Civaly[?] $2.50 on an order of Dodsons plowed P.M. some at back of orchard
& around the B Berries & pears plums etc was very tired & was sick all night
had the sick head ache pretty bad Dodson went off at night with wagon etc.
T-17
Fixed Earns boots still sick set out a few trees A.M. set out the rest of
the rows at the back of the orchard on the hill & burnt off the grass at back
of old orchard & below it & don choirs
Josie was mad.
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W-18
Josie still out of humor set out trees in the old orchard in the missed
places & set out about 30 or more below the orchard in the short rows & wound
up one of the wires at the back of the orchard A.M. took the other wire off
the posts & took up the posts & hauled them around the orchard Earn did &
drug up one of the wires & then don choirs.
T-19
Put up posts in around the new orchard
Bro Dyde came & stayed for dinner
put up the rest of the posts & one wire all around the orchard & don choirs
etc
it was fair & nice Will Martin stayed all night. Dodsons left for
good.
F-20
Fixed & went to Bowie took Josie & her children & Leo & Orion took butter &
eggs & sold for 18 cts they all brought $6.03 got flour sugar coffee
maches dry goods & chrystmas things sold three[?] brooms at the depot 50
Earn stayed at home & Myrtie & Zenas went to school got home late etc
swaped Earn over coat gave $1.00 Still fair but tolerable cool hauled some
wood from back of the orchard.
S-21
Was sick A.M. throwed up was sick all day & all night Earn went to town &
got the mail & some things could not do any thing all day.
S-22
Set around home all day & read the news etc Earn went to S.S. & they were
digging a grave for Broker Baizes child
he then went to Williamsons & road
but came back at night we all went to the meeting at Mt Tabor Larena Rogers
& Ganes[?] Ridling were married
it was fair & warm.
M-23
Earn went to Bowie to swap his overcoat it had been sold he got some shirts
I went to Montague went to Newmans & eat dinner & then to town made
arangements to sell some yearlings to Brown did not do much come home late &
Earn had just got home.
T-24
Plowed to set out trees in the grass strip at the back of the old orchard &
set out apple trees sold H. O. Browlin 5 yearlings for $27.00 set out the
grapes that I got of Stevens
about 35 grapes
& then don choirs etc
had
don a hard days work & was tired & sore
put up the christmas things at
night.
W- 25
Christmas fair & warm set around all day the folks etc went to Martins
then we took a hunt & Killed some quail & rabbit & don choirs Earn had been
to town & got some things got home in due time.
T-26
Set out mulberry & grape & apple cuttings in the potato pach the children
helped
some of them Maggie & Zenas & Leo
got along tolerable well
put
out several hundred of each kind about 700 apple etc.
F-27
Pruned all of the grapes & put out the cuttings & put out all of the cuttings
off the pears that I could cut off safely & put out a good many of them put
them all in rotton potatoes & turned the ends of them smooth it was still
fair & warm did not get don.
S-28
161
Set out cutting till noon & plowed up the rest of the sweet potatoes then
had the head ache for about 3 hours
got better & went to town & collected
the money on my yearlings $27.00
sent for broom material $10.40 postal
cards & envelops 25 stickenfast 25 etc 5 came out with Willie Anderson & on
home
still sick a little
Will Mc & Haly were here & stayed all night
set up late
was well enough to talk & read etc
read the papers some but
had no good night the lamp was broke.
S-29
Set around & read & talked etc then fixed & went to Mt Tabor to hear Bro
Luton preach he was not there George Coxes came home with us set & talked
etc P.M. then me & Earn took a look after the calves & walked around over
the place
found most of them & got them all up at last & don choirs etc.
M-30
Set around etc A.M. it was cold
dirted the cuttings grapes apples
pears
etc was not well P.M. shucked corn to shell P.M. & shell it at night or the
children etc we did shelled 5 or 6 bushell & then set up late & Josie told
her experiance for the last 11 year was married in March moved to red Bud
stayed till Dec her child was bornd lived there at the Caviness place 3 year
was sick the first year & had no help from her man
like to have died then
stayed on there till the time was out & moved to the Falk place & lived one
year & then parted in the road as they went home etc etc her first child died
Feb 4, 1885 & still no help from her man [?] the father of the child [__?_]
in fact a long history of her life such as I had never heard before &
probably could not recollect again went to bed late very late.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The top of the next page is missing. One can only see a part of the date "T31" in the margin.
In the journal book for most of 1889, the following few entries for 1891
appear at the front of the book.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Diary for May 1891
Date
T-28
Don nothing as usual Earn [Earnest C. Morrison, Harvey's first child--DOB 3
Jun 1875] & Walter came to town to have the plows fixed but went back before
Noon I showed the pictures around some PM.
F-29
Set around most of the time
nothing much.
tried to sell the calves & some pictures don
S-39
Stayed around town AM went to Gilcrests PM & was sick for awhile came on
home with Earn he had been at work there I looked around over the place &
got some peaches.
S-31
stayed awhile
Earn went off early PM
Josie went to Carters &
Diary for June 1891
Date
M-1
Stayed around town all day it was County court & got some things of Kern an
order from Gilcrest got some pants etc
T-2
162
Still around town
nothing
Gilcrest eat dinner with us
he was on the Jury
don
W-3
Still around town Gilcrest paid me $1.00 sold a yearling to Lienkafore for
$5.50 the McCalib yearling got some staples & got ready to go & fix the
fence at Gilcrests but stayed at home all night.
T-4
Went to Gilcrests before breakfast set around awhile & then went to fix my
fence got along slow
he helped me but that was not much I had all of the
work to do & had the head ache bad all day.
Diary for June 1891
F-5
It rained some but fixed fence all day most & helped some about the weeds in
the yard got don but it was slow & I then came on home late Earn had came
to town & got some slips [?] for Gilcrest it was hot & I was tired.
S-6
Set around home most all day H C Thomas was here & took his organ away &
Masterson took one of his away it was raining some Scott & Zenas came &
Scott stayed all night he had Zenas with him a Bowie at school.
S-7
Got one of Carters horses & took all of the folks & Mrs Carter & went to the
old place & then to preaching at Mt Tabor Bro Michell preached from "Seek
and ye shall find" came on to Gilcrests got some fruit etc & then came on
home.
M-8
Got a wagon & sent it down to the old place for fruit I went to Kelsaws {?}
& the folks went after fruit & they sold most $4.00 worth. Earn came up with
them & helped to sell out got along all right he stayed all night.
T-9
Old John was gon looked around some early
then started out with Mr Brown
helped him awhile about his little mule eat dinner at Coxes & then rode
Little Georges horse down & got Old John at Gilcrests looked around over the
crop some.
W-10
Stayed around town all day & tryed to buy a horse looked at one of Jeff
Haglers & Morheads
it was hot helped Josie about washing about noon
awfull hot at night.
T-11
Set around & wrote some in this book
AM
& helped Josie about
the beds etc
163
This partial diary for 1891 was followed with a page of accounting entries
for July 1892 repeat 1892.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Accounts "for July 1892"
S-2
M-4
T-7
S-9
W-13
F-15
F-22
F-29
T-2[Aug?]
S-6
T-9
W-10
S-13
T-16
S-27
T-1{Sep?]
F-2
S-3
M-5
F-9
M-12
F-16
S-17
M-19
T-20
T-27
F-30
{S-8?]
[T-15?]
164
sold peaches and plums and beries am
sold peaches and beries
1.10
sold peaches at Montague
sold peaches at belcher
7.00
sold apples at [home?]
sold peaches at nacona [?]
sold peaches to Brooks and blackewell [?]at home
sold peaches at Bowie
sold peaches at Bowie
sold apples at Montague
sole apples and peaches at B
sold [?]
2.05
4.00
3.00
2.70
.70
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.40
2.80
.50
1.10
3.20
2.05
2.20
2.35
4.00
3.50
1.85
2.20
1.40
5.25
1.95
1.65
6.00
3.00
3.50
3.50
4.75
The following pages contain, perhaps at best, excerpts of language from a
1902 daily diary kept by Harvey Morrison. There remain only a very few
pages--the remainder of the pages and sections of each of the "existing"
pages having been eaten by vermin or time. I have placed "----" where parts
of the pages are missing, but have made no effort to indicate how many words
are missing.
The reason for my attempting to salvage parts of this diary is that it
appears to have been kept during a period of Orion Morrison's [my father]
life of which I know essentially nothing, except that I recall him having
told me that his family once lived by a river and that he and his brothers
[Leo & Zenas] used to help people ford that river and that he and his
brothers knew how to deal safely and easily with quick sand. He used to
mention Wilbarger County and Vernon, Texas, in ways that make me believe that
they probably lived near Vernon, perhaps on the Pease or Red River.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------"Diary for October 1902 [The first day of October 1902 fell on
Wednesday]
Date
S 12 We stayed around home all
of the store
the boys went to
me & Zenas went to town
found
at Mrs Westmorlands & then went
morning I collected & sold some things out
preaching we eat I put on clean clothes &
Josh & John there
we put up at Woods eat
to church & to bed. etc.
M 13 Set around & waited on the court till late PM & then comenced the wagon
trial but did not get through with near all the witnesses Will Renolds come
out to our house we all eat at Mrs Westmorelands all day cost $3.50 &
supper $1.25 we all went to preaching at the Methodist church & Zenas & John
layed out late I paid Lucky $5.00 & loaned him $1.00 & bought a hat $2.00.
T 14 We all stayed at the court house
hear-- the most of the witnesses
Dilleys witness were examined & the lawyers spoke & the case was give to the
jury & they stayed out & did not agree till late & had not agreed when we
left town -- --$1.50 John went home I paid ------ -- & his -- --- &
his board in all $2.55 -- -- -- fees $1.45
Josh came home -- -- came home
late & found all-- --- --- good fix.
W 15
- --- --- --- ---ak day
& then - ------- -- -- -.
Orion & will picked cotton --- ----sh home
T 16 I---- ---had the head ache --- crossed --- -& helped Kirby on
the river bank till noon
they plowed & scraped I & Harve Kirby came home
at noon eat & Zenas went back to the river with Harve & Zenas took a load of
bear grass & put it on the bank & hauled hay Zenas had cut hay AM I
colected toll PM
there was several in the yard at night Will & Orion had
picked cotton all day Kirbys got don the road about 2 hour by sun.
F 17 Colected toll most all day
the boys all worked on the
plowed it PM & then picked cotton
Zenas & Will went after a
I colected & wrote some
it blowed up from the South a hard
got the cow & yearling the Crows cow & the curley yearling &
Orion plowed some.
road AM & Orion
cow at Crows &
wind
the boys
got home late
S 18 I went to Hans [?] to see about putting some cattle on his pasture
he
was not at home
I came back by Yates & got some sugar 50 cts
some coffee
50 cts some potatoes 85 cts nails 25 cts ---some craut $1.25 -- - - --- --had been colecting
Zenas & Will --- --- --road & Orion picking cotton -- --helped Orion pick PM -- --worked on the road -- --up & dressed & went -- .
165
S 19 Set around ---all day the calf had run over me yesterday & hurt my
wrist & finger Josh & family were here & stayed all day
Zenas & Will went
to Hans & saw him about the pasture of the cattle it was fair & nice
Orion
& the boys went to Franks at night to singing Josh went home late.
M 20 We all worked with the cattle dehorning them AM we dehorned Crow Dark
Jersey Reddie Spot etc & branded some of them then Everett came we paid
him 2.05 two Dollars & 5 cts the children minded the cows on the Garratt
place
I went to Doans got tab 15 sh--- 5 envelops 20 stamps -- paid
Judge $1.00 came home & colected toll
Josie had been colecting part of the
time
there was not much toll
phoned [sure looks like "phoned"?] to F[?] H
Shixces [?] of Vernon 25 wrote some
the boys put two loads of straw on
the road it was good all the way Orion & Boy Caskill picked cotton
[T 21 ?]
----- ---- Zenas & will strawed the road all day ---it good
the word came that -- -- -- was going to put in fr--- -- --- --toll was good
most al-- --- was a good travil both ----- --- --the wet sand and all the
road -- -- -- -Yates & paid-- -- -- --- --.
W 22 Orion & Roy picked cotton I helped the boys
we put gravils & rocks
on the far river bank & changed the channell or course of the water
the
boys worked at it all evening puting gravil on & helped some out of the
river
the potato men stayed all night & Jim Lock & some others stayed by
the yard
the wind was too high to put straw on the road we worked awfull
hard
the girls minded the cows down on the Garratt place.
T 23 Got up early
the potato men & Jim Lock was here & eat breakfast
there was good travil Bro Gladney was here & talked trade awhile & eat
dinner with us Orion & Roy picked cotton John McCord brought me some coal
out from Vernon 1203[?] & it cost $6.15 in all hauling cost $2.40 & coal
$3.75 the boys went to cutting hay & to put it on the road
the wind was
high they hauled it up but could only put 1 load on there was some camped
in the yard & some by it.
F 24 Got up early the boys --- --road & put some hay -- ---hauled a load up
& it -- -- wind to put more -- -- -- well all day
Orion -- - - -cotton all
day there -- - --camped by the yard -- - - --- - -- -.
S 25 Got up early --- ---boys put two loads of straw on the road
the wind
had been blowing for three days hard & the road was in bad fix but there was
very little travil on the road
Zenas & Roy took 8 cows over to Hans they
took Dark 1 & her calf 2 Mot 3 & her calf 4 Reddie 5 and curley 6 & Mule 7
& Jersey 8 & they went to Yates & got Flour meat salt sugar 305 I wrote
in this book still windy we got the mail & Pleiades harp & Zenas Sunday 50
there was several in the yard & some out side.
S 26 Got up late felt bad the yard folks left early don choirs & wrote
some in this book
Zenas went to Abernathy to see about the horses & stayed
all day Orion hunted the horses Tap the mule & Blaze & him & the folks went
to Meeting at South Grean Roy went with them Will stayed at home with me &
we don choirs & sold some oats & tomatoes & peaches & tolled -- --was windy
from the North & - -- --dusty the wind was high -- --blowed bad Eph was here
late & -- -- -.
[M 27?]
---- to larriett to cows -- --- -- them & Orion put them out --- --nd the sickles Zenas cut hay at -- --aked at the -- -- road---& then
help - -- boys-- -- -- PM Orion & -- -M 27 continued from previous page
Orion went ----_----the boys had
stold his fork the
--- strayed till late
Orion got his fork & some
things at Yates
Old Mr Richie was here at night he came late.
166
T 28 We had trouble colecting toll but got some & some went on Charley
Farmante [?] it was windy some we had a right smart travil Everett & his
crowd was here & I paid him $2.75 & tryed to reason with him but it don no
good
Zenas colected most all day
there was lots went over that did not
pay said they would pay as they came back the boys picked cotton some.
W 29 The boy picked cotton AM
Zenas cut hay AM & it was too windy to put
it on the road there was not much don PM
it was G--- windy the boys
worked s--the wagon yard pu--- ---ough & fixed so-Zenas went to ---- cross roads & to --- --- of cotton he -- --- -- - ---.
T 30 Got up early --- Navaho Man was in the yard
I bought 19 bu & 25 # of
corn of him at 55 cts per bu it came to $1065 cts he paid toll & fees 30
he & his wife had went up on the price of the corn during the night as I had
bought it a 50 cts per bushell late the 29th Zenas & Will put hay on the
road & raked it
the rest of the folks picked cotton & Orion went to Doans
& got some flour 115 meal 110
Drugs 50 etc 25 it was very windy PM & it
rained about night & blowed hard very hard
Clarks stayed in the yard or by
the yard
they were too stingy to go in & pay for anything.
F 31 Got up late
it had rained a good shower of rain the Clarks boys
still at the yard too sorry fixed the cow lot & unloaded seed & tended to
the road some & wrote in this book
there was very little travil -- ---road
the boys put hay --- -- up toward Larks & I -- --- -- get much there --travil Orion & Roy picked -- --- --or pretended too got --- --- --Henry
White -- took -- most night there was 4 wagons -- -- -- ---the boys put - -- -- --- ------ .
Diary for Nov 1902
S 1 Got up early ---- - trouble with the men in the yard about toll helped
the boys put on a load of hay on the road then stayed at the house read &
wrote some Newt Dyre brought 16 bale of oat straw & I paid him $2.00 & I
think that was too much Orion & Roy picked cotton Zenas & Will put 2 loads
of hay on the road AM
the boys picked some cotton & Zenas & Will worked on
the road Zenas went to pilot a man across the river after supper & he got
them boged down & the other boys went to help him & they got home around 11
PM I was uneasy about them.
S 2 It comenced to rain about 12 or 1 Oclock AM & rained on most all day
there was three men went in the yard & stayed all day & night one was named
Roach the tater & turnip man the children went & got coal oil of Kirbys it
was mist & rainey all day.
M 3 Got up early it had faired --- ----- folks paid up that ----- yard
& I wrote - -- --- --the mail hack--- -- -- -- Zenas hauled him out
- - -- -- $6.00 pull-- --don choirs-- --- --.
T 4 Got up early --- -folks paid up & went on
Zenas & Will went to the
river but it was up & there was no one crossed
they pulled Janes [Harvey's
sister] wagon up out of the river to the yard the rest don nothing Roy made
a Dog Kennel
Zenas & Will worked at the river most all evening or stayed
there they made 1.75 PM There were several stayed in the yard 5 men I
think & 3 stayed out by the fence the boys went down & out to talk to them
I had wrote several letters one to Tom one to Jane & Rich Dugam to W T Mc
Comull [?] of Luger did not send them all off
Orion & Roy picked cotton PM
& S.B. & Ewell came by with the common threat of more trouble & more pay.
W 5 Got up very early for us got toll for 4 wagons & buggys & pay for hay
etc Zenas & Will went to the river Orion to picking cotton Roy quit & left
us & we was glad he was so sorry I wrote --- -- it was cloudy & looked--167
we were going to have bad weather -- -- --cotton in it & weighed
picked some --- -- got some things -- ---
---
--
-
T 6 Zenas--- --& n--t & took Leo back Orion & Will plowed the river some &
then put straw on PM I colected toll some
there was a reasonable number
went over & we only got 65 cts
Orion & Will went to meet the boys PM at
night & took the lantern & they pulled them across
Zenas got the machine &
some Groceries at Parkers [?] meat 615 Lard 25 Coffee 100 potatoes 150
salt 50 soda 25 vinegar 30 Gold Dust 25
they got two small packages of
Dry goods & some wet goods they got home late about 10 PM
F 7
Got up early Orion took in toll most all day the other boys went to Hans &
to Abernatheys to see the cows & horses
there was a good travil but little
paid then boys cut cain PM the cain was nice for feed I road down there
awhile Eph was here awhile It was ---togather a gloomy looking--- --- -- we
don reasonably----.
[Another partial page was found loose in another journal book. It seems to
follow on to this diary even though that part of the first page is missing
which would show the date or day.]
---up late wr-----ok
the boys cut---- --ss I started to Altus---- ---hence back so far --- --- ---re to W. T. McConnell --- --- would --- there
Monday & I then came home --- home early
Set around home all day there was very little toll if any Taylors went by
going to Mangum the boys don choirs Newt was here awhile & he & the boys
hunted some it was fair.
The boys went to cutting sugar cain & I got ready & went with a man by the
name of Robinson who lives near Rosston[ Russton?] Cooke Co Tx up to Altus I
got there before night but McConnell had gon to Mangum I stayed at Hotell
Altus dinner cost me 25 supper & bed 50 ---akes 5 cts all told 75 cts I
set up at the yard with James etc.
--Stayed around Altus all ---waiting on McConnell --- he did come
Breakfast---smokes 5 dinner 25 suppers --eds 50 total $1.30 han_kerchief
-- -- around over Altus a -- ---- --mort but found nothing
W
--- -- ---- McConnell early--- --- - ome at 5 A -- -- -- --- for him set
a-- -- --- --- good deal of the -- -- He --- about 11 A. M. -- -- had a
talk but I did not get -- --full satisfaction about the -- - --& I wrote to
S. E. Echols of M--- about it - I then eat dinner & --- paid Hayes fees &
then came on home I rode one of Hayses hor-- home & his saddle & My & his
Breakfast $1.00 & then paid him out of the yard 90 cts I road the litle --- home got home before bed time for --- all night total expences $1.40
T-13
I was not well
set around all day it rained most all day don very little
if any thing the boys had took down the stove & could not get it back
togather & we had to cook & -- by the heater the boys don chnoirs.
F- -4
Me & Leo went to town --- tryed to settle up our acc---- but di not get them
---- left the stove at Kelly-- ----- some trading & we -- - --- the
Westmoreland house --- -- - all but could -- - -- [That's all that I can read --the sheets are shaped kind'a like a
football.]
168
169
[The following pages contain a true transcription of Harvey Morrison's
journal containing, inter alia, his daily diary for the year 1917. The first
two numbered pages are missing and pages 3 through 7 appear to contain Texola
City, OK [located a few miles west of Erick, OK on, then, old Hwy 66]
property tax information. Pages 8 & 9 are blank.
Harvey did not make his diary entries on the pages of this book in complete
chronological order. He sort'a fitted some entries in where he found room.
Remember "paper" was not so easily available in those days ! Harvey, born 6
July 1848 would have 69 years old in 1917]
Texola City
Name
Value
Tax
Anthony J. F.
151
6.46
Ackley P. P.
1195
51.14
Adams A. S.
19
.81
Anthony
A. S.
17
.73
Ballew G. R.
1310
56.07
Brown S. E.
84
3.59
Bibb E. D.
9
.38
Blake J. M.
31
1.32
Brant J. T.
17
.73
Barber J. E.
84
3.59
Basset J. R.
120
5.14
Burr J. R.
168
7.19
Crossman
92
170
R.. W.
3.94
Carey P. F.
59
2.52
Clark H. M.
21
.90
Dodson
210
8.99
1st Bank of Texola
3780
161.78
Finley & Gilliland
378
16.18
Finley H. G.
84
3.59
171
Texola City
Name
Value
Tax
Garrett C. F.
16
.69
Gilliland W. R.
42
1.80
"
C. E.
21
.90
Goodwin E. J.
124
5.11
"
S. H.
42
1.80
Green Ben
19
.81
Howard A. S.
294
12.58
Hutton J. E.
1634
69.93
Hart T. R.
55
2.35
Hatcher A. L.
342
14.64
Johnson & Doss
420
17.98
Jaques M. S.
92
3.94
Jones C. W.
37
1.48
Lynn M
187
8.00
Loftis M. A.
216
9.25
"
J. M.
331
14.69
172
Moore
W. C.
118
5.05
Martin W. G.
84
3.59
Miller O. O.
45
1.92
Moore Fred
3682
156.59
173
Texola City
Name
Value
Tax
Neal A. C.
46
1.97
Neal & Pease
21
.90
Patten Chas
109
4.66
Pease F. M.
88
3.76
Philips H.
92
3.94
Philips & Green
1512
64.72
Parter S. N.
44
1.90
"
P. L.
98
4.19
Russell T. N.
53
2.35
Riggs J. M.
83
3.54
Sumner C. E.
3719
159.17
Smith W. T.
180
7.70
Skillern T. W.
415
17.75
Sanders P. C.
168
6.19
Speed & Bartlett
428
18.32
174
Tennell Wm
210
8.99
Trench D. M.
140
5.99
Tennell J. E.
48
2.05
"
J. E. & Co.
2520
107.86
Texola Gin & Fewell Co
1689
71.90
175
Texola City
Name
Value
Tax
Vines A. F.
176
7.54
Williams Sam
82
3.51
Western Lumber Co
2100
89.88
Williams & Miller
1680
71.90
Woodring Laura
31
1.32
Wagner Thos. T.
168
7.19
Walker J. E.
71
3.04
176
[Beginning on page 10 is the following short "cash account" ]
Cash Act for May - 1911
Mrs H Morrison
May 11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
cts
eggs & meat tobca
$ .55
garden Seed 10 Dry goods
2.
grocerie Bill at Beasleys Veg &
2.90
Potatoes & Dry goods livery fee 1.90
garden Seed
2 dress Skirt
Butter & meat
12.98
.45
177
[Page 11 is entitled "Jan 1913." I have not figured out how
these entries ended up in this journal--but did check a perpetual calendar to
verify the January 12 was on a Sunday in 1913]
Jan 1913
Date
1
Fine & fair & warm.
2 to 12
Very changable & some of the coldest weather of the season but dry only a
little snow & that drift the 12 & 13 very cold
Don little all this week mad a few brooms went to Oil mill Tuesday & made
brooms Wednesday only helped around a little the rest of the week we got
the handles in Saturday & I worked some for the paper etc Orions came in
Thursday night & I mad a pig pen Friday & moved the pigs bought Vivians hen
house & also his coal $2.25 Tore down the house & mooved it & carried the
coal over bought corn for pigs 50 whisky 3.30 coal $9.35 drugs & hill 65
cts total $16.05
This is up to the 18th gave Pleiades $.25 to get to Erick
the 12 stayed at home & went to church the 12. [12 Jan 1913 was a Sunday]
18
Got up late don choirs read some went to church the house was full
the
Methodist was there Pleiady & Josie stayed at home & cooked dinner
a hen
the last we had went to the office came back & wrote some in this book it
was warm for the time of the year.
178
[The first half of page 15, was "Diary for Feb " S-8 thru T-11-no year shown,
but Feb 1919 had week days consistent with the entries. There was a large
"X" was drawn thru those entries and the bottom half page continued with the
Dec 1918 diary--which I set forth in order in the 1918 transcription.
For
completeness I am going to set forth the X'ed out entries here.
Diary for Feb
F-7 It snowed all day 6 inches deep set around Batherd & had hair cut.
S-9 Set around & read went to the Depot with Green Burkhalter
the folks
went to preaching at night a B church.
M-10 Wrote to GE it was misty some went to town came back to dinner
Lammons was here & I went back & came to the coffes demonstration home & don
choirs & wrote to F. M. McConnell at night.
T-11 Wrote to F. M. McConnald of the Baptist
went to town read some &
came home early & wrote some read Life.
179
Harvey Morrison's Diary for 1817
Diary for 1917 Jan
M-1
Went to town & stayed till noon
went back P.M. got no mail but daily it
was fair for this time of year warm too it was holiday & no one in town
much went to Charley Stewarts funeral at 2 P.M.
T-2
Don little
sent off a mony order
don choirs
it was fair & warm.
W-3
It was fair & warm
some wind went to town A.M.
had a talk with Stratton
& Todd & others A. M.
Set around town planted onions sets P. M. Fair &
windy from South
Warren 35.
T-4
Still warm & fair don nothing paid the Western $5.60 & sent off 175 = 75 to
me
don choirs
wind from the South.
F-5
Wind from N West & cool
etc.
Orion wanted me to carry the mail
set around & read
S-6
Cold from South lots of people in town don nothing of importance
Leo came
at noon & brought us some canned goods Tomatoes or kechup plums grapes &
grape jelly got a scarf from Myrtie from Guymon Orion paid me $6.00 put
some in bank don choirs.
S-7
Got up late read & went to church at Baptist church eat dinner & wrote
some in this book got mail & read & went to church at night he preached
night on tomurow or Moses Phara & the plagues A. M. on writing a year book.
M-8
Went to carry the mail for Fred but did not go set around as usual paid
Gillie up & had trouble over an old act but it was paid found the check.
T-9
Went to carry mail for Orion & he did not need
helped wash etc set up late.
W-10
About as usual
me
came home & fixed stove &
still fair.
T-11
Still fair & don nothing extra.
F-12
Blowed up cold & set around etc
S-13
Still cold
set around as usual.
S-14
about 3 inches.
M-15
Snowy & cold
180
set around.
was not well
snowed all day
lots of snow on ground
T-16
Still lots of snow but fair.
W-17
Went to town early carried the mail for Fred Smith snow all the way but not
so cold got along tolerable well but was tired & sore.
T-18
Was awful sore & tired
Orion wanted me to carry but went himself.
F-19
Carried the mail for Orion & he stayed to try out an auto
right & got back in time but tired bathed at night.
got along all
S-20
Orion was gon & Abba brought the mare & hack up & I carried the mail again
got along all right but had a bad sort & had the head aches all day & night
was not well
fair & the snow gon.
S-21
Was not well set around all day Leo came for dinner went to the office &
home
Josie went to church at night & it blowed up very cold all night.
M-22
Went to town late
cold.
set around till
T-23
Set around town all day
W-24
Set around again
don
don choirs
noon
wrote some in this book
nothing of note.
went to church at night or prayer meeting.
T-25
Went with Leo to buy some mare at Hadocks
etc set around the rest of the day.
F-26
Carried the mail for Orion
home at night.
it was
he paid $435 & then bought herness
got along all right
2 orders
he took the mare
S-27
Carried the mail again for Orion got back early he had been trying out his
auto took the mare home & looked over the auto Fletch was there it was fair
& nice.
S-28
little.
M-29
Set around & don choirs
had the head ache & some fever
saw the beef man P.M.
got some mail but
came home & set around.
T-30
Carried the mail came by home as I went out it was warm & fair
wind blowed hard P.M. the man had brought the beef.
W-31
It was cold
cold.
went to town & got a paper
but the
came home & set around A.M. it was
Diary for Feb 1917
181
Date
T-1
Still cold went to town & set around Josie got ready & went to Shamrock
had to stay at depot 2 hours came back & set around
it was cold stayed at
home by my self Orion had a girl 2 A.M.
F-2
Went to town as usual set around
& Magie Elmer got some things.
it fared up some
S-3
Set around as usual stayed at home part of time
papers it was some warmer.
got letter from Pleiades
wrote some
got several
S-4
It was cold & a real sand storm blowing set around till P.M. about 3 Ock
went to town & Orions & then home it moderated som late.
M-5
Went to town read papers paid Warren 30 cts for butter came home &
collected the rent of Elmars $7.00 Mrs Baker paid it got pater [?] 5 bread
5 cts came home read some & wrote in this book it had faired off but was
still cold saw Leo this morning & had a talk at night.
T-6
Carried the mail suposed to be on the lay off
warmed up.
got along all right
W-7
Carried the mail again they had worked on the road some
not much
cold but
nice day.
T-8
Carried the mail getting along fine working the road got back in time Orion
took the mare home found Josie at home had come of 2 P.M. train was all
right.
F-9
Carried the mail road work fine
Orions was tired & cold.
it was cold all day
took the mare to
S-10
Went to carry the mail Orion carried it
was glad of it was sore & tired
came home & set till noon & went back & stayed for the mail & saw Leo & then
came home & stayed May was here.
S-11
Set around all day was sick Josie went for the mail Dick Richardson & Leo
was here awhile
Josie went to church at night & I wrote some.
M-12
Set around all day
T-13
Carried the mail
road.
it was fair but windy.
it was all right
got back early
W-14
It was snowing & snowed a tolerably good snow
etc.
T-15
Went to town
182
stayed
till noon
met Orion going to the
near 3 inches
eat & wrote in this book
Got onion sets
wen to town again.
F-16
Was not well had a cold taken some tablets for cold
went to town a time or two.
set around & read etc
S-17
Was sick all day went to town A.M. & P.M. did not stay long
Strawberries plants etc could not set them out.
got
S-18
Was sick all day went to town for the mail & talked to Giles & came to
Stubbs barn & set awhile & then home & wrote some.
M-19
Carried the mail
was not verry well.
T-20
Set around all day.
W-21
Went to town
Orion carried the mail in the carr for the first time.
T-22
A legal holiday
Orions & Fletch
just set around & wached the rest
go out West.
it was a fine day
saw
T-23 [Harvey got the days mixed up here--in 1917 the 23d was Friday]
About as usual.
F-24
Went to town made some garden I think.
S-25
Stayed in town most all day
S-26
Set around home
lots of people there.
it was very windy & dusty
M-27
Stayed in town most all day
got the mail & that was all.
saw Leo.
T-28
Was sick took medicine & set at home
Orion came up & brought the mail.
Diary for March
Date
W-1
Was not well
1917
but went to town & set around & got the mail etc.
T-2
Went to town & stayed all day
it was cold
wore my over coat.
F-3
It had snowed a light snow about an inch went to town & got lard came home
& wrote in this book
saw Miller about the lots & and I saw Yarberough about
the onions etc.
[Contrary to the way this month's entries start off, March 1, 1917 fell on a
Thursday. In any event, Harvey shows no "Saturday"--skipping to "Sunday S4" where he has struck through the only entry of "Took up onions & brought
them home. After noting, for M-5, "Took up onions," he observes "All about
183
the same - - - on till the 30 & 31."
his next entry"]
F-30
Josie went to Shamrock
S-31
About as usual
and moves on to those latter dates for
the children were sick
had scarlet fever.
was not much well.
Date
S-1
Set around home all day by myself was not very well
the Sunday.
M-2
Set around town all day
got mail at office &
read etc.
T-3
Carried the mail for Bob Elms it was windy from South mad it all right
took hack home & came by Orions
they had Small pox or something else.
W-4
Went to carry the mail got McElya to carry it & it was about the worst day I
ever saw for dust the wind from the North set around all day.
T-5
Set around & read & talked.
F-6
Set around
was sick
saw Leo
the weather was all right.
S-7
The wind or storm had blowed up at S the C & was still a storm all day
came home sick got ham & coffee it was cold & storming.
S-8
The wind still blowing from the North but not so bad
don choirs.
M-9
Don a lot of gardening
wrote some
up early
it was windy.
T-10
Set around as usual.
W-11
Windy again & rained at night.
T-12
Set out plants & howed in garden.
F-13
Set around worked in garden som.
S-14
Worked some A.M. & cut some weeds P.M.
S-15
Set around went to the office A.M. & set around P.M.
M-16
184
Josie
got mail etc.
Planted Peas & don choirs & drawed water etc.
T-17
Helped to wash & howed some
W-18
Had rained a shower
fair & warm & rained some at night a shower.
set around A.M.
howed some
rained at night.
T-19
Went to town & then around with Orion it had rained a big rain & washed the
fences down & the road out & hailed at some places howed some P.M. & planted
some.
F-20
Howed & planted a lot of things
windy.
ground was baked some & a crust forming
S-21
Howed some A.M. & set around P.M. & read etc
S-22
Set around home
M-23
Howed
book.
A.M.
T-24
Went to town
garden.
Warrens came for dinner
Leo came by & stoped a while
Leo came in on car
W-25
It was cold A.M.
it was fair & nice all day.
went to town
talked to him awhile
wrote some in this
came home worked in
set around all day.
T-26
Worked in garden some don choirs
F-27
Worked some in garden
S-28
Set around
it was windy some late.
planted beans.
planted some stick beans
etc.
worked som in garden.
S-29
It was cold all day set at home all day Josie went to the Presbyterian
meeting at night it rained some at night cold.
M-30
Still cold went to town & right back uncovered the things I had covered up
for the frost that did not come howed some wrote in this book set out some
plants it was cold.
Diary for May 1917
Date
T-1
Fair & windy set around.
W-2
Set around as usual warmer but cool enough for a fire all day & at night.
T-3
Howed in garden
& set around
cold & windy at night.
185
F-4
Howed some
cold all day to cold to work in garden much
S-5
Raining & wind from the East
have some cabage plants.
just a mist & cold
Cold all day
S-6
Set around all day it was cold & raining all morning
wrote some here & read the papers.
M-7
It was fair & nice but windy & lots of people in town
T-8
Few in town
worked in garden
W-9
Still setting around
faired up some P.M.
saw Dave & others.
planted some cucumbers & cantalopes
most
set out some slips of cabage
S-12
Helped to start the washing A.M.
night
nice & fair.
set around town
rained.
Leo was in & got
don little else.
set around P.M.
spaded some
S-13
Set around A.M. then went to preaching it was Mothers day
book read the papers went to church at the presbyterians
sermon on the ruling [?] issues of the day.
M-14
Went to town came back early
garden P.M. Fair.
let Orions
weather was fine but cool.
T-10
It had rained a good rain all night
his rake he was sick.
F-11
Set around
worked some.
dressed at
wrote in this
heard a good
read & worked in garden & then worked in South
T-15
Worked in garden & set around & read etc
it was fair.
W-16
Got up early the boosters [?] from Oklahoma City came was there came home
read & wrote to Pleiades & Bud & wrote here fair Set around P.M.
T-17
Went out to Leos & looked at the wheat alfalfa hogs cattle & colts
around awhile & then came home with Leo he came for coal.
F-18
Set around town & helped wash
night.
set
it was windy & rained a shower just before
S-19
Went to town & back early set around howed some went back P.M. & saw lots
of folks & talked to some came home howed some it rained a good shower
May was here during the rain.
S-20
Got up early
186
wrote in this book
went to church & then set around & read.
M-21
Howed everything in the garden
it was drying out some.
T-22
Set around town & don nothing extra.
W-23
It was cold
set around
Paid Warren 85 cts owed
7 1/2
T-24
Set around it rained a shower at night a letter from Pleiades.
F-25
Howed the garden it had rained a shower & looked like rain A.M. & then came
up an awfull bad wind from the West & ruined lots of crops.
S-26
Lots of people in town
choirs.
saw Mr Cantrell from Tenn & talked a while
S-27
Another hard wind from the N W
church at night.
very bad
set around & read
don
Josie went to
M-28
Went to town came back & planted some beans & cut weed in the garden
around
watered the beats etc wrote some in this book.
set
T-29
Went to town as usual Leo was in P.M. & I told him to let Butts have the
cattle he ordered a car it was warm.
W-30
It was decoration day set around
the stores closed P.M. & they went to
the grave yard lots of people
Josie went to Meeting at night Wind from N
A.M.
T-30 [?]
It was cool again A.M. set around as usual read the papers News & Democrat
came home early P.M. & set around wind from the East.
Diary for June 1917
Date
F-1
Went to town early came back early
to Venus saw Leo set around stayed by myself all night.
S-2
Got up early got breakfast
set around all day.
wrote some & read some
S-3
Got up early went out to Leos after preaching
mail came then went out.
M-4
Walked around over the wheat & read the news
it was warm.
she
it was cold
had phoned
set by fire
stayed at Orions till the
then went to see the hoggs etc
T-5
187
Went all over the North place
wheat
to the house & set around till evening
alfalfa corn
maize etc went back
came home
then it was election day.
W-6
Set around all day.
T-7
Set around all day again.
F-8
Set around A.M.
went out to Leos & stayed there evening & night
S-9
Looked all around over the palce A.M.
at home.
it was hot.
came home P.M. Road with Watts
stayed
S-10
Got up early fixed & went to preaching at the Presbyterians & then went to
Orions they had been to Sayer [Sayre] after Whitworth eat dinner & went to
the funeral & the set around & read & went to preaching again at P.C.
M-11
Eat at Orions
set around
howed the garden & wattered it
stayed at home.
T-12
Eat at Orions at breakfast set around went back for supper they went out
to Leos to see Franks etc it was very hot & hot wind most all day & till
late 108.
W-13
Eat at Orions & set awhile came home & washed etc it was cool & verry hard
wind from North
very dusty & blustry Josie came home it was cool.
T-14
Got up early & went to town don choirs
howed some.
F-15
Went to town came back we got some beans & potatoes & had a good dinner
Robt & Lois Shapley & others came by P.M.
S-16
Went to town came back & read wrote to Pleiades & here
boys Lots of Folks in town P.M.
S-17
at night too
read etc.
saw Frank & the
went to church to hear Miller preach morning &
M-18
It sprinkled rain some time today
set around.
T-19
Set around had a good shower at night Clucks baby was born 3 A.M.
[Probably "Martin Stone Cluck who, while flying combat with the Flying Tigers
either early in WWII or just before Pearl Harbor, was killed in combat. I
recall reading in the papers about Martin Stone Cluck (and a wing-mate)
having perfected a new aerial combat maneuver in the early 1940s]
W-20
Set around town
T-21
188
had a better rain at night but not enough.
Set around
had a few drops of rain today
F-22
Warrens eat dinner here
Set around
Warrens were here at dinner
got groceries at Gillies.
had a local shower about 10 A.M.
S-23
Orion came up early & wanted have--[?] for Leo in berries
them out
it rained a shower late P.M.
got two & he took
S-24
Got up early & looked over the garden the peas were blooming it had rained
a shower yesterday evening set around & read P.M. fair all day.
M-25
Went to town got a letter from Z. A. set around awhile & then came home &
wrote some & set around the rest of the day.
T-26
Went to town set around came home eat & went out to Leos with Orion had
colision with Charley Coopper Set around the stack the heater[?] got out of
fix & then broke set awhile & then came to town & home.
W-27
Went to town came back early went back P.M. got a letter from Pleiades &
Bud came home & set around very hot & dry had been dry all week so far.
T-28
Went to town came back Josie had gon to Warrens
till most night hot & dry.
F-29
Set around all day
hot & dry
S-30
Set around all day
saw Leo late P.M.
went back & set around
Delia eat dinner here.
don nothing.
Diary for July 1917
Date
S-1
Set around all day most went to church at baptist A.M. & Cambelite at night
to hear Noblit it blowed up cool P.M.
[ From the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:"Campbelite"
= " A member of the Disciples of Christ, a sect founded by Thonas and
Alexander Campbell. The term is not recognized by the membership."]
M-2
We both went out to leos With Orions
till dinner wrote some Fair P.M.
It was clowdy & raining A.M. and on
T-3
Rained A.M. Set around & don nothing it rained again P.M. & at night
good rain & wet the ground for the first time this year.
W-4
The stores all closed
was mudy.
set around very little doing in town
T-5
Set around & worked some in the garden morning & evening
howed some.
a
it had rained &
put up bean pols &
189
F-6
Howed A.M. & planted potatoes
church at night at C of C
two rows
set around
it was hot
went to
S-7
Set around howed a little
went to town came home early
morning &
evening went to church at old Camalite church both of us at night heard a
good sermon on Grce.
S-8
Got up early eat & shaved & wrote in this book
went to church at Baptist
day & night heard nothing but on the fence & off again verry hot.
M-9
Went to town
back early to tell to phone Delia Josie was going out Delia
came by went to town P.M. & to Camalite church at night preached on the
parable hireing men for the vineyard.
T-10
Got up early wrote some in this book went to town got Leo a hand "Slats"
& Orion took him out don choirs went to church at night at Camalite church
last night for Elkins.
W-11
Went to town
night.
set around
it rained a shower P.M.
went to prayer meeting at
T-12
Set around.
F-13
It was hot set around.
S-14
Set around
dry & hot.
S-15
Went to church at Methodist
read the papers.
M-16
Set around
bro Lewis preached
went to preaching day & night
went at night
set around &
Bro Lewis came P.M.
T-17
Went to preaching day & night
dry & hot.
W-18
Went to preaching day & night
we had a shower & it was some cooler.
T-19
Got up early
wrote a letter to Z. A. & some in this book
went to town
had the rhumatism in my nee went to church A.M. & P.M. (Cool today
F-20
Went to town A.M. came back & went to church at Methodist to hear G. W.
Lewis
came home wrote some eat dinner knee still sore Josie went to Leos
to stay a few days
stayed at home
preaching at night.
S-21
Set around most all day
to preaching night.
190
they arrested one or two for talking too much
went
S-22
Shaved & put on clean clothes & went to preaching at Methodist church
& Delia came in & set around P.M. went to church.
Josie
M-23
Set around A.M. & went to church read & set around P.M. & went to church
the last night at Methodist church G. W. Lewis left for home at night.
T-24
Set around all day
it was windy & hot.
W-25
It rained a shower but very little
set around all day.
T-26
Set around all day.
F-27
Set around most all day Josie went out to Leos went to Orions & they
Fletcher went to Kanute to get as car stayed by myself all night.
S-28
Went around with Orion on the mail rout
home set around P.M.
it showered
looked bad
Josie came
S-29
Got up early dressed & went to preaching at the Baptist church
Rigeway
preached & don well set around P.M. & wrote some went to preaching at night
good crowd.
M-30
Set around did not go to preaching
night had good talks.
T-31
Went to preaching A.M.
around all day.
set around P.M.
did not go at night
Diary for Aug
Date
W-1
Set around A.M.
good services.
went to preaching at
was not well & it was wet
set
1917
did not go to preaching A.M.
went to preaching
at night
T-2
Went to preaching Morning & night & set around the day.
F-3
Set around A.M. & P.M. went to church to hear if we will know each other
over there A.M. & what is the matter with Erick or the breaking of the
comandant.
S-4
etc.
had a talk with Brock & Blaucift [?] on slackers
S-5
Went to preaching at the Baptist church A.M. & at night
M-6
Set Around A.M.
good crowds.
went to church P.M. or night.
191
T-7
Went to church A.M. & P.M.
W-8
Went to church at night
it showered some.
set around town the rest of the time.
T-9
Set around & read & gardened some & went to church A.M. & P.M.
set up till the rain & we sure had a big rain.
got home &
F-10
Set around planted some beans & radishes & turnips & went to church at night
the crowd got scared & came home before the preaching had no preaching but
[--?--] night.
S-11
Went out to Leos & set around
& went to church.
got some peas
came home with Leo & set around
S-12
Dressed & went to church at Baptist church sermon on a hund [?] full of goat
hair
came home & set & read Josie went to the Baptizing at Graves tank
heard Finley at night & give the right hand of fellowship to 40 to 60 dont
know how many ( rained at night
Rained a big rain.
M-13
Went to town came back early set around & read it rained at night
rain wrote some here at 1 P.M. Went to church to Nazaren church.
T-14
Set around & made garden all day
W-15
Set around still fair
T-16
Set around
it was fair.
made garden
read & made garden
a good
sowed turnip etc.
still fair
or little rain.
F-17
Went to the office came home & had the bigest rain yet
read etc rained all day.
set out bermuda &
S-18
Got up early it was fogy went to town got oil & coffee & papers came home
early & read & wrote some in here Set around P.M. went to meting at
Nazarine at night.
S-19
Dressed & set around A.M.
M-20
Set around & gardened some
read P.M. & went to church at Baptist at night.
went to Nazarine at night.
T-21
Set around all day & read etc
W-22
Set around A.M.
etc.
T-23
192
very hot.
Josie went up to Shamrock at 2 P.M.
stayed at home & read
Set around home & read etc
Lye P.M. Dry & cool.
F-24
Set around town A.M.
S-25
Set around A.M.
went to church at Nazarine P.M.
wrote some in here at Dinner
Dr d cabage with
fair & cool
set around.
eat dinner at Orions & then set around P.M.
S-26
Set around & dressed A.M. went to the Methodist to hear Clendinum
Set
around & talked & read P.M. went to church at old cambleite at night.
M-27
Got up early eat & wrote some in here
late it rained & blowed & hailed some
night & coold.
T-28
etc
it was mudy
went to town set around came home
small hail a good rain just before
howed some P.M. & planted some turnips
W-29
Set around the weather was fine but cool
T-30
Went with Orion on the rout
& don choirs P.M.
howed some & planted some.
it was rough
he was sick
got back & set around
F-31
Set around A.M. Leo was in & I road around with him to get oil etc
came home & we set around the rest of the day it was cool.
Josie
Diary for Sept 1917
Date
S-1
Went to town & set around met Uncle Jim Michell & talked awhile & then
talked awhile with him P.M. & Old man Alley set around came home early
Josie went to the Couct [?]chatoma[?] at night.
S-2
Got up early Dressed & shaved & set around & read etc went to church at
night & heard a little sermon & little things very light.
M-3
Went to town early got soap came home
washed I helped some.
T-4
Fixing for fair
W-5
First day of fair
set around
was not well
Josie
set around town.
not many
went & saw the products up stairs.
T-6
Big day of fair had speaking some went down at night
came her & Mrs Oxer & the children had a nice time.
F-7
The fair still going on
down at night.
a nice time
good speaking by a woman & the judge
Venus
they all went
193
S-8
Dull in town to day
S-9
Josie was not well
M-10
Rained A.M.
mostly men here not much doing.
About as usual
mad some Krout P.M.
T-11
Finished the Krout & howed in garden.
W-12
Set around town.
T-13
Don choirs & read.
F-14
set around.
S-15
Set around & read
rained P.M.
S-16
Dressed & went to preaching & then out to Leos & back with Orion & to church
again at night.
M-17
Went to town
some.
T-18
Went to town
cut sand burrs & howed in garden & planted mustard
came back
helped wash
rained
then back to town & home & read etc.
W-19
Went to town got vinegar came home wrote in this book & wrote to Z. A. at
noon came home early & went to prayer meeting at night.
T-20
Went to town got mail came home early came early P.M. too Delia was here
& had some peaches & had the Mixon girl with her went to Finlys at night &
set awhile.
F-21
Sun rose at N W corner wagon yard up early went to town came back early
Leo came & Josie went out with him
set & read & wrote some & went to town &
came back early & set around.
S-22
Got up early was by my self went & stayed at town awhile then came home &
read & went back awhile P.M. came home early Josie cam home at night late.
S-23
Got up early read & shaved & wrote some
church at night.
set around Read P.M.
went to
M-24
Went to town saw Leo with wheat set around A.M. he took the wheat back
was offered $1.70 took it back to feed to hogs set around.
T-25
194
Went to town saw Leo again with a sample of wheat in said he was going to
take it to Benomine it rained P.M. and again at night a good rain & was
cool.
W-26
Fair & nice set around town
it turned cold
up a fire cold & rained set around & read.
T-27
Cold A.M.
turned warm at noon
F-28
Got papers came home early
nothing unusual.
set around
read most of the day
nice
got papers & read P.M.
Diary for Oct
1917
got a letter from Pleiades
got it Sunday
T-2
Went to town then went & got some Sheap sorrell & sent it to Jane
to town & set awhile
fair & nice.
W-3
Got up early & wrote some in this book
this is Venus birth day
Josie was sick stayed around home mostly.
T-4
nice.
made
fair & warm
there was a big crowd there P.M.
S-30
Josie was sick set around All day
Josie was sick
came home
was cold again at night but no frost.
S-29
Went to town & set around All day
pretty day.
Date
M-1
Set around
most all day
went back
Set around
tryed to go out to Buts but did not get off
fair &
F-5
Set around A.M. Josie was sick went out to see the cows with Don Days P.M.
found them all right nice & fair.
S-6
Set around all day
don nothing
stayed at home a good deal.
S-7
Set at home A.M. went to church at Baptist & home & read
P.M. & night.
it was cold & windy
M-8
Cold & wind from North all day and rained at night a good shower
frost.
T-9
Set around
up.
had helped wash Monday
W-10
Went to town & came back early
fair Josie went to church.
most all day
it was fair
allmost
it was fair & nice & warmed
went back P.M.
still warm &
195
T-11
Went to town
F-12
Went to town
came back & helped wash
fair & nice.
Josie went to Warrens & came home late
it was cold & windy.
S-13
Pleiades sent 10 dollars to Pay Pasture on her cows. Went to town got Order
cashed & came home & helped Josie get off to Shamrock Leos brought a chicken
& some set went back to town & then home & stayed.
S-14
Got up late shaved & went to church at baptist & to Orions for dinner
set around town awhile & came home & read etc.
M-15
Got up early
went to Leos & helped bale hay most all day
Orion home & wrote here.
then
came back with
T-16
Went out to Leos again went with some drummers helped haul some hay & set
around some it looked like rain but did not rain.
W-17
Got up early at Leos took a look around at hogs & crops A.M. then me & Leo
looked all around P.M. & then I came home with him we stoped at Martins
stayed at home.
T-18
It blowed up cold & got colder all day I gathered the tomatoes & don other
choirs & then set around home
high wind & cold & freeze.
F-19
It had froze 1/2 inch ice
day warmed up some.
S-20
High wind & dust all day
day.
every thing was killed
not very cold
set around town most all
wind from South
set around all
S-21
Shaved & went to church at Baptist read the Oklahoman P.M. went to church
at night & Miller preached a good sermon on son & Salvation.
M-22
Got up early it was cool wind came up from the North came home & set by
fire & wrote some cold all day & had freeze at night.
T-23
Set around A.M.
rather warmer.
helped Orion cover his girarge P.M. & came home & set around
W-24
Set around A.M. & went to help Orions put & cut up crout P.M. & then came by
town & on home cool from South.
T-25
Cold from south & another freeze or frost
F-26
196
set around all day.
Went to town early & carried the mail for Bob Elms
big mail & got along slow.
he went to Altus
had a
S-27
Went & got the team again & carried the mail for Bob had another big mail &
got along badly but got back & came up home & set & read.
S-28
cold all night & froze.
was not well
it was cold P.M.
blowed very hard &
M-29
Got up early it was still cold very cold went to Orions the team was gon
& Bob came in & carried himself set around & wrote some here went to Depot
it was cold all day set around P.M.
T-30
Went to town & out to Leos & stayed all day
it faired off & was nice P.M.
we looked at the hogs & cotton & feed etc all on S 1/4 set around & then
Leo brought me home late P.M. Josie had come home from Shamrock.
W-31
Got up early
warmer.
went to town & back & read & helped wash & it was fair &
Diary for Nov
1917
Date
Harvey writes "Blank till the 18th"
S-18
Set around
went to church.
M-19
Went to town & back A.M. went out to Butts with Warren & got Pleiades cows
paid Butts $3.15 three dollars & fiften cts for pasture & brought the ¢ head
to Warrens & then came home Leo & Delia went off.
T-20
Set around & don nothing.
W-21
Set around
Josie was sick.
T-22
Set around town don nothing much.
F-23
Still around town
S-24
Around town all day
nothing new.
a big crowd in.
S-25
Set around home all day & read.
M-26
Went to town early
got flour & wrote in this book some.
T-27
Nothing new.
W-28
Warm & fair
nice time.
197
T-29
Thanksgiving day
F-30
Set around
stayed at home
had reasonably good time.
Leo & Delia came & set awhile
Diary for Dec
Date
S-1
Set around town most all day
S-2
Set around A.M.
& set around.
read & shaved
brought chicken.
1917
it was fair & warm;
it was warm & cloudy
M-3
Got up late went to town late came home & set around
came home early fair & warm all day.
read the Oklahoman P.M.
saw
Leo & Orion P.M.
T-4
Went to town early & stayed till 11 A.M. came home & found no one here set
around & read & wrote
Josie had been to Warrens set around P.M.
W-5
Set around
it was fair & warm
T-6
Wind from South
hard & cold
F-7
Cold from North & snow P.M.
S-8
Cold
very cold at night
wind from North P.M.
set around.
just misted snow & cold.
a good crowd in town
just saw Leo as he went out.
S-9
Verry cold blowed up from North again cold all day set around the house
cold wrote to Z. A. & Pearl got paper & set around.
M-10
Cold again
set around & read
etc.
T-11
Set around A.M. awhile Leo came & I went out with him to help kill hogs
we killed two & cleaned them & Leo brought me home it was cool but fair &
nice.
W-12
It was fair & nice again but cold
T-13
Verry cold about the coldest to now
F-14
Still cold
198
set around
very cold at night.
set around & don nothing but read etc.
S-15
Still cold read A.M.
lots of things sold.
S-16
not extra cold though blowed up late.
Delia & Leo came P.M.
went to town
it was R-C- day
got up early shaved & wrote some
bad cold got papers etc.
M-17
Still some sick
T-18
Set around again
set around town abut as usual
fair & mice
W-19
Fair & nice again but cool
T-20
Set around as usual
F-21
Set around again
S-22
Coold south wind
it was fair & cool
not well
had taken a
fair & warmer.
Gillie mad a red cross drive.
set around town.
fair & cool.
warm & nice,
lots of people in town
S-23
it was warm & nice
Leo was here & Delia.
got the paper late.
M-24
Went to town & back & to town again P.M. brought some packages home from
Maggie & Leo etc Orion gave me 2.00 it was very cold & colder all day &
night the Xmas trees were all around us but we did not go it was to cold.
T-25
Got up early went to town & got mail Orion had gon came back Leo was here
after us to go out to take Christmas dinner
it was too cold Josie had
baked a cake for them
my nose had bled all morrining & was bleeding for a
hour set around & read & eat dinner
meatless Dinner
nose bled again P.M.
after going for mail went to Brocks for him to stop the bleeding & it stoped
set at home.
W-26
Set at home
T-27
Set around
it was fair & warmer.
it turned cold P.M. & got colder all night.
F-28 It was very cold all day & colder at night
about 13 above all day.
S-29
Cold all day about like Friday
went to 2 above & stood at
a good many in town for it to be so cold.
S-30
Still cold wind from the south set at home & read & wrote A.M.
came awhile & left us some things & went to Martins set at home
to town & could not get a paper.
Leo & Delia
after going
M-31
Went to town got mail got my hair cut
it was warm & nice went back P.M.
& then took sick at night a cold from having my hair cut short behind.
Harvey Morrison's daily diary for the year 1918.
[It begins on page 62 of an old journal book (about 7" x 14"). I copied, and
reported separately, his diary for 1917 and a few more matters from the first
61 pages of this journal.]
199
Diary for 1918
Date
T-1
Went to town awhile
Jan
was not well went back awhile P.M.
W-2
Went to town A.M. & P.M.
came home early.
was still sick.
T-3
Went to town to see Orion & right back home was sick all day.
F-4
Was sick all day
S-5
Still worse
S-6
Still sick
set home
Josie went for the papers.
set at home all day
set a home
Josie got the mail.
was really getting worse all the time.
M-7
At home all day Orion came P.M. & set awhile
was some better.
T-8
Still at home
sick but better
W-9
Still at home
Orion brought the mail
T-10
The worst wind & snow storm yet
water etc.
wrote a letter to Jane Minnis
fair & nice.
was some better stil.
awfull bad
Burge & Orion came & got coal &
F-11
Faired off Mrs Leman came & then Leo & Delia
her it was not so bad.
S-12
Set around all day
it was cold but not bad.
S-13
Set at home all day no one came
it was not bad rather fair.
M-14
Still at home
not able to get out
T-15
Still at home
no one came
Orion brought the mail.
not able to go out
W-16
Set at home all day
got no mail no Orion came
T-17
Set at home all day
some wind
F-18
Up early
both of us sick
S-set around
200
they eat dinner & cleaned a
both sick.
it was windy.
P.M.
got no mail.
set around
it was fair & nice.
S-20
Set around all day.
M-21
Went to town for the first time
& cleaned up.
T-22
Venus & children here
Venus & the children came P.M. on the train
set around home most of the day.
W-23
Set around
but went to town & got mail etc.
T-24
Set around
Venus & children here all week.
F-25
Carried Bobs mail
day.
it was nice & fair
S-26
Carried the mail for Bob again
high & cold.
S-27
Venus went home yesterday
M-28
Cold
did not build a fire in mail car all
it blowed up cold at the gin & the wind was
we set around all day.
set around.
T-29
Still cold
set around.
W-30
Awfull cold all day & night
T-31
Very cold
I thought the coldest night.
set around.
Diary for Feb
Date
F-1
It faired up some
S-2
Ground Hog day
set around
fair & nice
S-3
1918
Leo was here & gave 25.
all day
set around
went & got the Oklahoman
M-4
Went to town early paid Gillum 12.50 came home
wrote to Pleiades & Bud
set around P.M.
paid coal
10.90.
it was fair.
wrote some
it was fair
T-5
Set around all day in town & here.
W-6
Set around
They was all in Sayer. [Sayre]
T-7
Set around
it was very warm.
201
F-8
Went to town early
it blowed up cold
S-9
About as usual for saturday
T-10
Set around all day
M-11
About as usual
came home
wrote to Z. A.
very dusty.
nice day.
it was fair.
it had rained.
T-12
Warm & nice as usual.
W-13
Fair & nice.
T-14
Still fair & nice.
F-15
About the same.
S-16
As usual.
S-17
Cool & windy
set around home.
M-18
About as usual.
T-19
Blowed up cold & was very cold
W-20
It was still verry cold
Shamrock Tuesday.
set around the fire.
the coldest of the month
Josie had fixed to go to
T-21
It faired of & turned warm to what it had been
.
F-22
Verry fair & nice Josie went to Shamrock I went with McElya to Leos & back
home.
S-23
Went to town took sick came home
early fair & nice big crowd.
went back & was sick P.M.
came home
S-24
Got up early don choirs wrote in this book it was fair
went to Orions &
town got papers came home Mr Short came & set P.M. had a fine time.
M-25
Was not well
T-26
Was still sick
202
it was cold
went to town at night
back
W-27
had taken medicine & salts etc
T-28
Went to town a little while
& set at home not well.
got some eggs of Leo
Date
F-1
Went to town a little while came home & stayed
was sick.
some bread etc
came back
it was fair & nice.
S-2
It rained all night went to town A.M. came home at noon & stayed all the
rest of the day it rained along all evening & some at night.
S-3
I was fair & nice Orion came up I was better sheared [?]
book A.M. went to Orion for dinner then came by office
choirs.
M-4
Set around
wen to town
got onion sets
came home
wrote some in this
got Journal & don
read & don choirs.
T-5
Went to town got papers took clothes to Mrs Mason
read cleaned up the
garden some wrote to Josie at Shamrock it was fair & nice.
W-6
Set around
had the garden plowed
T-7
Set around town
was not well
it was fair & nice.
Got seed potatoes
F-8
Went with Orion on the rout in the new carr
S-9
Set around
don choirs
got back early.
it was windy & coold.
S-10
Set around & read & shaved A.M.
the papers & came home & read.
went to Orions
eat dinner
M-11
Let the cows to Mrs Mays
got back early & was tired let Mrs May have cows.
T-12
Carried the mail
A.M.
W-13
Went to town
set around.
Charly Martin
got mail
T-14
Wind from north
took me
then came & got
Grady Stubbs took me
then set around
got back at 11
the wind & sand was bad from the West
cold & bad
F-15
Still cold but not so bad
don nothing
windy
only set around
came home &
wrote to Bud.
talked to Leo & he paid the insurance.
203
S-16
Wrote to Bud & Pleiades again went to & set around
S-17
Don choirs
train time
set around & read it was fair & nice
Josie came home got no papers.
M-18
Just about as usual
T-19
Set around
Josie cleaned up
Most of day
it was fair & nice.
wrote here
set around till
I went to town.
put out a few onion sets P.M.
W-20
Set around A.M. about as usual set out onion sets again P.M. put them all
out.
T-21
Went to town A.M.
Venus & the boys
came P.M. in carr with Martin.
F-22
Just about as usual
Venus & the boys were here
S-23
We all went to town
lots of people there
S-24
Set around & went to church A.M.
nice & fair & warm.
M-25
Went to town as usual & home
it was fair.
it was fair & nice.
went to hear Whitehurst speak P.M. it was
it was fair & nice.
T-26
Venus still here took Jack to town fine day
a good deal.
nothing startling
was at home
W-27
Went to town got Venus a sack & made arangements to take her things to depot
she went home after dinner & I came home early it was fair but clouded up.
T-28
Went to town tryed to get Leo on phone he came in talked to Uncle Will
Baker it was fair & nice all day Orion went to Elk P.M. {Elk City, OK]
F-29
It rained most all day
very lightly
but wet the ground 2 0r 3 inches deep.
S-30
It was fair & nice came home early read & planted beans peas potatoes
mustard etc went to town read the papers & set around was awfull tired.
S-31
Easther Sunday
Got up early it was awfull nice & fair wrote some here
stayed at home & eat dinner
went to town got paper came home & read some
then went to the Holyness Meeting heard Nealy preach on the toungs he made
a good talk came back & read some Virginia was here went to preaching &
heard what sends a man to Hell.
Diary for April
Date
M-1
204
Went to town came back & read some & planted some potatoes
winter onions & was sick at night
it was fair.
radishes &
T-2
Went to town came back sick planted beans onion seed turnip & letuce
went to town bought four meal potatoes & Eggs came home & wrote here
fair.
W-3
Cannot remember.
T-4
same as above.
F-5
Set around as usual.
S-6
Made some garden & set around.
S-7
Went to church & then to Leos & took dinner
around & then came back.
M-8
Set around town & home
Mrs Warren went along
looked
saw Leo and agreed to go out.
T-9
Went out to Leos & walked around all day
nice.
came home at night
W-10
Went out to Leos & Leo & Delia left to go to Harveys
the things Otis listed across the creek.
T-11
Still at Leos just set around & don choirs
& listed some South of house.
it was fair &
we stayed & tended to
the boy got don across the creek
F-12
Set around A.M. came to town P.M. the boy got don listing by house & howed
garden
road around got mail wattered plants .
S-13
It was misting rain some & windy
night Don choirs etc.
the boy set around & road around all day &
S-14
Still misting rain all day till about 2 P.M. & it rained a big rain filled
up the tanks & the creek washed away lots of fence Delia came home by R R
track.[walking, perhaps?]
M-15
The fence all washed away stock all scattered Worked to get them togather
came to town & back Leo had come home Otus quit at noon the men had put up
the fence some Newberry & Abley.
T-16
Looked around some
Leo brought up home before noon
town P.M. made garden planted beans peas etc.
set around
went to
W-17
205
Went to town
got garden seed & onion sets
T-18
Went to town
set around & don nothing P.M.
it rained & was cold all day
F-19
Went to town
it was coold
don nothing.
came back got Cherly Brooks to plow the lot part of the garden
wrote some P.M. & went to town too cold to work.
S-20
Still to cold to set out onions
S-21
Funderburg
stayed in town some.
it was cold
Sold Pleiades red heiffer to Zack
M-22
Went to town A.M. Mrs May came & I sent out some oil 25
sick heiffer she had eat shinery set out onions P.M.
T-23
Don choirs A.M.
set out onions P.M.
W-24
Went to town as usual
salts 15
it was fair & nice but cool
howed some in garden
fair.
T-25
Set around Mrs May sent in for something for the cow
go out fair & nice.
F-26
Went around with Orion took some lime to the cow
around P.M. went to church.
S-27
Sent out some ground alfalfa & salts to the cow
day.
tryed to get Buss to
she looked all right
M-29
Mrs May brought in Jersey heiffer hide She died Sunday night
read sawed off some of the porch floor & howed some.
it turned cold
T-2
Don choirs
206
Set around &
1918
set out cabag plants P.M. & howed some.
Saw Leo in town & talked to him
set out Tomatoes P.M.
F-3
It had rained a shower raked the garden & howed a lot
set out Tomatoes P.M. 2 rows.
S-4
got
Diary for May
Date
W-1
About as usual
set
set around the rest of the
S-28
Got up early don choirs was not well wrote in here went to town
papers & read went to preaching at night at Methodist church.
T-30
Went to town
to the
read etc.
howed most all day
To town & back finished howing the garden had it in fine fix after the
shower L. E. gave me $35.00 I paid Gillie 31.60 & the Western Lumber Co
8.10 all I owed in town Came home don choirs it was cool.
S-5
Set around went & got the papers the Times & Journal came home & read the
papers It showered rain all morning went to town got paper came home &
read it rained a good rain about 4 P.M. & then cleared off.
M-6
Went to town came back & worked in garden all day
set out some bermuda.
got the South garden don
T-7
Went to town got the mail came home & planted beats beans & peas & worked
in the garden a good deal got it most don it was hot.
W-8
Went to town got papers came home read some sowed mustard cut weed
fixed berry vines the hinnaly [?] worked in berrys & onions it was hot &
the wind was high.
T-9
Howed in garden
put in posts & some fence around garden
F-10
Set around
howed in garden
S-11
Set around
planted some tomatoes P.M.
high wind & warm.
it misted & showered rain & was cool.
S-12
Got papers read Leo & Delia came by & brought a chicken & we killed it &
had fryed chicken they went to preaching & come for dinner & we road around
with them to their house & back
a nice day.
M-13
Seat around & worked some in garden
it was fair.
T-14
Set around & read etc.
W-15
Set around
the wind was very high from South.
T-16
Carried the mail for Bob
stuff counted on me.
the wind still high
F-17
It blowed again some & rained some at night
S-18
Worked in garden
hard south but a shower here.
fixed gate & stalls & set around P.M.
S-19
Went to church Elder preached
day & night he preached again.
M-20
Went to town
took two orders & had the
nice & fair.
set around P.M. & to church at night
came back wrote in this book
nice
it was a big dew & fair.
207
T-21
High wind all day and a good shower of rain P.M.
& west worked in yard some.
W-22
Had had a good shower
big rain & some hail south
worked in garden some & set around.
T-23
Went to town came back early worked in garden dug some potatoes the first
& some peas Leo & Delia came by went to town P.M. came home & worked in
garden.
F-24
Went to town early came home early & wrote some
P.M. Josie was sick A.M. fair & windy.
S-25
Carried Orions mail Grdy Stubbs took me
wrote some here fair & windy.
howed in garden
went to town P.M.
some early
came home &
S-26
Shaved & dressed went to town & to Orions he had just got back from
Canadian with the Whites [the parent's of Orion's wife, Anna Mae, nee White}
came home & read the papers Leo brought me a ham wrote to Pleiades & some
here set around P.M. windy & fair.
M-27
Up early got no breakfast went to town & back
went back to town the boys went of for soldiers
Marve came home early it rained late.
was not well
set around
wrote to Z. A. & Bessie &
T-28
Rained a good rain from 12 A.M. till Morning lightining struck the
Presbyterian church went to town lots of water came back early cut weeds
& set out some tomato & cabag plants & the washart[?]
W-29
It had rained a shower again
Tomatoes P.M.
set around
A.M.
howed some & set out some
T-30
Went to town early it was Decoration day & the stors all closed came home
read papers Starr & News howed in garden & set out potatoes slips.
F-31
Went to town
got mail
came home
howed in garden.
Diary for June 1918
Date
S-1
Went to town & set around as usual don choirs etc.
S-2
Set around A.M.
M-3
Set around
T-4
Set around
P.M.
208
got papers & read & set around all day & night.
Josie got phone to come to Shamrock
help wash etc.
it sprinkled rain som
work in garden
W-5
Went out to Leos
around.
came back to town & helped him take Warrens bull out
T-6
Howed out his garden A.M. & some P.M.
came to town or home & set around.
F-7
Rained all night and all day went to Sayre to get my tax reduced
with B Stubbs Richardson C E Smith & stewart it was cold.
S-8
Still raining sowed mustard
it faired off late.
sold Beans
S-9
Shaved & bathed & went & got the mail
P.M.
set
came back
set out plants
peper & Tomatoes
read & wrote here
got paper & read
M-10
Carried the mail for Bob Elms it was hot mad it all right came home
at Orions & howed in the garden some Orion came up & got some plants
Berries etc the Whites were there.
T-11
Went to town
Josie.
got mail
howed some
it was hot
very hot
W-12
Went to town saw Leo came home & howed A.M. & howed P.M.
little wind from North.
T-13
Was sick A.M.
& read.
set around
fixed wire for beans
eat
got a letter from
it was hot but a
staked tomatoes
set around
F-14
Carried Lute Brooks mail Grady Stubbs took me got along all right
around & read & took Lutes List of names etc & read P.M.
set
S-15
Took Lutes Brooks mail again Ball Stubbs took me had poor luck Ball went
to fast & knew too much got back at 11 A.M. set around till 2 P.M. went to
town & set around saw the boys
it was fair.
S-16
It had been fair for more than a week some wind I was sick set around till
after 1 30 bathed & shaved etc went & got mail etc Josie phoned to Mrs
Burge
got a horse from Lute or Alexander & took it to Lutes to carry the
mail for Orion.
M-17
Went to Brooks
back at 4 P.M.
hors got loose
got horse & buggy & took Orions mail got along fine
came home eat & wrote some had a letter from Josie
got feed at Spurlins 3.35
T-18
Carried the mail again for Orion supposed to be on his day off
went to Orions eat cream came home fed etc wrote to Josie.
got
it was
still hot
W-19
209
Carried the mail again for Orion with Lutes horse & buggy still hot got 2
orders had two yesterday got lunch at Leos mad it all right
wrote here.
T-20
Carried the mail again for Orion
got along all right
was tired at night.
F-21
Carried the mail again for Orion still hot but not so bad took horse home
& fed him & kept him all night it thundrd & looked like rain but did not.
S-22
Got up early Went to Orions & took horse to Alexanders
around & rested Orion carried mail.
S-23
Set around & dressed & shaved & went & got mail P.M.
still set around it was hot.
came back & set
got a letter from Josie
M-24
Went to town set around awhile came home tryed to work some tied up berry
& tomato vines was not well went to town feeling bad set around & then
went out with Leo
he had just stacked his sudan gras him & the boys.
T-25
Set around Leos & then came to town with him & Delia she drove the carr
came up home read some & wrote here set around & worked in garden cut
weeds & grass dug some potatoes & don choirs.
W-26
Went to town came back
awfull hot the hottest
gathered the mustard & dug a lot of potatoes
I believe so far
dug potatoes late.
T-27
Blowed up cool & had a shower of rain dug potatoes A.M.
Josie & answered it P.M. still hot set around P.M.
it was
got a letter from
F-28
Don choirs finished diging potatoes set around The rest of the day it was
thrift-stamp day & it was hot but showered around
the stores were closed
P.M.
S-29
Went to Orions for breakfast
it was cool set around P.M.
came home
pulled & dug the onions
wrote some
S-30
Set around & read A.M. went to town & got paper & read P.M. went to church
at Baptist the boy preached on repentance & the signals to stop etc.
Diary for July 1918
Date
M-1
Went to town came home early set around & howed weeds out of garden
back P.M. came home tied up tomatoes vines
it was not very hot.
went
T-2
Went to Orions eat breakfast & went to town came home bathed & put on
clean clothes set around went to town set around came home read wrote &
got the clothes back paid 40 cts the girl
set & read the funny papers.
W-3
210
Went to town set around & went to Orions for dinner
set around till most night came home don choirs.
eat & came to town &
T-4
Went to town & set awhile came home & eat then went back & talked to the
old shoe maker at Brocks on infidelity etc came home.
F-5
Went to Orions they had eat breakfast eat & went to town came home early &
slept & read some & wrote here till noon went to town P.M. set around &
read etc.
S-6
Got up early & went to
Leos he was just ready
a thrift-stamp meeting
around town P.M. & came
Orions eat breakfast went to town & then out to
to come to town he had trouble with Courrseys[?] at
the evening before went to Orions for dinner set
home early it was hot & dry & had been dry all week.
S-7
Got up early shaved & dressed went to town talked to Green awhile came
home read & wrote here till 2 P.M. went & got Sunday & read P.M. it was
hot & dry saw Brandon form Shamrock.
M-8
Went to town came home late slept some eat went back & stayed till 6 30
paid Spurlin $3.35 got crackers paid B T Stubbs $7.50 Wind from North E
T-9
Set around town after breakfast at Orions
it was clowdy some.
W-10
Set around after breakfast at Orions till noon was not extra well Josie
came home helped to clean up scour etc put out the beds & carpet etc it
was hot & dry sprinkled a little rain as I came home & for some time after
very light.
T-11
Cool
warm
went to town got mail & came home
at 12 set around P.M. read etc.
slept till noon
was not well dry &
F-12
Went to town got mail came home mooved Johns cow & put Brooks horse on the
Bermuda
gathered the onions P.M. the winter onion set
at looked like
rain late.
S-13
Went to town came back early & set around stayed in town P.M.
it rained a light shower very light & was some cooler.
till late
S-14
Got up late got paper & set around & read did not dress wrote some here
went to town P.M. got no paper came home & dressed & went to church with
Josie it was warm.
M-15
Went to office came back & got Lutes old horse & buggy & got the mail &
greased the Buggy carried the mail for Bob Elms got home late wrote some
here.
T-16
Carried the mail for Elms had got feed from Charley Brooks & still got feed
there has å light mail and delivered every piece Rained at night.
211
W-17
Carried mail for Bob was tired Josie was complaining & had to do the work
the rain had been general over the rout but hardest here.
T-18
had a big mail
F-19
fair & hot
got along all right
hot & fair
got a letter from Bud.
S-20
Carried the mail
got home late
straightened up the Acts [accounts]
went to the speaking on the St on Revalations hot & dry.
eat &
S-21
Shaved Dressed & set around
went to town but got no paper my eys were
sore Leo & delia came but we were not ready to go & it rained a shower at
night & we did not go.
M-22
Went to town got sugar 2xx came home set around went to church & heard
Estas talk he is all right set around P.M. Leo gave me check for (20)
rained a shower P.M. I wrote here.
it
T-23
Went to town early Made 20 deposit & asked for a statement at Gillies came
home not well don choirs went to church at night at Baptist to hear Estas.
W-24
Went to town & then to church & back to town
night & Josie went in carr.
was not well
to church at
T-25
Went to town got mail came home went to church Josie had not been able to
go on acount of her foot set around town & went to church both of us.
F-26
To town & to church & to church at night
Tuesday.
it was hot & dry & had been since
S-27
Went to town & back read went back P.M. & to church at night
it had been very hot today.
we both went
S-28
Got up early went to town got mail came home read & shaved & Leo & Delia
came for dinner Just as we was ready
we went out to Leo & spent the
evening had cream twice came back went to church set over at Lyles it
was hot & dry.
M-29
Got up late it was clowdy went to town got sugar at Herrings came hom &
wrote some here went back to town & set around some came home early went
to church at night the subject was sin it was fair & hot.
T-30
Got up early went to town early came back early & it comence to rain about
10 & rained slowly till 12 & was coll & the rain looked like a general rain
set around P.M. talked to Uncle Jim Short.
212
W-31
Got up early sifted lime on cabage went to town early & then had to go back
for oil stoped at Democrat office & chatted awhile & got two Robinson
pencils.
Diary for Aug 1918
Date
T-1
Got up early went to town back early read
helped some about the washing
& some in the garden went to town signed up my Voucher for Bobs time
worked some P.M. fair & warm.
F-2
Went to town early & back early was not well wrote some here
church at all wrote to Jane & Pleíades.
did not go to
S-3
Went to town came back early fixed toilet worked in garden planted some
potatoes & howed some went to town & set around P.M. went to church.
S-4
Got up late got mail & set around all day did not go to church or the
Baptizing it was hot & dry
my eys were bad could not read.
M-5
Got up late had sore eys went to town
was hot & windy don choirs.
came back & made a Kitchen table it
T-6
Carried the mail for Bob Elms with Charly Brooks mules & hack
& hot it was election day voted for Murray & others.
it was windy
W-7
Went to town got papers came home read etc went back read etc had a
talk with Uncle Jim Short & B Stubs it had looked like rain & had lots of
wind & it was hot & looked like rain bathed & put on clothes & set around
Josie went to prayer meeting at night it sprinkled rain & was clowdy.
T-8
Went to town read news came home & wrote some here
went back P.M. got a letter from Pleiades.
it was clowdy & cooler
F-9
Went to town Set around some
came back early Mrs Warren was here & stayed
all day stayed in town late came home don choirs
it was hot.
S-10
Went with Orion to Leos & stayed there most all day looked at cotton & feed
crops & plums eat cream at Newberrys got peas potatoes chicken came home
went to town got flour came home it was hot & a high wind went to church
at Holiness
then he said one unto Him Lord are these few that he saved
Luke 12 &23.
S-11
Got up early shaved dressed & went to Texola with Orions folks Danner [?]
preached on the Text come & see "Nathaniel" came home eat dinner at Orion
& set around & played Dominos & 42 came home went to the funeral of Aunt
Martha Burton at Methodist church & then to meeting at Holiness
Text (("Is
there no balm in gilead)) good sermon)).
M-12
213
Went to town came home not well set around & wrote some here set around
P.M. went to church at night ( Text - the gospell is the power of god unto
salvation to every one that believes.)
T-13
Went to town two late to see Orion came home early went down to Orions &
back home & then down there & helped them with their peaches came home went
to preaching text (Prepere to meet thy God).
W-14
Went to town & back & helped with the yellow peaches Annie May gave us to
town & back to meeting at night good sermon by Chatman.
T-15
Went to Orions & helped to put up peaches that Annie May gave us a bushell
of Elburtas eat dinner there came home & went to town & to preaching at
night text if thy hand offend thy cut it off etc good sermon but short cut
off by singing etc.
F-16
Went to town took sugar to Orions came home helped fix peach butter & plums
went back got mail & came home set around went to church Chatman preached
on Christ & him Crusafyed a long sermon but good.
S-17
Went to town got meat & oil read & gathered tomatoes wrote some not very
well went to town P.M. came home & bathed & went to church at night text
The Master caleth thee Martha to Mary
good.
S-18
Went to office got paper went to church at Holiness Chatman preached on
second Blessing set around P.M. & went to preaching at night Chatman
preached on Abner died of a fool.
M-19
Went to Leo
home late.
Orion took us
T-20
Went to town got mail
104 at 3 P.M..
W-21
To town & back
meeting.
stayed & picked peas
got vinegar for beats
hot & dry
it was hot till late
read & set around
winnowed out peas P.M.
came
it was hot
Josie went to prayer
T-22
Hot & dry till late P.M. then a shower of rain & the sun shining & the
rainbow in the S & between us & Lunans set around.
F-23
To town & back no news paper & fixed up berry vines
early it looked like rain some & misted som.
S-24
Went to town late came right back got oil & coffee
went back stayed P.M. came home early again.
S-25
Got mail went to preaching
any where.
214
nice day
to town & back
set around & shaved etc
went & got mail P.M. & set around
did not go
M-26
Went to town early & back early Got news & read
& wrote here wattered pepper P.M.
T-27
Josie down
wrote here
eat went to town & back early
went to town hot & dry.
W-28
Went to town hot & dry don nothing
them up paid the scavenger 35.
T-29
Josie up and at work all day
& dry no news.
it
Josie down
gathered tomatoes
got mellons of
Short
eat dinner
eat dinner &
2 & he brought
cleaned house scalded etc to town as usual
F-30
Set around & read A.M. Clouded up & sprinkled P.M.
blowed up from the North all night.
very light
hot
sprinkle
S-31
Cool & fair
went to town got flour & oil & pepper the town was full
lots of folks came home early & wrote here
Fair & dry.
saw
Diary for Sept 1918
Date
S-1
Set around & shaved & read A.M. went to the office got Oklahoman read
Delia & Mrs Wilson was here a while no preaching A.M. or night hot & dry.
M-2
Went to town early came home & set around helped wash & went back P.M.
around got in argument with Liles about Pentacost etc a shower
set
T-3
Raining got up late rained on till 10 & I wrote here went to town & talked
with Charly Lyles about the day of Pentacost & the Hat deal but got no hat
it rained at night.
W-4
Went to town early it was cloudy & cool
here to town & back etc.
T-5
Went to town early set around
cool.
set around & read
came home & wrote
Marve & Bessie came & stayed all night
it was
F-6
Went to town & back Marve went around with Orion we all eat dinner at
Orions & then went to Leos & looked around & then went up to Marves went
through Texola Shamrock & McLean Saw Venus & the kids.
S-7
Looked around over Marves crop
& came back.
S-8
Set around marves most all day
went to Alanreed P.M.
all of us
went to Shevats no one at home
got a shave
it was cool.
M-9
215
Looked over the place eat dinner early & went to Amarilla got there about 4
30 P.M. went to town & then tryed to take Bob Hemphills boys off but failed
worked late.
T-10
Got up early took the boys to the train came back set around awhile came
on to Groom to a sale at Wynagars stayed most all day then cam on to
Marves about 6 30 P.M. all right.
W-11
Set around Marves all day looked over his crop
town but did not go some warmed P.M.
he got up mules to go to
T-12
Got ready came to Allenreed with all the folks & then came on home
All well & all right saw Leo & Delia.
F-13
Went to town early carried Bob Elms mail & delivered every piece
early & home early.
S-14
Carried Elms mail again & got in late
over myself wrote to Pleiades & Bud.
read & shaved and eat & wrote
M-16
Set around
it was cool
T-17
Set around
planted Winter onion sets & read etc.
very little.
W-18
Went with Orion around to see the rout & cow etc
T-19
Set around
cold.
wrote three letters
S-22
Got mail
Sherwood
set around
saw few
got Flour 24#
came home early.
walked around A.M. & picked bools [cotton bolls?] P.M.
T-24
To town early
came home early wrot to
warm
it was cool from the North.
216
fixed stove
shaved
went to preaching Leo & Delia came home for dinner
came over & Orions went to the Semitary & to church.
M-23
Went to Leos
home late.
W-25
it was nice & warm.
to Sara [?] Pleiades & to Bessie it turned
F-20
Went to town early came home bought peaches
oil 5 gal wrote here
it was cold.
S-21
Went to town
got back
stoped at his house & brought the mail
S-15
Went to Orions & got some peaches came back
here
set around P.M. it turned cool.
rained some
found
Cleveland
Nursery
here
came
it was
Set around
don little
read etc
it was warm.
T-26
Went to town & home & read etc it was windy from the Ncoudy most all day & cool
some mist.
came home early
F-27
Went to office delivered a special del to Preacher came home went to
Orions got some milk & the paper it was cool helped wash etc.
S-28
Set around
stayed.
Josie went to Shamrock on the 1 20
set around
came home &
S-29
Set around & shaved & read got mail went to Orions awhile & he went to
Stones stayed at home went to the Cambelite church at night did not get
in.
M-30
Don choirs around A.M. went to Orions eat dinner & we all went to Sayre to
see about taxes & then on to Elk City & then came home late a nice trip.
Diary for Oct
Date
T-1
Carryed the mail for Bob Elms
W-2
Carryed the mail again for Bob
at home.
T-3
Set around all day
he fixed it up
1918
he fixed it up & took it back
was sore & tired
was tired
set
wrote to Bessie for Leo.
F-4
Got a letter from Pleiades read & wrot to Shamrock & wrote here some high
wind sent letter to Shamrock.
S-5
Was not well
set around
S-6
Set around & read A.M.
anywhere.
M-7
Set around not very well
T-8
Set around
all day
went to town & got paper
talked & read
no preaching
windy & warm.
read & still not well
W-9
Set around A.M.
cloudy.
& at home at night.
Got ham etc
Bob paid me 6.00.
Josie came home from Shamrock
T-10
It was misting rain very little got lard & bacon at Gillums
still misting at 11 A.M. set around P.M.
set around P.M.
wrote here
F-11
217
Set around & read A.M.
while in town P.M.
fair & cooler but nice set
S-12
Went to town was not well
went to town P.M.
around it rained a shower
came home & read & set around
it was cooler
S-13
Set at home Orion came for dinner & Orion went off to Allenreed
went to Leos & got a horse & buggy to carry the mail.
M-14
T-15
Carried the mail
got along all right
[Texas] we
it was fair & nice.
got feed at the yard.
W-16
Carried the mail all right.
T-17
Carryed the mail
F-18
Carryed mail
got feed at Millers.
nice & fair.
S-19
Carryed the mail
sugar.
it was a big one & it was hot & fair
S-20
Got up late set around & read
cloudy some.
cloudy some
it had rained a shower at night
M-21
Went & started with the mail Orion overtook me at Wilhelms
A.M. & rained all P.M. came home dressed etc.
T-22
Stayed at home
nights.
it rained all day & night
got
was warm &
it showered all
a slow steady rain
two days &
W-23
Clowdy & bad set around all day.
T-24
Set around
still clowdy & misting
F-25
Set around fair A.M.
some mudy etc.
Clowdy & misting some
S-26
Had rained all night & still raining
First snow & no frost.
S-27
Snow on ground but nothing killed
stayed at home.
rained at night & Thursday.
Set around
read the papers
snowed P.M. & at night
cool from N
M-28
Went to town early came back early & worked on the dugout
took off the dirt from the top etc fair & nice.
218
wrote here
it had caved in
T-29
Went to town came home early read Leo came by with tomatoes mooved the
fruit out of the dug out to places under stairing [?] set around.
W-30
Went to town took pants back to H & Ys
looked like rain & did sprinkle early.
came home & read & wrote here
it
T-31
Dont know.
Diary for Nov
Date
F-1
Carried the mail for Bob Elms
1918
it was fair & nice.
S-2
Set around town about as usual.
S-3
Set around home A.M. went to the train & to Orions P.M.
were there came home early.
M-4
Set around as usual or about so
Fletcher & folks
nice & fair.
T-5
Set around town & home all day.
W-6
Set around
fair & warm.
T-7
me.
he went to Elk for Barnard
B. T. Stubbs
took
F-8
About as usual till noon then the Fake peac telagram came in & the town was
turned loose evening & night a big time.
S-9
Kept the Blancitt scales all day
S-10
fair & nice.
went to Depot saw Abbot
set around & read.
M-11
Aramistius signed report said went to town got mail & letter from Pleiades
went back to celabration wrote here etc big time in town & all closed up
Josie sick.
T-12
Went to town & back went over to Orions for dinner
came home late.
W-13
Set around & talked in town A.M.
to town & back P.M.
T-14
It was misting rain
came home
he came by with carr
went to Orion
went to town got oil & coffee
got spring
went
wrote some here.
219
[no date]
Went to town Orion & Leos were fixing to go to Lawton & I helped get them a
load it was misting some sorted wash P.M.
S-16
was fair.
S-17
Set around all day
fair.
M-18
Went to town & back
Ball Stubbs
got papers & read
no news
took me
set around
set around home all day
T-21
Set around all day
F-22
Still cold
it
then Hattie Emmons was here P.M.
Josie sick
T-19
Went to town & then carried the mail for Bob Elm
home.
W-20
It was cold
got along all right
fair & cool.
it was fair
he took team
Got letter from Pleiades.
it was cold & windy.
set around all day
cold at night
S-23
Went to town set around saw Leo
was cold & spitting snow. some.
the coldest.
wrote here at noon
set around P.M.
it
S-24
Set around home all day Leo & Delia came & stayed most all day got News &
Times & Oklahoman it snowed most all day but lightly
most 1 in.
M-25
Went to town & set around
it was snowing
came home early
snowed till
late or 1 30 P.M. & wrote here
snowed all day & some at night
had melted
on ground.
T-26
Had snowed & covered the ground but begin to thaw early & thawed all day most
snowed a little at night again
rather warm.
W-27
It was still cool & snowy went to town at usual it faired off late P.M. &
all night was fair & colder wind from N.
T-28
Got up late fair & cold went to town got mail & a letter from Pleiades &
Bud sent them two checks to Tupencary [Tucumcari, N.M.?] for $40.00 &
$25.00
F-29
Set around all day
it was fair but windy
nothing out of ordinary.
S-30
Went to town set around A.M. & went back P.M. Orion went to Granit for
Dick & the children stayed here
windy. [he adds "on 12" which is the
page on which he continues his 1918 diary.]
220
Diary for Dec 1918
Date
S-1
Went to the office got mail & came home went to Orions for dinner to town &
then out to Leos with Orion got some meat & bones [?] etc came home it
was fair
M-2
Went to town & set around
picked cotton at Williams.
Orion came up to get me to carry the mail
he
T-3
Lewis took me as the Wilmuth boy had a very bad time & bad driving.
W-4
Carried the mail Ball Stubbs took me paid Stubbs up & then went to Leos &
got old Bill & the buggy Orion took me got some feed & came home & fed etc.
T-5
Carried the mail in buggy
Venus came & the kids.
F-6
got along all right
got
back on time at 4 P.M.
had a big mail & got back late & tired.
S-7
Carried the mail with old Bill & the buggy
mad it all right
fair & warm.
S-8
Venus here set around & read etc Martin came after her & then went home
was sick or not well my bowell were loose.
M-9
Went to town
set around.
Orion carried the mail
T-10
Carried the mail with old Bill & buggy
stoped at Spurlins place in bad fix.
I was not well all day & night
it was misting rain & cool
F-13
Set around
it had faired up some.
S-14
Set around
fair & nice
most
still a little out with bowell
W-11
Carried the mail again & got along all right
it was fair.
T-12
Set around
I
got back on time or about it
don nothing.
a good crowd in town.
S-15
Set around read etc A. M. & till late P.M. Pleiades & bud came Marve &
Bessie brought them & Venus & the children & Leo & Delia Orion & family was
all here till late at night & then Leos & Orions went home.
M-16
Got up early Marve & Bessie & Bud & Pleiades & Venus & children all went
home
set around & don choirs it was cool.
221
T-17
Went to town it was misting & I had a bad cold came home
this book rained most all day set at home sick.
W-18
It had faired up some
set at home most all day
raining
was not well
wrote in
had a cold.
T-19
Went to town early it was misting & had been raining at night stayed around
for it to slack up till 11 came home & it rained all the rest of the day &
night We carried onions mail
F-20
It faired up went to town & got the mail came home went to Orions for dinner
came by & got mail & wrote Pleiades a letter & wrote here it was fair got 3
pr drawers.
S-21
It was fair went to town
& don choirs.
S-22
Set around all day
M. & mist etc.
Leo gave me 25
put it in Bank
went to depot to meet Pleiades
M-23
Snowed all day & night
did not go to town
set around all day
it commenced to snow P.
set at home & by the fire.
T-24
Snow on the ground & cold Orion came up & brought a package
snow & drifting 3 to 6 ft deep the gullies all filled up.
it was a big
[The first half of page 15, was "Diary for Feb " S-8 thru T-11-no year shown,
but Feb 1919 had week days consistent with the entries. There was a large
"X" was drawn thru those entries and the bottom half page continued with the
Dec 1918 diary.
For completeness I am going to set forth the X'ed out
entries here.
Diary for Feb
F-7 It snowed all day 6 inches deep set around Bathed & had hair cut.
S-9 Set around & read went to the Depot with Green Burkhalter
the folks
went to preaching at night a B church.
M-10 Wrote to GE it was misty some went to town came back to dinner
Lammons was here & I went back & came to the coffes demonstration home & don
choirs & wrote to F. M. McConnell at night.
T-11 Wrote to F. M. McConnald of the Baptist
went to town read some &
came home early & wrote some read Life.
W-25
Deep snow no trains went to town & took sick came home & was sick all the
rest of the day saw no one got no mail & set at home.
T-26
Went to town set around till noon
melting very slowly.
F-27
No mail
set around town
no mail came home wrot here
snow
cold but fair.
S-28
Set around
the mail came in A.M. stayed at office some to deliver or help
deliver the mail people were here from all around the snow still deep but
fair & cold continued on page 10. [continuation remark Harvey's]
222
Sun-29
Set around all morning
read some had the News stayed at home
got the Oklahoman & read it
P.M. still cold & fair.
M-30
Set around all day
still cold lots of snow yet
any kind still cold lost of snow.
T-31
Set around all day
still cold & lots of snow
went back
got no papers or news of
got the mail & read it.
On the last fly leaf of this journal is written:
"Pleiades Latham
Magdalena New Mexico
Care W. H. Hughes
H. Morrison Sold Pleiades red heiffer to Zack Funderbery Apr 21, 1918. for
the sum of 67.50 Sixty Seven Dollars & 50 cts & deposited the money or check
in Erick State B."
223
Harvey Morrison's 1824 Diary available to me starts Feb 1.
Diary for Feb 1924
Date
F-1
Went to town got the Pathfinder read the news
the garden and cut some berry limbs & read.
S-2
Went to town
got ham
came home late
S-3
It was cold set at home all day
been to church
real cold.
M-4
Cold all day
very cold
T-5
Set around all day
W-6
Went to town once
helped clean up & burn off
got hearts & toungs etc.
Leo came & brought some milk
snowed & drifted some
Leo & Orion both came
fine snow
some warmer but still cold.
warmer
F-8
Went to town a time or two
read & set around all day.
read etc.
S-9
Did not go to town
set around & read
S-10
Set around all day
did not even get a paper
read & set around
Josie got things Salmon
only from Hortons
W-13
Went to town got mail
Richardson & Leo.
Tomatoes.
fair.
not well.
T-12
Set around & read & went to town a time or two
night & the children
had a nice time.
T-14
Went to town early
here at 2 P.M.
stayed at home.
still cold.
T-7
Went to town once or twice
M-11
Got mail late
they had
fair
Simmons came up at
read & went back P.M. & out to Leos with Simmons &
read some
came back early
F-15
Got up got breakfast went to town
here at 1 P.M. Set around P.M.
read paper
got thus book & pills
got Salmon & eggs
wrote
wrote
S-16
It was cold set at home till 1 P.M. went to town got mail coffe 35 &
[Bron?] Leo brought me home it was cold had the garden broke by Perkins
A.M. for 1.00.
S-17
Not well read Searchlite
clowdy most of the day.
224
wrote here at 1 P.M.
set around all day
it was
M-18
Set around
got the papers
read & got crackers 50 cts
T-19
Set around all day Josie got m[?] cts coffee 50
came & Simmons came up & set awhile at night.
W-20
Cloudy & misting snow cold set around
& was in a hurrah Cold & cloudy.
went & got milk 25
wrote here 11 A.M.
T-21
Set around & read
clowdy & cold
Set around.
F-22
Set around & read
cold & clowdy
got Burmudas at Orions
S-23
Went to town got some mail
25 meat 20 milk 20.
S-24
Set around all morning
clowdy.
M-25
Set around
---.
read
still cold & clowdy
went to town
got eggs
Leo
Leo brought milk
5.00.
got Asperian 25
got the mail & Gillums Sunday & read P.M.
Venus & Earl came & stayed for dinner
T-26
Real cold but clear
set around cloudy.
eggs
cold &
still cold but better
saw
came home wrote here at 1 P.M.
W-27
Went to town set around awhile got News & Pathfinder got lard 1.40
eggs 35 set at home & read had wrote to Myrtie & Frank Josie went to town
got coffee 45 & milk 25 got milk of Shorts 20 wrote here cold & clowdy.
T-28
Set around & read
F-29
Set around
10
11
12
15
19
20
21
24
27
28
29
29
31
still clowdy & cool.
faired off
real cold & getting colder all the time.
Cash Act for March 1924
Paid McElya 50 sugar 50[?]20 maches 5 milk 20
Eggs
Potatoes 15 peas 25 crout 15 Homany 10
By Leo Crout 15 spinache 20 Homany 10
By Mrs Hill coffee 45 pepper 10 milk 25 soap 10
" Leo Hominy 20 Asperun tablets 25
" Grape nuts 18 soap Ivory 10 milk 25
Salmon 35 milk 20
Box rent at P. O.
Milk 25 coffee 50 sugar 25 homany 10 belona 10
Oil by Leo 75 grape nuts 18
Milk 10 Mineral wels salt 50
Meat 1.05 grape nuts 18
1.45
.25
.65
.45
.90
.45
.53
.55
.50
1.20
.93
.60
1.22[?]
Date
S-1
225
Went to town twice
set around
it was cooler.
S-2
Set at home most all day Mrs Wilson came & I went to Orions read & talked
awhile & came home Josie was to preaching her & Mrs Wilson Leo came at
night.
M-3
Was not well
& it was cold
T-4
Still not well
set at home
set at home all day.
Josie went to the drawing at Rooks & got mail.
W-5
Set around till after dinner went & got mail & garden seed & hair cut
around it turned cold & rained a shower at night.
T-6
Cold had rained a shower set around
wrote here at 1 P.M. set around town
Ferrell of Mo.
set
Leo came & brought milk & eggs I
the preacher came awhile P.M. Bob
F-7
Cold all day Hill came to rent the room set around
came home early set around & read.
went to town
S-8
Cold again & got colder all day snowed some was very cold
day & night Leo got oil 75 meat 1.00 & coffee 45.
got mail
freezing all
S-9
Got up late it had moderated & was fair & the snow melted off
the paper while at breakfast set & read & wrote here at 3 P.M.
day.
Leo brought
cold all
M-10
Went to town set & warmed paid McElya 50 got maches 5
sugar 50 [rips?]20
came home Mrs Hill mooved in here & Hortons mooved out of the Bingham house
cold.
T-11
Set around
from East
the Prithooff ]?] boy got some grass
Josie put out some onion sets etc.
wrote here
still cold
W-12
Cold set around Mrs Hill got mail or Josie did got potatoes crout peas &
corn cold & clowdy & some mist etc and snow
the biges snow of the Winter
so far 5 or 6 inches I guess & snowed on in the night & was cold.
T-13
The sun shown a little & the snow melted off mostly
onions set around it was cold all day & night.
Mrs Hill
F-14
Still cold & clowdy set around
wrote here at 12 M Mrs Hill got mail again & went off.
got mail &
set around & read etc
S-15
Cold & raining some Leo got mail & some groceries & he brought some eggs etc
S-16
226
Set around Orion brought the mail & we set at home
set awhile P.M. cold & showery faired up some.
M-17
Set a home all day
will cold.
Mrs Doolly
Josie sent to town P.M. to the big drawing
T-18
Wrote here A.M. bought some asperin tablets of pedler
at 11 A.M. cold & clowdy all day.
came over &
got no mail
still cold & clowdy
W-19
Set a home all day had a coffee chill Leo came by got better Mrs Hill got
groceries coffee 45 pepper 10 milk 25 soap 10 [The girls?] came by was
all right P.M. carried in coal.
T-20
Set around all day it snowed 6 or 7 in
Big snow on ground but sun shined
out about 10 A.M. & it mostly melted Leo got [Henasy?] & brought milk I
wrote here was all right.
F-21
Went to town in a wagon with Leo & set at gilleys awhile
green medicine & grape nuts cold & clowdy most all day.
went back P.M.
got
S-22
It had snowed & was still snowing when got up but not cold
snowed till
about 11 A.M. then mostly melted off took callomell all evening & was up
most all night.
S-23
Orion brought the mail & we set at home all day
castor oil & it don no good.
snow all gon
had taken
M-24
Fogy for a while cleared off for a while & clowded up about 10 A.M. wrote
here
Josie went to town to see {---?] [---?] went to town P.M. saw Charly
Brooks [?] got nothing came home early.
T-25
Set at home all day cool clowdy
got News
was all.
W-26
Set around home most all day was puney A.M.
saw Pricket [?] about garden.
Got Pathfinder & read
T-27
Went to town got 2 News & a letter from Myrtie
Mr Stewart came & set
awhile was a little off feed wrote here at 2 P.M. set around went to town
& back Orion brought me home.
F-28
Set at home most all day got paper A.M. & Josie got Searchlight P.M.
rained a hard rain & blowed till midnight real hard from W.
it
S-29
Set around awhile went to town got papers was very weak set around Mrs
Simmons & Mrs Sanders came & set awhile fair & nice wrote here at 5 P.M.
Leo came by & got oil.
S-30
227
It was fair but cold
was here last night
night & some snow.
Leo & Delia came & eat dinner & got the mail & Simmons
set here all day by our selves only Leos etc cold at
M-31
Had a little snow early in the night & it was cold real cold for the time of
year set at home Mrs Wilson & Mrs Kit Carson came & Mrs Wileman wrote here
at 6 P.M. set around Josie got meat & grape nuts.
Cash Act for April 1924
Date
1
5
7
8
12
15
15
17
26
28
28
29
30
Plowing & trimming black berries
C C pills 35 milk 24 grape nuts 18
Ham 50 cabag 15
Coffee 50 sugar 50 sasafrasy 25 grape nuts 18
Syrup 70 raisens 15 bread 10
Oil ? milk? soap 10
Onions burmuda 40 milk 25
Beef 15 cake 10 raisens 25
Groves tonick 60 coffee 50 soap 10
Meat 85 raisens 25 eggs 15
Milk 15 salve 25
Leo got soap 40 crackers 20
Hair cut at Hollands 40 bread 10
.50
.78
.65
1.43
.95
.45
.65
.50
1.20
1.25
.40
.60
.50
Date
T-1
Got up late Pricket turned & plowed the Black berries Went to town was
weak it was fair & nice all day trimmed berries some P.M. & took a bath.
W-2
Got up late the wind got up from South
the rest of the day.
T-3
Set around
still cold
F-4
Clowdy all day & cool
wrote here at 11 P.M.
set around
got mail & read etc.
set around
was not well.
S-5
Went to town twice & set around & read
it was cool & clowdy.
S-6
Set around A.M. Mrs Wileman came P.M. & Leo & we all went to Texola & back
to Leos new house & then on home nice & fair.
M-7
Went to town Morning & evening
fine & nice & warm
felt well.
T-8
Went to town fine & warm got cabage came home wrote here got a letter
from Venus wrote here at 12 M
Went back to town got coffee 50 sugar 50
grape nuts 18 came home & read etc.
W-9
it was cold & windy
got mail & read
T-10
Set around A.M. Went to town with Jim Wileman P.M.
home set by fire it was cold or cool.
228
not well.
got cold & sick
came
F-11
Got up late set around Maxie [?] came about buying us out
A.M. set around & read.
S-12
Went to town
got mail
read &
S-13
the mail.
M-14
Set around
was here at 10
went back P.M. & set around
came home early.
Leo & Delia & Mr Limmons came P.M.
the boys brought
went to town P.M.
came home early
got soap & Okra [?]
T-15
Went to town early got Pathfinder & News soap & milk set at home & read
till 2 P.M. wrote here then went to town set around & read the Oklahoman
got B----[?] 40 Milk 25 came home Josie set out her onions. Warm & nice
all day did not make a fire in the heater fair but windy P.M.
W-16
Got up early it was cool wrote here at 8 A.M.
went to Shamrock & came back on 6 P.M. train.
T-17
Set around
fair but cool
F-18
Set around all day
not very stout
got search light & News
set around & read &
Josie
Josie went to Sham today.
was fair & warmer some.
S-19
Went to town A.M. & P.M. & Just set around & read etc
night after Simmons left.
felt well bathed at
S-20
Easther sunday felt all right till after breakfast took sick & was sick
the rest of the day lay on the bed P.M. Mr Stewart came by P.M. it was
warm & nice the leaves on the trees were an inch long & grass was green but
I stayed in all day & then some.
M-21
Went to town A.M. had radishes mustard & lettuce and asparagus for dinner
was some better was in town P.M. lots of people there.
T-22
Up early Leo came & set awhile A.M. wrote here
just a little cool Went
out to Leos P.M. & set around & looked over the wheat & alfalfa & came home
with Lemon.
W-23
Set around & read got mail
hundred fair & nice.
T-24
Set around & read
talked to Clifton & priced
still fair & cool
F-25
Had rained cool & nice
around & read.
the place
at 16
rained at night.
most too cool for
comfort
had fire all day set
S-26
229
Was not well set at home all day
al right P.M.
it was cold
S-27
Set at home all day Myron brought the mail
P.M. fair & nice all day.
had a chill & shake
but got
Mrs Demle [?] came & set awhile
M-28
Got up late Still cool set around wrote here at 12 M went to town P.M.
got milk eggs & grapes it was nice but cool
saw Orion & talked about the
[?].
T-29
Still cool & had rained a good rain
Leo came in & brought some milk & got
soup & crackers I had taken salts & stayed at home all day
Leo brought up
the mail the News Pathfinder & search read & set around
fair but cool.
W-30
Got up late it was misting rain set around & wrote here at 11 A.M. Leo
brought some milk went to town got mail The oil well had come it & some
tak[?].
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash Act for May
1
Milk 25 Tomatoes 10
.35
3
Tomatoes cane 25 oil 75
1.00
8
Milk 10
.10
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Diary for May 1924
Date
T-1
Got up early set awhile went to town early got mail the News & the
Democrat no special news came home went back P.M. fair & nice cool.
F-2
Got mail A.M. & Buchanans Sub to Denionra[?]
came home read etc Venus
came & Stayed till 3 P.M. Leo came & stayed awhile
went to town came back
& it rained a good shower Josie had washed it was cool Mrs Dewly came over
& set till 10 P.M.
S-3
Up early Myron brought the mail read & wrote to Globe Democrat & Kansas
City Star & here at 12 noon went to town P.M. set in cars after sending to
Globe & Star was awfull poorly & had been jobed [?] som Leo & Delia came
in & brought cream after supper
fair & nice.
S-4
Set around A.M. Delia & Leo came at noon & eat dinner & Orion came up we
all went out to Eck Ellises to a ball game & then to Leos & set awhile & home
Leo had got some Sarsaparilla roots down at Cookstons him & Mr Morris.
M-5
Got up late Set around
around got no mail.
was weak
T-6
Still cold set around home all day
W-7
230
wrote here
was
weak.
& 11 A.M.
it was cool
set
Went to town A.M. got the mail Pathfinder & News it was cool came home
early & read & set around Preacher came P.M. & Simmons at night still cool
Josie & Mrs Simmons went to prayer meeting.
T-8
Got up late wrote here at 10 A.M. it was cool & clowdy
took sick & we were both about don for set around.
F-9
Had a talk with Josie & Mrs Hill A.M.
back & read etc.
S-10
Set around all day most
alone at night.
S-11
M-12
Set at home all day
T-13
Went to town
Mrs Hill etc
most
Josie sick
went to town
not well
Josie was sick
went to town & got som things
Myron got the mail
Josie
came
left
cool but pleasant.
went & got the mail P.M.
cool.
Leo gave me some tax refunds this was the day of the talk with
Josie still sick
still cool.
W-14
Took a bath A.M. & then set around
town once or twice still cool.
read etc
T-15
Not very well but up & to town a time or two
Josie still sick
I went to
got medicine etc.
F-16
Cool went to town set in Sheats car & read awhile came home sick had a
chill & set by fire all day had high fever at night but got all right after
taking asperin.
S-17
Got up late had slept well after 12 Josie had been better yesterday & today
read the news the SearchLight & Star & wrote here at 4 P.M. Went to town &
saw Orion then went with him to Stagners & to his office & I came home Leo
came & then Orion brought up the medicine & I began taking it.
S-18
Got up late it was cold set at home & took Staglers medicine all day
stayed here during church & Orion came after church & others came in &
again late in evening.
Leo
Leo
M-19
Got up late took medicine & eat a little breakfast food & oranges felt all
right but weak Leo got Oranges & Tomatoes & Orion came by going to Horman Co
Hattie came up Josie sick again wrote here at 4 P.M. still setting around
Warmer at night.
T-20
Set around
warmer all day & night
W-21
Had a shower of rain set around
fire
got letter off to Bud.
wrote to Pleiades & Bud.
went to town
got mail
came
back & set by
231
T-22
Set around not so well
News cool.
got mail A.M. & came home & read
Democrat & Star &
F-23
Went to town with Leo A.M. & to see Dr then went out to Leos & stayed all
evening it blowed up a sand storm late or about 6 30 & was cool.
S-24
Had to get up early it was cool got a letter from Myrtie wrote here & read
the papers at 4 P.M. Josie went to town set around Hattie & Mrs Blancitt
came at night
Josie gon to the show warmer.
S-25
Orion brought the mail
warmer & warm at night
News & a letter from Plieades set around all day
not very well did not rest well.
M-26
Got up late wrote here clowdy but no rain went to town & then went out to
Leos eat dinner & set around till late it blowed up from North dust storm
Josie at[?].
T-27
Leo & Delia came in & we went to Sayre & saw Dr Stone & he examined &
prescribed came home set around pleasant.
W-28
Set around & took stones medicine & put the plaster on my breast & I sure
burnt at about 4 P.M. & then my feet hurt & I was sure in trouble Mrs Lemans
here Blancitt brought the cherries but sure had trouble till about 1 A.M.
T-29
Set around & read the papers some went with Leo & Mr Morris out to Martins &
back it was cold Venus & the boys came.
F-30
Decoration day Venus & the boys here & stayed till 3 P.M. Mrs Hill mooved
out of the North room Thomas came & we signed a quit-claim deed to the
George Scot place
the preacher came & Mrs Broughton & daughter wrote here
at 7 P.M. had a fire all day.
S-31
Set at home all day still cool
set up late.
kept some fire
several came & set awhile
Diary for June 1924
Date
S-1
Got up late Orion brought the mail read & set around Mrs Wileman came &
Josie & her went to Office & around just a little cool.
M-2
Cool & clowdy & sprinkling some
frealy & got pretty weak.
wrote here at 12 A.M.
medicine acted
T-3
Still medicine eating went to town in car with Leo & delia & then out to Leos
with them & Orions children came in with Cluck & it rained a shower.
W-4
232
Set at home all day medicine still active eat some oysters etc Josie got
mail & oysters & other groceries weak but eating some rained a shower at
night.
T-5
Got up early Burge sent over some food Leo brought in a chicken it was
warm had not mad a fire to day the first warm day so far this year wrote
here at 11 30 A.M. set around & read etc P.M.
F-6
Set around & read & went to town with Leo P.M.
& set with me awhile.
Set in the car
Mr White came
S-7
Set around A.M. got a chicken from Produce 65 cts went to town P.M. & set
in car & read & then in Orions car with the Whites & talked etc.
S-8
Set at home till noon Leo brought some fish & they eat dinner here had
green beans & fish went out to Leo & stayed till after super & then eat ice
cream at Mc Garrs & came home late & in a hurrah.
M-9
Got up early set around & read the Sunday
Josie worked on the garden went
to town got meat etc wrote here at 3 30 P.M. set at home warm it rained
a good rain at night.
T-10
Set around went to town in Leos car
talked to Bell
came home late.
set there awhile & then in chair
W-11
Wen to town early went around with Orion
see Stone saw him set there all evening
warm.
eat dinner & then went to Sayre to
came home at sun down fair &
T-12
Went to town early came back early got some drugs 3 kind of pills & some
strichnine tabs got steak & bread wrote here at 3 30 P.M.
F-13
Went to town.
S-14
Set around.
S-15
Went to Leos P.M.
M-16
Getting ready to go.
T-17
Went to Simmons at night & got ready to go West.
W-18
leo taken Pa to F.A. Shapleys to stay & left Josie at home by her Self
got
to F.A. about M [noon?] it was the hotist day ever hot wind found all
well but awfull blue several there stayed in house to hot out side.[have
no idea who "Pa" is as Harvey's father died in 1884.]
T-19
233
Set around the house most of the time
F-20
Set around all day
Leo went home
still hot.
felt all right.
S-21
Set around,
S-22
Went to the Singing East Y South about 12 mile Brazzell Was just closing a
singing school had dinner on the ground hot & dry.
M-23
Set around.
T-24
Set at home
do not remember much
W-25
Was at Myrties
T-26
F-27
S-28
S-29
M-30
the rest of the month.
& doing well.
hot & hot wind a
good deal of the time
Went to preaching.
set around.
Date
for July 1924
T-1 set around all week
W-2
T-3
F-4 Verry cold fire all day in heater.
S-5 Several came to my Birthday.
S-6 dinner Harris -McCelland & their wives and all the kinsfolks they all
went to the singing P.M. or quire practice.
Was at Franks the rest of the month went to Spearman & Texhoma &
Goodwell several times it rained some about the 4 to 10 & was hardly so hot
afterwards
This for all of July as I am writing from memory.
Diary for Aug 1924
Date
F-1
From the first to the 12 was at Franks & Busy at something was at the house
most the time but Went with Frank around to open gates & for health.
T-12
Was ready to come home
got word that Rev Smith of Goodwell ne Delhi was
on his road to Delhi Myrtie & Bulah brought me over to the road & Frank gave
me a 20 Dollar check & I came home with Smith we mad good time & got here
before sundown had car trouble twice Smith & Daughter came left my suit
case & the new house & came on to Erick all well.
13th
16th
to
went
14th 15th
17 Sun
Stayed around home till 17 then me & Leo went to
Sulphur or to Chickasha that day & there all night got
Sulphur the 18 stayed there something over a week
fishing & peaching & road around some & saw a good
time came back before the first of Sept found all well &
doing all O. K.
Diary for Sept
234
1924
Date
M-1
Holiday went to town etc.
T-2
Leo carried the mail for his first trip I went with him Orion was in Elk
City at carriers meeting. I stayed at the old house & kept the hearth stone
fires burning was well most of the time plenty of rain & lots of cool
weather
the coldest sept I remember Dark cut the hay & picked some cotton
plenty of rain & cold set around most of the time.
This from memory the 21 of Oct.
Diary for Oct
Date
W-1
T-2
F-3
S-4
S-5
M-6
T-7
W-8
T-9
F-10
S-11
S-12
M-13
T-14
W-15
T-16
F-17
S-18
S-19
Picking cotton
1924
Darks were & Leo helped
Picked cotton Leo did
"
"
"
"
Went to S. S. & preaching at Baptist church.
It rained
Leo did.
Picked cotton.
"
"
Went to town with Leo at night.
Stayed at home eat dinner at Delia
Leo picked every day
but Saturday it was fair
& warm
an Indian Summer.
Set around the house
& went to town occasionaly.
went to Simmons P.M.
Set at home A.M. went to Tom Powells for dinner & the other
Powells were there went & looked at the alfalfa & cotton Dark had
hired a bunch of hands 8 in all to pick cotton from Kansas cost 1365
each & their sacks.
M-20
Set around A.M. went to town with Delia P.M. was sick set in car Leo pick
with the bunch Dark mostly picked Saturday still warm & fair but smooky.
T-21
It had rained a good rained
most 2 inches & was clowdy all day & misting
some I wrot in this book from June the 18 to today only from memory Still
misty at [?] Tom Powers & Delia eat dinner here Leo went to town A.M. &
P.M. with Tom while I wrot here.
W-22
Set around home P.M. Leo & Delia had a talk went to town with Leo & Delia
went by Darks he was gathering feed did not stay in town long looked at
some Sweaters came back early Leo went back to take the store pipe plyers
it was fair most all day.
T-23
Puthoffs [?] came to pick
here Dark took a bale of
Leo took over the Alfalfa
two or 3 talks with Delia
night.
again it had frosted the first frost to be seen
cotton
rained an picked wet & sold for 22 1/4
crop from Dark & got Tom Powers to help him had
& one with Leo at night he went to the loge at
F-24
235
Got up early it frosted a big frost mad
Puthoffs [?] came to pick early & came in
then went to the hay crop North of R. R.
third this week I wrote here 9 A.M. set
about 3 P.M. Leo & Tom were cutting hay
another bale & had it ready to haul off.
a fire in the heater for the first
to warm Leo cut the potato vines &
Dark took a bale of cotton off the
around & read Dark took a bale
North of R.R. the folks picked
S-25
Got up early big frost again Leo went to haying across R.R. again Reeves &
the Puthoffs came to pick it was cold they got here late Dark took off the
5th bale this week before sunup Dark took another bale at 1 P.M. mad 6 bale
this week Before this Scot had 8 bales & Dark had 8 bales in all 22 bales up
to 2 P.M. the 25 of Oct 1924 one bale I did not count Monday 23 went to
town P.M. heard Cruse speak set around town came home early Leo had cut
hay on this 1/4 sect A.M. him & Tom Powell
he told Dark to put the cotton
in special the last 2 bales.
S-25 [again]
Set around all Morning Leo Killed a chicken & cooked it & dug some potatoes
We eat dinner & then went to Orions & set there the evening got my overcoat
from Z. A. it was fine to extra came home late.
M-26
Got up early eat & wrote here Dark took a bale of cotton to the gin before
sun up Leo cut hay I talked to Delia we eat dinner & then went to Sayre I
got some medicine we came home late don choirs stoped at gin Dark had
took two more bales to gin to day in all 26 bales on this place.
T-27
Got up at sun up Dark had tooken another bale to the gin the pickers picked
3 bale yesterday
read the news & wrote here at 9 3 A.M. Dark took the
bale above refered to about 10 or 11 A.M. & set two wagons over next to the
road
went over there P.M. & talked to Dark he took a bale to gin about 4
30 P.M. the second to day & they had another most don & the pach most don
Leo picked cotton at Powells & was not well fair & nice.
W-29
Up early Leo went to Powells to pick cotton Delia came by & I went to Erick
& to Orions & then set around Gillums was not well came home about 4 P.M. &
set around Leo came in late Dark took the last bale of cotton picked on
this place after they finished picking about 10 A.M. & they went to the
bottom & he took one bale from there.
T-30
Got up late not well Leo don choirs & Tom & folks came I wrote here about
10 A.M. Dark took second bale from bottom about 930 A.M. wrote here about
10 A.M. Went to Erick with Leo & Delia they went on to Sayre I got hair
cut set around
went to P. O. & set awhile came to Wilson & H set awhile
the wind got up bad came out home with Edd Ably set around & read it got
cold mad up fire Leo cam & eat & then went & looked over the cotton Dark
took another bale P.M. three or four bales from bottom it was cold wind
layed about 6 P.M.
F-31
Got up late very big frost
the first Killing frost this fall Leo & Tom
went to raking hay cold P.M. set & read papers cool from North
Dark took
bale of cotton 730 A.M. and another about 11 A.M. & got back from the 2nd
bale about 3 P.M. while I was writing this
Fair & nice. Dark took third
bal by here 3 30 P.M. while I was reading minutes third bale to Day 6 in
all Just 6 to date they got don raking & Leo bucked up some over across the
R R
set at home & read etc.
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Diary for Nov 1924
Date
S-1
Set at home all day had been up 3 times during night had diareah I guess
Scot took one bale off for Dark part picked on North of R R
stayed at home
all day
Leo went to town P.M. & got grub
was puny all day
fair & cool.
S-2
Went up to Darks awhile came back set around eat chicken for dinner
to town P.M. went by Stones talked awhile on st came home et around
& warm.
went
fair
M-3
Got up early
Leo went to bale hay I wrote here Dark took of a bale about
day light wrot here at 8 A.M. Dark took another bale about 11 A.M. read
papers went to town with Delia went by hay field & back to get Leo gogles
then to town & set awhile at Wilsons
talked to Jim Wileman & then to front
of bank and gave Bill a shot came home Dark took the third bale to day
just a 4 P.M. Leo was fixing some things about the hay press set around
P.M.
T-4
Got early Dark took two bale of cotton at one load or in two wagons at Sun
up Leo helped him in trouble at brige came back 10 30 took of one more
bale at 12 noon wrote here Leo finished baling hay & hurt his hand & we eat
dinner at town went to resturant
I voted & set around we run around with
Chick in his car to the sand [?] & back & then to Riverview & Leo voted & we
came home 430 & stayed there Dark took two more bal late P.M. 58 to day
fair & warm.
W-5
Got up early Leo went to haul in hay I washed dishes & swept up & wrote
here at 9 A.M. Dark took off one bal
Set & read & wrote to Za [his son,
Zenas]& Leo came home & eat dinner Delia was here brought some chestnuts
Powells had sent from Tenn
wrote here at 1 30 P.M. Set around Leo & Tom
fixed coupling late & hauled hay Dark took two more bales about 4 P.M.
T-6
Took Zas letter to box got mail Leo & Tom finished hauling hay in from
field set around eat dinner & it blowed up a hard wind from S.W. & we set
at home the rest of the day
Dark took two bales about 4 P.M. wind layed
about Sundown.
F-7
Got up early it was cold McSpaddins came to see about renting & Tom came &
got a load of hay out of Barn wrot here at 10 A.M. set around all day cold
Dark took two bale P.M.
S-8
Cold again set around Leo took hay to town 60 bale P.M. & then went back in
car I set at home Dark took one or two Bale to town still cold P.M.
S-9
Took a bath A.M. & set around eat dinner at Delias & then went to Orions &
stayed awhile came home late got some simmons [persimmons?] at Orions big
boy [probably Merritt Rigler, Orion's step-son and this transcriber's halfbrother]came & set awhile
moderated some not quite so cold.
M-10
Got up late
washed dishes & swept up & wrote here
Leo went to picking
cotton on hill clowdy & damp Dark took last bale from upland North of R R
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to Gin big bale me & Leo went to Leo picked cotton most all day & then
burnt weed as he came home fair & warm.
T-11
It was cold from the North me & Leo went to town & back before noon Dark
took first bale from middle hill we met him as we came out
Leo don choirs
& burnt weeds it was windy & cold from N I was sick P.M.
W-12
Still cold but not bad put on turnips & washed dishes & swept up Dark took
second bal from this place
Shorty Brooks cut hay here Leo picked cotton I
red & wrote here at 4 P.M. set around & read P.M. Delia brought out my
sweater Leo picked cotton all day it clowded up but was warm.
T-13
Got up late it was warm had rained a shower & was foggy wrote to Myrtie &
here & it came up from the North & misted & turned coold about 9 A.M. and did
not get to send the letter off set around all day Leo went to town P.M.
misty & cold.
F-14
It was raining & rained all day
set around & read it was cool but not
freezing Scot took off a bale of cotton in the rain awfull windy nothing
new.
S-15
Got up
9 A.M.
late finished my letter to Myrtie & wrote here
set around muddy & cool.
S-16
Set around A.M. went to Uncle Jim Shorts P.M.
fair had a nice time.
at was very foggy at
all of us
it was nice &
M-17
Set around A.M. Leo was getting ready to haul hay Josie & Bud & Pleiades &
Venus came about 11 A.M. they stayed here & eat dinner & then we all went to
town & to the old house & looked over things & Josie took her things in
Venus car and after visiting some in town Venus & Bud came home with me &
stayed all night.
T-18
Got ready & Leo took Pleiades & Bud & me to Shamrock & we stayed there till
about 4 P.M. & me & Leo came home had a nice time Sam Martin & the boys
etc.
W-19
Set at home it misted rain some & was cool
brought his hay wagon down & worked on it.
read etc
Leo went to town
T-20
Me & Leo went to town & took the wagon & got it fixed & came back at noon
he took a load of hay to town P.M. I set around & read.
&
F-21
Set at home Leo took two loads of hay to town to day & Dark took two bal of
cotton I think
it was fair & nice. & they balled all the cotton on East
sid of creek & moved to West sid.
S-22
Set around A.M. Leo cleaned up around & suned every thing & we went to town
P.M. Dark took three bales off to day came home & Leo took Mrs
[-a space-] to Erick after supper & came back about 9 P.M. fine day.
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S-23
Set at home all day the wind got up pretty hard from North Leo Killed &
cooked a hen & went to preaching & to Orions & got some buiskets to make
dumplings Orion came out & set awhile P.M. it was windy & cold.
M-24
Still cold but not bad Leo took a load of hay to town Dark took a bale of
cotton 1130 A.M. I wrote here at 12 M Went to the Ford car drawing P.M. it
was cool lots of people was there Clark Brooks boy got the [car?].
T-25
Set around & read put on sweet potatoes after cleaning up Leo took a load
of hay to town P.M. Alva Robinson got 10 bale A.M. cool & fair shaved at 4
P.M.
W-26
Got up early washed dishes & swept up & wrote here at 9 A.M. fair & cool
from North Leo took hay to town Dark brought us som ribs & tender loin of
som hogs he had killed.
T-27
Thanksgiving day
Eat breakfast & went to Orions & stayed there for dinner
they went to Sayre after an unpleasant talk & I went up in town & to the
filling station to look for a way out & then went to Simmons & Leo came to
Uncle Toms & he then brought me home & went back at night.
F-28
Leo took Galoways hay to town & got back at 1 P.M. he then went to town &
took his suit
I set around & read
it was cool but pleasant & fair.
S-29
Set around A.M. Leo picked cotton in bottom he then went to town P.M. &
stayed till P.M. I took a bath & put on clean clothes & then set around &
read etc till he came home Delia was here several times.
S-30
Got up late Powells came & the Shorty Brooks then Leo went to church & I
wrote here at 1120 A.M. we had put on turnips
Delia came down & eat we
went up and eat dinner with Delia set awhile then took a ride & went out to
see the new bridge over North fork & on to Mayfield & then back home before
sundown it was a nice trip & a nice day.
Diary for December 1924
Date
M-1
Leo pulled bools most all day it was fair & nice I put som red percipalia
[?] on & was not well Delia brought Josie out & she stayed there all night
and about midnight we saw a fire in town & it prooved to be our old house.
T-2
Heard our house had burned down in Erick & we all went to town & to see it or
the remains & to Themiers office & then to Hatties & had a very unpleasant
talk with Josie came on home & set around was not very well.
W-3
Went to town P.M. Josie had gon to Shamrock Leo talked to Bingham & we came
home & set around & read & don choirs still fair.
T-4
Set at home all day
time.
Leo sold hay to 4 parties & stayed at home most of the
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F-5
Leo went to Shamrock to see about the place & was treated all right & he came
back about 3 P.M. & set awhile & then went to Erick to see more about the
burn etc.
S-6
Got up early Leo went to town to see more about the settlement and Delis
brought the mail down & I wrote here at 11 A.M. went tot own & set around to
hear from Shamrock did not hear went to Binghams office & he wrot a letter
to Shamrock came home early.
S-7
Leo cleaned up & went to church
night fair but cool.
M-8
Cool but fair went to town P.M.
Morrises & on home.
set around
P.M.
he went to church again at
set out on sid walk on East side
T-9
It turned cold & snowed till the ground was about covered
killed som rabbits.
W-10
Leo & Delia went to Sayre to the court & stayed all day
etc then came back about 5 P.M
set around
came by
Leo
I set at home & read
T-11
Leo & Delia went to Sayre again early I cleaned up & wrote here about 10
A.M. read & set around P.M.
Leo & Delia came home early their case had
been thrown out of court the 10,000.00 Damage suit fair & nice.
F-12
Leo worked around home A.M. fixing the cow shead I had a cold and was
pretty sick for a while got some Asperin & took some & got better Leo went
to town P.M. & again at night to Loge fair & nice & not much cold.
S-13
Got up late felt all right got a letter from Myrtie & read some she said
the folks were coming down Christmas wrote here at 12 noon went to see the
show.
S-14
Set around A.M. Leo went to church Tom Powers came & family & stayed all
evening & they all went to church at Holiness church at night.
M-15
Went to town to see Bingham he was gon to Sayre came home set around it
was fair & seven were picking cotton West of house
Dark took off two bales.
T-16
Set around fair A.M. till 11
still picking cotton it blowed up cool &
misted the rest of the day after about 11 A.M. set around.
W-17
Still cold & misting most all day & freezing on weeds & cotton stalks
around & read etc Leo went to see Bingham.
T-18
Very cold & blowing from North
zero at night & was going down
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the coldest day of the year
set around all day.
it
set
got to about
F-19
Still very cold wind from North set around all day Tom Powers came & eat
dinner & stayed all evening
Leo fixed inner tubes etc down most to zero
P.M.
S-20
Set at home & don choirs & shaved & cleaned up Leo went over every thing
most to get ready for F. A. & children Leo went to town twice & he got some
coal & others things to be ready still cold from North East
the folks did
not come.
S-21
Got up late cleaned up & swept up Leo don choirs & then went to church I
wrote here at 11 A.M. Powells came & stayed all evening & they all then went
to church.
M-22
Set around home all day Bula & Harvey Shapley came out Monday night
stayed here & Bula went to Sallies or Genevias It was cold & clowdy.
Harvey
T-23
Don choirs & then went to Clucks & stayed all day Martin & Sallie & Bulah &
a lot of children were there had a fine time Harvey Robinson & Cleat [?]
came out & stayed all night with us. Bulah & harvey went to the
ch--ktaw[?] tree at night.
W-24
Set around all day & read Harvey & the boy came out at night & stayed all
night It was fair & all right.
T-25
Fair & nice we all went to Stones & Harvey & Boys
Bulah & Harvey Shapley
Orion & me & Leo & Genevia were all there & had the best time went to Orions
& stayed till bed time.
F-26
Set around home all day it was fair but cool went to town
set around eat supper at Powers me & Leo & Bulah & harvey
town & stayed all night.
got a hair cut
Bula went to
S-27
Got up early dressed & Leo went & got Bulah & we all went to Franks it
turned cold at Wheeler & began to snow we warmed there then went to Canadian
& eat dinner & warmed it was snowing then went on to Spearman snowing &
very cold had trouble on the road warmed at Spearman & went to Franks had
trouble on the road but got there about sundown 2 above zero.
S-28
Set around Franks all day the boys went hunting & John Shapley came & played
42 for awhile cold all day & snow on ground.
M-29
Myrtie Frank & Bulah & me & Leo went to Gladys at Guymond snow was bad
stayed all day came back & played 42 till late still cold about 20 above.
T-30
Me & Leo came home it was fair & warmer
P.M. found all right..
eat at Wheeler & got hom 15 after 4
W-31
241
Foggy & cool turned to snow & snowed all day Leo went to town about getting
Dark off the place & found out about the divorse case Delia had employed
Minton in her cas got papers for Dark.
Diary for Jan 1925 [While residing near Erick, Beckham Co.,
Oklahoma]
At the beginning is:
"To my Other Mother
Because you are his Mother
You are my Mother too
And on this Mother's Day I send
a daughter's love to you
Pearl" [Zenas' wife's name]
T 1
Got up early
it was cold from North
Leo went to Dark to leave
notice & he then went to town I set at home
it faired up & wind stoped
blowing about 1 PM
I wrote here at 3 PM set at home the rest of day.
F 2
Set at home & read AM
came home late.
went to town PM
Leo went around to see parties
S 3
Went to town PM & set at Gillums most of the time
came home late cool.
lots of folks there
S 4
Set at home all day was not very well had a bad spell of heart
failure at night Leo mad coffee & I set up awhile & took stricknine tabs &
was better.
M 5
Leo went to town & came back & I went with him PM & set around
fair and warmer.
it was
T 6
Went to town early set at Gillums till most 2 PM. Came home eat
dinner & set & read & wrote here at 4 PM Leo had gon a hunting fair &
warmer Leo went to church at Methodist at night.
W 7
Leo went to Sayre [County seat of Beckham county, Oklahoma] early & I
stayed at home & read & Leo got back about 3 PM & went to church at night.
T 8
Went to town early
Came back & set around & read
warm & nice.
F 9
Went to Darks he had took the last bale of cotton to gin went to town
& back at noon Leo went again PM & at night to church & basket ball game.
S 10 It was cloudy & cold got mail Leo went to town I wrote here at 4 PM
he had just got home faired off? [In January 1908 Orion Morrison was
assigned the first rural mail route established in Erick after statehood. His
brother, Leo, apparently sometimes carried it for Orion.]
S 11 Set at home Leo went to S S & came home eat dinner & went to Tom
Powells Benny came home with us & Leo then went to preaching at Methodist
church & took Powells came home late it was fair.
M 12 Set around home all day & read it was windy & cold Leo went to town &
took Tom to the meeting at Wilsons Tom & Shorty Brook came & set till after
10 PM the wind stoped 6 PM.
T 13 Went to town & took in most of the town came home about 1 PM
around it was fair & warm Leo went to church at night.
W 14
noon
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Went to town AM set at home the rest of day
it blowed from south hard.
set
it was fair till after
T 15 Set at home all day Leo went to town & stayed all day it turned cold
about 4 PM & sleeted & snowed & it was real cold all night.
F 16 Set at home all day snow on the ground & cold Leo went to town faired
off but was cold till 3 PM wrote here then.
S 17 Stayed at home all day
up som
cold.
Leo went to town & stayed most all day
faired
S 18 Stayed at home all day Leo went to S S & to preaching at night
dinner at Martins still cold.
M 19 Went to town early stayed till noon
nice set at home & read Sundays - etc.
Leo went back PM
he eat
it was fair &
T 20 Set at home cloudy & cold Leo went to town with Tom Powers
home & eat dinner & went of I wrote here at 3 PM.
they came
W 21 Got up early Leo went & got Shorty Brooks & came back & then they went
to Sayre to the Dark trial Stayed at home all day Leo came home about 739
PM they had a hung jury.
T 22 Got up early
PM fine & fair.
went to town AM & PM
Set around town
F 23 Set at home & read & wrote here at 1 PM fine & fair
& Bud & read Leo stayed in town most all day.
Came home about 6
wrote to Pleiades
S 24 Set at home & wrote & read AM went to town PM walked up & down the
street went to city hall came home late fair & cool.
S 25 Got up early Leo don the choirs Killed & dressed a chicken he then
went to S. S. at 930 AM I wrote here at 11 AM we went to Powells 6 mile
East of Erick [Oklahoma in Beckham county] Leo went to preaching at night.
M 26
It blowed up cold about midnight & was cold & high wind all day
stayed at home all day & we read etc.
T 27 Still cold but no wind
read etc
Leo went back PM.
W 28
Leo went to town
Went to town with Leo morning & evening
Leo
I stayed at home all day &
it was fair & warm.
T 29 Set at home & read AM Leo brought some berries & cooked them & we went
to town PM & set around till late came by Powers & got some milk & we got
some coal it was fair Leo went to loge at night.
F 30 Went to town & set at Gillums till noon took sick & we came home and I
throwed up the milk I eat for breakfast Leo went to town & back at 430 PM.
S 31 Set around home AM
came home early.
went to town & set around & walked around some
Diary for Feb 1925
S 1
Leo went to church
cold but fair.
Dark was there
came home
set around PM
it was
M 2
Leo went to town early I set at home & read AM went to town & walked
around PM came home early Dark comenced to plow on this place got a letter
from C C Morrison AM went to town PM.
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T 3
Set at home all AM went to town PM talked to Lambnight came home
early Delia [then, Leo's wife] went to Sayre with Dark it was fair & nice.
W 4
Got up early we went to Sayre took Bingham and the Lawyers
on the case all day & agreed several times but Delia would back out
case put off came home it was a fine day.
T 5
Set at home & read AM Leo went to town
to Lodge & to see Bingham fine & fair.
we went to town PM
Worked
got the
Leo went
F 6
Went to town early set around came home early read the papers
Price, the matress man came & set awhile then eat dinner & went to town
home late & we booth took a bath at night
Fair.
came
S 7
Set at home & read Leo went to town & brought out Mr Richardson we
had a long talk & fine time we all went to town then and I set in cars most
of the evening came home late fair.
S 8
Set at home all day Leo went to S S & preaching & then back at night
still fair wind from N Leo wrote to Frank & Myrtie & I wrote to
Ca
not much cold. [Frank & Myrtie Mae Shapley--she was Harvey's daughter
"Ca" is Caleb C. Morrison-one of Harvey's brothers who lived in Cooke County,
Texas, near Harvey's parents Milton L. and Nancy Ann Morrison and most of
their children--all of whom came there from Tennessee in about mid 1870s]
M 9
Some ice but fair most of day I set at home & read & wrote here at 5
PM Leo hauled off a load of Wheat to Benomise[?] & him & Tom loaded up
another & he then helped Tom on well fair.
T 10 I was very windy and a sand storm most of day Leo went to town & then
went back to see about a complomize
they mad none
wind layed about
Sundown Benny Powers came & stayed all night.
W 11 Cool but fair Dark came by Leo cleaned up & they went to town I got
mail & read & wrote here at 110 PM Leo went back to town to see if there was
a chance of compromizing
Tom Powers came & set awhile
Leo took him home.
T 12 Leo went to town early & came back & took a load of Wheat to Benomise &
came home & loaded up another
him & Tom Powers they then went off
I got
mail & read & set at home wrote here 430 PM.
F 13 Leo went to town & brought Tom home with him we eat dinner & Leo took
the last load of Wheat to Benomise after 2 PM Tom set awhile & tended to
the cow & then went home I stayed at home all day not very well
Wind from
South hard.
S 14 Got mail & set at home AM went to town & went over town some sold the
____ [?] trees on home lots to Prack for $8.00
$2.50 down $5.50 due
fair
but cool.
S 15 Got up early Leo went to take Chaney Brooks to Sayre
I wrote here
from Jan 1st to date this 1145 Am
Leo came home eat dinner & then went to
Shamrock Tx & saw Venus
Josie was gon to Ranger I set at home all evening
Delia came down & got som maches
fair and nice. [Harvey had two daughters
from his third marriage--to Josie Caviness, nee Newman--Venus and Pleiades]
M 16 Set at home all day & read the Sundays
got coal PM the wind blowed all day.
T 17
cool
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Leo went to town AM & back &
Got mail cleaned up house etc read & wrote here 130 PM It was fair &
Leo got up horses then went off not back yet 130 PM Leo had helped
Tom Kill hogs came home eat dinner & went to rake up weeds & brok the rake
tounge & fixed it fair but cool from S.
W 18 Set at home & read most all day cleaned out the toilet Leo went to
town & got lamp flue & other things still cool from South but fair Leo
raked & burned weeds on the creek North of R R.
T 19 Leo went & got a stalk cutter of Smith I set at home Leo cut cotton
stalks North of R R & went to loge at night Fair & warmer.
F 20 Set at home AM & read Leo cut stalks on North side of R R AM & went
to Texola PM cloudy & a little cool
wrote here at 1 PM, got some papers
from Ca Leo went to loge at night.
S 21
Set at home A.M. & read
S 22 Set at home all day
it was fair.
went to town PM & set around there.
Leo went to church & they had a business meeting
M 23
two.
Set at home
it was cold & a hard wind
T 24
Set at home AM
went to town PM
cloudy & cool & got colder.
W 25 Set at home AM
evidence.
went to town PM
still
T 26
Went to town PM
cold from East & hard wind.
Set at home AM
Leo went to town a time or
cold
Leo was looking up
F 27 Set at home AM Leo went to have the lady summoned as a witness & came
home & we both went to town to the trial of his & Darks rent case
it was
tryed before Pat without a jury Minton & Gipson for Dark & Bingham for Leo
decision Sat at 9 AM eat supper & fish at Toms.
S 28 Set at home AM Delia came & got books & had Mcgarr to haul off a load
of hay Leo & Tom came & eat dinner & we all went to town then wind from the
North
came home the North road by Toms
got three sacks of coal
hard
wind from North but not very cold.
S 1
Wind from north Leo went to preaching I wrote here at 1120 AM
around & read Sunday Oklahoman Leo went to town at night.
set
M 2
Stayed at home all day & read the papers Leo went to town & to Sayre
to see about appealing his & Darks case came home early & decided to stay
here on this place & let the other man sue if he wanted too fair but cool.
T 3
Set at home & read Leo cleaned up both rooms & got dinner we eat & he
went to Sayre to Woodman banquet at about 1 PM I cleaned up & wrote here at
3 PM high wind but fair Leo stayed till late.
W 4
Set at home all day Tom & John Powels came Leo went to town AM & then
at night & got some red hens & a roster 20 hens at 22 per fair & nice.
T 5
Set at home & read AM
Leo cleaned out the hen house wind from the
south Leo went to town at 2 PM Tom Powers brought the filleys home & set
here till most night Leo went back to town & to Loge at night.
F 6
Set at home all day cut up potatoes & then plowed garden & drug it &
planted the potatoes it was real warm set out in the shad PM but was not
well fair.
No fire in stove today.
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S 7
Set
Delia got
town at 2
warm
no
at home & read some Leo went on North place to grub up some trees
the eggs at noon I was not will Leo got hay & eat & then went to
PM I eat some cheese & crackers & wrote here at 3 PM Cloudy som.
fire in heater to day.
S 8
Leo went to church & S. S. we eat dinner & went across North fork to
Sikes & got some alfalfa seed Some wind from West but mostly fair Delia got
the eggs while we were gon.
no fire to day.
M 9
Set at home & read all day
Leo worked the road on North side of place
fair but cool wind from West or S.W.
no fire all day.
T 10 Leo went to town then to John Powells & got a go Devil & eat dinner &
went & got his car top fixed & then went to his place to cut sprouts I set
at home got the mail & said a few words to Delia about the chickens & mail
box
wrote here at 430 PM Wind from West & cool & turned to N.E. at night.
W 11 Went to get the mail & the box was gon
Delia said she had it
Leo
took it easy him & Tom Powers working on the land north of the R R go
deviling & dragging etc set at home
not very well wrote here at 4 PM It
was cold from N E moderated & clouded up & turned some warmer.
T 12 Set at home all day it sprinkled rain & hailed som & was cloudy &
sprinkled rain some PM Leo & Tom got don preparing the land for alfalfa on
North side of R R & it thundered & lightened most all night and sprinkled
som.
F 13 The wind was hard from the West & N W all day
set around
Leo went
to Toms & to town & it got cold at night etc all night it was real cold set
around all day The Rawley man came & the hog man.
S 14 Leo cleaned up around & put up a mail box up at the road & he then went
to town PM it was cold ice an inch or more thick wind from North & high
most of time I read most of day & wrote here at 420 PM Leo came home late
still cold went to Powells at night.
S 15 Set at home all day Leo went to church & to S.S. & to preaching at
night- wind from South & cold but fair.
M 16
West
shed
Stayed at home all day & read the Sundays it was cool & windy from
Tom came for the mars [mares?] but is was too windy
Leo recovered the
the wind had blowed the roof off Tom helped.
T 17 Stayed at home all day Leo fixed lot & pasture fence & we went to
Orions & set till bed time & they played 42 the boys & Sites & Sawyers.
[Orion--my father-- was Harvey's youngest son by Rebecca Elizabeth]
W 18 Set around AM went to town PM Tom eat dinner here & went with us
fair but cold saw Prack & he told me of the letters to stop etc [?] Leo
sent with Stone to Sites for chickens.
T 19 Set at home AM Leo cleaned up & went to Depot to meet Powers came
home & worked around the garden & planted seed in boxes I shaved wrote here
at 4 PM fair wind from South Mr Emmons came & set awhile at night.
F 20 Got up late got mail wind from South getting higher all morning till
12 noon
Leo got up mars but wind too high to work then he burnt weeds on
creek below garden wrote here at 1210 PM Went to town PM & saw Brooks &
Thymen
came home early Leo went to Loge.
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S 21 Set at home all day Leo cleaned up some & then went to town I was
sick & got worse & was bad when he got home & throwed up twice but got better
at night.
S 22 Was better eat some the set around & read Leo went to Church & then
then went back to town PM I walked around some & wrote here at 410 PM fair
& warm Leo got back at 9 PM had been to Sayre.
M 23 Set around AM went to town PM & Leo made arrangements to go fishing
came home Leo don up the work & churned & it was fair & warm.
T 24 Got up early
Leo fixed & went to Lawton or to the lake him & Emmons
I set at home all day Dark put his cows & 3 mules in the pasture I kept the
mules up & turned them out about 6 PM Benny Powers came down to do the work
he milked & don the choirs it was fair & nice & warm.
W 25 Set at home all day most & read etc Benny came from school about 6
PM Tom had been here AM Benny don choirs & eat his supper Delia came by &
set awhile I had turned a cow out Leo came home about 9 PM fair & warm.
T 26 The wind got up early & blowed hard all day & we set at home all day
me & Leo he don choirs it was cool & a hard wind from North all day.
F 27 Leo healed out onions & worked on his car AM Tom & wife came & set
awhile we eat dinner & Leo went to town & I wrote here at 330 PM Set around
& read etc Leo & Tom came in & Leo took Tom home & then don choirs fair &
nice not much wind but a plenty from South mostly.
S 28 Got up early Leo went to Toms & got ladder & then went to town come
home at dinner & then went back I read & wrote here at 415 PM high wind
from South all day & smokey
Leo came home & don choirs & read the ---ction
paper Delia had took the last of the hay & she gathered the eggs to day.
S 29 Set at home & took a bath Leo cleaned up around & put in a box & then
went tot town the wind from N E & cool wrote here at 535 PM Leo had been
to Hardshell meeting & to Ball game came home early.
M 30 Cloudy & misting all day Tom came & helped clean out cistern & Grandpa
came with them & eat dinner & Leo took them home & went to town him & Tom.
T 31 Set at home AM went to town took Tom set around came home early
was cloudy some but no rain blowed from South rather hard.
it
W 1
Set around AM Tom came & we went by there & took him to town walked
over town had a talk with O Connell
came home Leo don up choirs & went
back at night for a setting of eggs at Sallies fair but looked like rain
late
rained North of here it looked like.
T 2
Set at home all day put out bed clothes
the wind got up high from
West Leo took hay to town & bought a low wagon from Herbert Moss Tom &
folks came down the folks went to Delias it was cool & high wind Watsons
boys came down PM Wrote here at 630 PM.
F 3
Set at home all day
at night.
very high wind from North & cool
Leo went to Loge
S 4
Set at home AM went to town PM set around in town
got check from
Prack
wind from North all day Leo went to town at night.
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S 5
Got up early shaved & dressed & went to Clucks birth day dinner he
was 35 Stones Renners [?] Tuyles [?] & Parkers were there & we sure had a
fine time & extra good dinner came home late & don choirs.
M 6
Got up early & went to town prepared to go to Mangum to trial but did
not go high wind from South came home & Powells came & Eat dinner & stayed
till 5 PM very high wind from South.
T 7
Tom Powers came & Leo & him cleaned out the cistern at Delias & then
Leo took a load of hay to town on his new wagon I read & wrote here at 110
PM Leo came home late & set around & read.
W 8
Leo took a load of [blank] & brought back lumber to make a frame for
hay Toms came & set till bed time & Billey stayed all night. I missed
Wednesday here. [?]
T 9
Washed dishes & swept up Leo took hay to town & came home early
Tom
& family came & Tom helped him on his hay frame fair & wind from N W to N.
This for Friday [?] wrote here at 655 PM.
F 10 Set at home all day Tom & wife came PM Tom set here & we talked about
the make up some Leo came later & then went back to W. O. W. lodge fair &
warm.
S 11 Set at home Am went to town PM & set in car after talking with Blancit
came home early & it rained a shower Delia helped put up the chickens warm
at night.
S 12 Tom came down & Leo don choirs & went to S. S. & preaching Tom came &
got me & I went up there & eat dinner & we all went to the egg hunt in the
alfalfa & then to the ball game at Eck Ellises & home fair but showers
around.
M 13 Set at home & read the papers Leo went to town Tom came & got the
team & his wagon
Leo came back at 11 AM & worked around the hay house some-daubed it with oil
I wrote here at 315 PM we went & got some water cress
at Mrs Boyers place & then don choirs
Tom brought the team home.
T 14 Set around & read
worked on his hay frame
Sundown.
W 15 Leo went to town I
here at 10 AM we went to
talked awhile & I went up
paid him $5 we then came
it was very high wind from S E & sand & cold Leo
the Wilson boys came awhile it quit blowing about
shaved &
Shamrock
to Halls
home & I
got ready to go to Shamrock & then wrote
to Venuses & eat dinner & Martin came & we
office & had my teeth pulled 13 of them
bled all night till 4 AM & never slept.
T 16 Set at home all day read some
Leo went after the mail & got back
just before 12 he went to town PM & seen about a trade with Dark & we talked
it over he took Delia to Texola at night fair & warm.
F 17 Leo went to town early Delia came by & I wrote here at 9 15
went to see about trading with Dark but did not trade Tom & folks
Sallie came out & we went to the water cress pack & got some cress
Delia & the folks fair & nice. [Sallie (nee Robinson) is Harvey's
daughter and my father, Orion's, half-sister, Martin Stone was her
AM Leo
& Martin &
Tom took
stephusband.]
S 18 Leo stayed around home most all morning & don choirs I was sick then
he went to town about 1 PM & came back about 3 PM I was better he went of
with Martin & came home late Martin & Sallie came out & set till bed time
the wind got high from W.
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S 19 Leo don the choirs & then went to S. S. & church at 10 AM I set at
home not very well & wrote here at 1145 AM We eat dinner & then Powells
came by & we all went down in the breaks & set there awhile then eat supper &
a good one at that then came home about dark
it was a fine day.
M 20 Set at home all day not much well
mouth sore & bleeding some Tom
got a load of maize AM Leo went to town PM Delia eat supper with us & we
talked awhile fair all day not much wind.
T 21 Leo went to town early to see about the Dark trade came home at noon &
we eat & he went to fix the door screen at Delias wrote here at 215 PM we
went to town & I walked around
Leo got poke [poke salad greens] at old
place we came home early the wind from S rather hard.
W 22 High wind from South all day
sprinkled some about 4 PM clouded up
from West & rained about 930 till most 12 at night Leo went to town morning
& evening
Delia was here PM & we had the first long talk about the make up
etc.[the "make up" was apparently reference to the status of Leo's marriage
to Delia]
T 23 Had had a good rain the first in 5 months and more water in the cistern
& tubs
set at home AM Leo went to town & came back at 12
Tom & wife &
Delia eat dinner here & they all went off but Delia & we had another talk
Leo went to town
went off with Tom I wrote here at 550 PM.
F 24
Set at home all day
read etc.
S 25 Went to town early went on the rout with Orion & then eat in Nichols
restaurant & set around came home with Toms & Leo came later he had cleaned
up around AM.
S 26 Set at home
Leo went to S. S. & Preaching Elder preached & it came
up a big rain I put up the chickens all but one hen
Leo put her up
the
creek got out of banks some Delia brought up some Dinner & lot of things to
eat after the rain.
M 27 Set at home Leo went to Toms & to town
Delia was here & Gladis & Tom & Mrs Powell.
T 28 Leo fixed the greans & cooked them
cloudy some & cool.
got greans
lamsquarter etc
I stayed at home all day
it was
W 29 Was not well all day my bowells was loose eat Prunes & was no better
Delia eat here up till late.
T 30 Was up early my bowells bad & very sore & running off
& in bed some better at night.
was very poorly
Diary for May 1925
F 1
Got up early all right set around AM & went to town PM got a shave &
came home early read some & wrote here at 630 PM Leo worked in garden
plowed some & set out bermuda onions it was a fine day but fair cool &
fair.
S 2
Set at home AM Leo plowed in garden & got go devil & worked som in
alfalfa ground North of R R we all went to town PM & set around till late &
the don choirs it was fair but cool.
S 3
Leo went to S. S. & church & I took a bath & set around Delia eat
dinner here & we set and talked till 3 or 4 then went to town & took Mr
Morris the peanut man out for a ride went around the big & lower Davis farm
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& then came home & don choirs & Leo went to town again & Delia stayed here
till the wind blowed up at 930 PM the wind was hard from the east at night.
M 4
Set at home all day Leo worked on alfalfa land most all day he got a
harrow from Smith Tom got drill at noon Delia was here PM & set awhile &
helped put up the chicks Leo went to town at night
the wind hard from East
most all day.
T 5
Set at home & read the papers
I
Sunday
Delia brought roast for dinner
on the alfalfa land all day after going
went to town PM it was mostly fair but
the garden & alfalfa som wrote here at
washed up the dishes AM got the
& biscuit etc I read PM Leo worked
to town AM. Delia took the car &
sprinkled som at 1 PM I walked over
515 PM don choirs.
W 6
Set at home all day & read papers Tom eat dinner here & the him & Leo
went to town & they came back late
it was misting most all day had poke
greans for dinner wind from S E all day & cool.
T 7
Still cloudy Leo worked some on flower bed & then went to his alfalfa
ground
came home late for dinner but went back at 2 PM I was not well had
the polk greens trots got the mail & read & wrote here at 305 PM Me & Delia
pined the chicks
Leo came home & don choirs faired off.
F 8
Misty but faired off & was a pretty day Leo finished harrowing & sowed
some alfalfa PM I was all (O. K.) read & set around it clouded up from N. W.
at Sundown & rained about mid night.
S 9
Got up early it had rained a good slow rain & was fair & nice early
wrote here about 820 AM went to town rather early & set around till 2 PM
came home & Delia cooked the fish & Leo set out Sweet potato slips
it
looked like rain but did not rain Leo went to town & got some children &
they made ice cream at Delias
there was about 17 there Toms were all there
they made two baches & then told games etc till 930 PM.
S 10 It had rained a good shower at night & was misting rain till 11 AM when
this was wrote
set around the stove Wind from East & misting
All of us
stayed at home
Leo went to town late.
M 11 Set at home
R on his place.
T 12
seed
Leo worked on the land & sowed some alfalfa across the R
Leo sowed alfalfa all day & got most don the 10 acre place
Delia cooked dinner & helped around here
it was fair.
run out of
W 13 It had rained the hardest rain ever fell here in the knowledge of man &
the creek was a river for awhile it washed up & covered up the garden &
alfalfa & most or part of the other crops we went to town
Tom went with us
came back early Orions boy baby was born about 4 PM. [That would be my
brother, Orion Morrison, Jr., presently, a longtime resident of West Covina,
California.]
T 14 Leo carried the mail & I went with him the brige was washed around at
Wiley Hammonds but we got across & Leo got tomato plants at Brooks we went
to Orions & saw the baby came home & set around & Leo set out the plants &
fixed some fence along the road that was down. [Orion Morrison surveyed one
of the first rural mail routes to be carried from Erick, Oklahoma. Because
he made the highest grade on the carrier's examination, he got the first
route opened--in 1908 (though it was not the route that he had surveyed). He
carried the rural mail there till 1929, then transferred to Stigler, Oklahoma
until March 1942 when he transferred to Arapaho, Oklahoma where he continued
on a rural route until his retirement at age 70 after 48 years as a rural
mail carrier.]
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F 15 Leo fixed fence it was hot & mudy
the fence along the alfalfa
we
went to town I got som under clothes at Brooks came home late don choirs.
S 16 Took a bath & put on clean clothes & then went up to Franks by Shamrock
we took a man in at Texola & took him to Gogeby [?] saw Auther Gaylon there
eat dinner at Canadian & then went to Spearman & Saw Frank & some others we
knew went on to Franks & found all well it was cool had a fire in heater.
S 17 Got ready & went up to Virgil Alexanders & found Josh & Dave & their
wives there had a big time got home to Franks late Leo stayed at Frank
Wallings had a fine day & enjoyed it.
M 18 It was misting rain some
Leo & the Franks went to Spearman & got his
car fixed Bulah had put it to the bad the day before
I set around Franks
with Myrtie & Lois & Bulah & went out & saw Uncle George PM & heard him
preach some Second coming & K K K stuff.
T 19 Got ready & came home had trouble about gass feed & stoped under a big
cotton wood tree & fixed it came on through Canadian & eat dinner at the
well this side
had a fine dinner got home about 510 PM
found all right
wind from South.
W 20 Leo went & looked at the alfalfa we then eat dinner & went to town
got ice & mad ice tea when we got home_ the Newberry boys came & Leo took
them to Cockrans & set awhile I stayed at home had not been extra well had
a hard wind from the South most all day.
T 21 Set at home all day Leo cleaned up & took the stove down & washed some
things had ice tea again for dinner
Delia was here Leo fixed & planted
flours & runners etc worked on his car PM wind from the South hard PM &
dust.
F 22 Got up early fair & nice Leo don choirs awhile & I wrote here about
730 AM Leo worked on the toilet at Delias & then fixed the cow lot & he went
to town to get things for dinner
got saucage rolls stak etc it was hot &
high wind from South
we went to town PM & to Martins & got lettuce tomato
plants & greens came home late & Leo took Delia to schoolhouse at night
high wind.
S 23 Got up late not much well eat no breakfast still blowing some from
South wrote here at 840 AM Went to town late PM & stayed awhile then came
home & went up to Toms & had a fish supper came home late got sick at night
Leo made some coffee & I slept till day. had heart trouble.
S 24 Was sick & got worse & worse till about 2 PM sent for Dr Guyton came
& eased me I had the stomache eche bad gall bladder stoped up he said took
a lot of other medicine & was some better slept well all night.
M 25 Set at home & took the medicine & it kept me sick
tonicks he said & I took some of it
fair.
Leo got som more
T 26 Leo hung screen & worked in garden fixed fence etc I took medicine &
set around still fair Delia went to town & to Howards in car.
W 27 Quit taking medicine was too sick & could not eat Leo plowed &
planted garden across the creek & on this side too
the Powell boy here
planted a lot of stuff with hoe etc Still fair Dark don planting.
he
T 28 Had a good rain about 1/2 in before day Tom came & got some feed we
all went to town then & stayed till about 1 PM Emmons brought us out & they
went fishing North of Texola in a lake
I stayed at home it was warm & nice
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I walked around over the alfalfa etc & the garden Leo & Emmons came early &
Leo went after his car but did not get it Delia fried the fish but me nor
Leo could not eat any both sick
cool & nice.
F 29 Got up early Leo went to town I wrote here at 850 AM fair & nice
Leo went back to town & Brought out the Emmons girls & took them & Delia to
Riverview to school exercises fair & nice.
S 30 Set around AM Leo worked in garden Delia was here & eat dinner &
brought a cherry pie & a lot of greens & we had a big dinner
Leo took the
woman to Clinton PM
it was nice & fair
Benny Powells came & stayed all
night & Delia helped about choirs.
Delia got breakfast & cleaned up & the Benny
boy went to McGarrs I stayed by myself most all day Leo & Powells came in
late
he had broke a wheel down at George Corneliasons & worked all evening
to get it fixed & then came home choirs were already don up
had a good
rain about daylight & the creek got out of bank for 1 hour.
Diary for June 1925
M 1
Got up early me & Leo carried the mail & came home & he went to fix
his car & I read etc wrote here at 7 PM
Orion went by him & the folks
Delia was here I put the cow out some wind.
T 2
Set around & read all day
the wind was very high from South
went to help Tom harrow took the team.
Leo
W 3
Set around Delia cooked a peach pie & eat dinner with us & washed up
the dishes Leo gon to Toms to harrow he went to town at night Delia was
gon high wind & dust.
T 4
Set around & read
Leo took the team to Toms
we went to town PM &
stayed late high wind & warm Tom brought the team home late
Delia here
for supper.
F 5
Wind blowed might & day hard Leo plowed some in garden we went to
town PM & set around till after 6 PM came home drove the cow & calf home
don choirs had bought cherries & eat a lot of them Stones left us a pie
still high wind & warm.
S 6
Leo choired around fixed fence
I read & wrote here at 1245 PM Delia
down eat dinner & then went to town
a high wind from South came home not
& [hawed?] some & fixed about his car
had mad a pie of cherries & brought it
set around in carrs most of time still
much well.
S 7
Got up late not well Leo don choirs & went to church & came back with
Mrs Reverts & children after dinner we all went up to Benomine to Charley
Prescots & set awhile came home was puny all day had a good rain early AM.
M 8
Got up early Leo don
Delias fine morning
wrote
town & set in carrs
talked
& others came by Morrises &
mars home set around.
choirs fixed door & went to fix phone up at
here at 830 AM set around & read AM went to
to Williamson to Rowland Morris Lowry Stewart
the North road & on home
the boys brought the
T 9
Not well Leo cleaned up churned picked a chicken & don choirs around
fixed South window & went off North with team PM
I wrote here at 250 PM
fair & warm 8th & 9th to now
Leo came home early Mrs Revert came out at
night & some more persons it was warm & hot
blowed up a little cool from
North about 10 PM.
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W 10 Got up early Leo went to plowing I got mail & read
Delia cooked
dinner & I wrote here at 1215 PM went to town PM Dark was plowing in cotton
next the pasture high wind Leo plowed & got don
Dark worked or plowed
cotton North of R R.
T 11 Set around & read Dark plowed in cotton next pasture & then North
went to town PM high wind from South.
F 12 Set around most all day
& North of house.
went to town PM
Dark plowed on the cotton by
S 13 Set around AM Delia brought Orions children out & they eat dinner & we
went to town Leo took the children to the River at Shorts I stayed in town
saw the races & cracker eating & horse races & the Man Cooper get his leg
broke talked to Hutchins McElya Uncle Tom Sanders Morris & others came
out home with Buck Martin Leo came home late after dark wind from South.
S 14 Set at home all day Leo & Delia went to church & came back 1230 & got
dinner Delia came down & set most all evening had a nice time but I was
sick all day tolerable bad AM but mildly PM high wind from South but hot at
night.
M 15 Still not able to eat anything Leo don choirs & then went to town
I
wrote here at 905 AM high wind Leo went to town I got mail & read he came
home early & he was sick & took calomel tablets or compound cathartic with
calomel & set around all PM Tom came to Delias & made ice cream & they
brought me some I had oisters for supper.
T 16 Up early Leo was running to toilet he put the Feather bed in cellar
I wrote here at 8 AM Leo had taken calomel
we got the mail & read some &
then went to town & I talked to Bro Bell some came home early eat dinner &
set around
Leo got plow to plow up potatoes
Wind high & hot.
W 17 Up early
Leo fixing to plow up taters wrote here at 640 AM Leo
plowed up two rows of potatoes & put them in cellar
we set around & read &
eat dinner went to town talked to Bingham about getting deed cancelled
it
was hot & windy wind from South hot wind the first very hot wind this year.
T 18 Up early Leo fixed lot fence when calf got out I wrote here at 850 AM
hot allready Leo [looks like "hawed" but must be "hoed"?] in garden we went
to town PM & saw Bingham again & got the papers fixed up set around & talked
to Mr Stewart & Morris & came home early Leo went to Gage Delia came & set
awhile at night some cooler had rained around & sprinkled in Erick.
F 19 Got up early had taken two C. C. tabs with calomel & they don all
right but I could not eat anything
set around got mail & read Leo planted
maize North of R R hot but showered around & cooled off some wrote here at
230 Delia put on taters & tea for dinner Delia tryed to start the car &
then went to town
Leo planted maiz PM & then to town & got things for
supper it was hot all day & night I slept on porch at night it was so hot
not well all day.
S 20 Up early Leo planted maize North of R R awful hot I took a bath
Delia got dinner shaved & Leo bathed & shaved at 330 PM & I wrote here then
went to town & set around for a while came home early & it rained a shower
here and a big rain on the head of little creek.
S 21 Set at home AM Leo went to church he came home early we eat & went &
looked at the maize that was just planted & then went to Toms & then to Red
Smiths & home Orions children & Delia was here it showered around some PM &
sprinkled here hot but windy.
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M 22 Set around all day
had taken 3 C C calomel tabs Leo mowed weeds in
alfalfa ground & Tom got some corn & [?] Delia got us some things for dinner
real hot most all day but a good wind.
T 23 Got up late bowels loose wrote here Leo went to mowing weeds again N
of R R on new alfalfa land hot but some wind wrote here 810 AM Leo
finished mowing & don choirs & set around.
W 24 Rained all night went to town early & set around it had rained a big
rain in Erick and for a few miles around set around the rest of the day.
T 25 Carried the mail Leo did I went with him came home early Leo went
to harrow the alfalfa land & was throwed off in mud & Tom finished the
harrowing Delia was sick I went up there awhile PM Leo cut weed in garden.
F 26 Sent the Dr to Delias Stogher
read the papers PM Delia still sick
Carried the mail again & set at home &
Leo helped Tom chop cotton it was hot.
S 27 Carried the mail or Leo did & I went along & then we went to town PM &
stayed all evening Tom & folks came down & to Delias & set awhile still
hot.
S 28 Set around AM Uncle George Shapley came out with Martin Stone still
hot Delia still sick Leo doing choirs at 1010 AM what [wrote?]here set
around PM Toms folks came & Fatty Emmons came & set all evening
warm &
fair.
M 29 Went to town Leo carried the mail me & Uncle George Shapley went to
Orions & stayed till after dinner Orion went fishing an then came home & Leo
disked in the alfalfa land
set around & read.
T 30 Carried the mail Uncle George went with us got his grip at Watsons
came home early Leo disked again all evening it was hot Uncle Georg went
up to Delias awhile not much wind.
Diary for July 1925
W 1
Got up early Leo fixed to plow up potatoes Uncle george to clean a
chicken I wrote here at 746 AM hot Leo plowed up the potatoes & went to
town AM & he disked in alfalfa land PM Uncle George Shapley went to town PM
& Leo went at night hot all day.
T 2
Up early wrote here before breakfast on at 545 AM Carried the mail
Orion was sick came home Leo finished disking the garden & then went to
town at night fair & hot.
F 3
Shaved & wrote here Leo doing choirs Dark cutting alfalfa on this
place at 815 AM went to town & set around Leo was fixing his baler & he
came back out home & to town & found Josie & Pleaides at Mrs Emons & then I
came by & talked a few words & on home.
S 4
Got up early fixed around & went to town for Josie & Pleiades &
Pleiades was gon to Sayre & I did not see Josie
set around
Leo played
Dominoes & set around till 3 PM Came out home & eat & had ice cream up at
Delias Uncle George Shapley here they then had fire crackers up there &
Watsons was there & Uncle George I came home & went to bed it sprinkled
train here PM
had my hair cut.
S 5
Got up early Leo & Uncle George went to town
Delia came down & set
awhile
Leo came home about 3 PM set around it blowed up a sand storm
Josie & Pleiades came out & set awhile Mrs Roy Emmons brought them out
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Josie wanted me to withdraw the Divorce suit & said she ought to have kicked
me out last June when I left.
M 6
Set around Leo helped to start the baler for Dark & we then went to
town & stayed there awhile Pleiades & Josie were going out to Warrens we
came home don choirs cooked Beef & peas & had a good dinner this was my
birth day Stones came out & set awhile at night Delia had a crowd of Sunday
school children out with her at night rained around but not here.
T 7
Went to town early & set awhile
Josie & Pleiades & Pleiades came out &
with us we then took Pleiades & Josie
came home & Leo went to chop cotton at
here at sundown real hot & raining in
bailing here about 4 PM on this place.
got the mail at the office Leo found
eat dinner & Delia came down & eat
to the train & they went to Shamrock
Toms & I set at home & read & wrote
sight but not here Dark finished
W 8
Set around & read
Delia dressed a chicken & put it on
Leo & Tom
hauled hay on Leo place all day Tom eat dinner here
Delia went to town in
car we all went to Texola at night to see the calf man
fair & hot all day
not well.
T 9
Got up early washed the dishes & me & Delia shelled peas & she put
them on
Leo went to Smiths about plow & then to town got peas at Geneva
Clucks & then planted some irish potatoes
we eat & he went to haul hay on
North place I wrote here at 240 PM real hot Leo hauled hay him & Tom
went to Toms & had ice cream at night got home late.
F 10 Set around Leo hauled hay AM
Delia went to town in car & Tom & Leo
went too at noon Leo plowed his maize PM it was hot
Delia came by & set
awhile & again at night Dark came & set on porch awhile & got check & talked
some
they got don bailing at 3 PM & got wagon & hay hook.
S 11 Got up early washed dishes & swept up wrote to M & Ward & Co & wrote
here
it was cloudy & som cooler Leo went to plowing in maize Dark brought
the baler home & got the wagon at 825 AM Leo finished the maize before
dinner went to town PM Renolds phoned to Bill about the lots came home
early eat supper at Delias & it was cool from East they had rain from Delhi
East.
S 12 Set around Leo went to church Dora was at Delias I shaved & wrote
here at 11 AM fair & hot
Leo came home late we eat & set around Orions
folks came out & set awhile Leo went to Toms at night had a good rain about
2 PM creek out of bank 5 hours.
M 13 Wrote to Myrtie & set around
was sick Leo choped cotton at Toms all
day rained around
had a sprinkle here
both creeks up a little Orions
came to see about getting cotton seed.
T 14 Set around all day
Leo got peas at Genevas & me & Delia huled & put
them on & also the beef Leo got plow & mule & went to breaking his alfalfa
land
Wind from North most all day
fair & warm
Delia eat dinner here
W 15 Washed dishes & swept up don choirs got no mail wrote here at 1110
AM
Leo breaking his land North of R R alfalfa land hot wind still from N
E Leo plowed all evening
Dark plowed cotton here by the house & got past
the well 4 cultivaton.
T 16 Leo plowed alfalfa land all day & went to see Geneva at night Delia
cleaned a chicken & put it on & went to town & got meat ice & other things
she went to hunt peaches PM & set here awhile two or three times I don
choirs washed pants etc.
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F 17 Wrote here at 730 AM
Leo went to plowing
plowed all day I set at home Tom Powers came PM
fine day most all day.
it was cool from East Leo
Mrs Powers went Delias
S 18 Leo worked around home the team all had sore shoulders he disked the
garden he went up to Delias & they had a talk & some trouble we all went to
town & set there all evening it was blowing a hot wind
real hot
the
hotest up to now Mrs Reverts boys came out & stayed all night Wind from S W
& hot.
S 19 The Revert boys here
Leo don choirs & him & them went to town I
wrote here at 1040 AM Wind from N E
Leo eat dinner at Genevas & she sent
me my dinner
Leo went to Toms & then to town & home & don choirs
Delia
was here awhile PM. Me & Delia went to town & I saw Birge & others it was a
big day there.
M 20 Leo plowed the alfalfa land North of R R all day wind from East but
hot Delia came down & we had a talk about affairs in general & we disagreed
a good deal & she came back later & we smoked the pipe of peace Leo had gon
to Toms at night.
T 21 Went to town with Leo we saw Birge & others came home eat dinner &
Leo took the Smith mule home after loading Tom with some corn & then he
mowed the weeds off Delias yard and I wrote here at 630 PM.
W 22 Went to town Leo phoned to Shamrock & could only get Renolds the
lawyer we then came home & Leo finished plowing the alfalfa land & mowed
around the house the weeds around the house he don choirs & then went to
Sallies & Martins about the deed to the land Delia wanted a deed.
T 23 Went to town early saw Delia set around AM came home Leo eat dinner
& we went to Sallies I eat some soup & then went to town with Cluck & set
around all evening till late
came home it was hot sent the ear phone back
to Wards
Delia went to Sayre to see a lawyer.
F 24 Leo went to Stones & they were to take a trip Delia came down & talked
awhile and I wrote here at 745 AM it was hot set at home all day & read etc
Leo came home early.
S 25 Leo took plow back to Galaways & we eat dinner & went to town set in
cars most of time talked to Grandpaw Powers & others lots of people there
it was hot & hot wind from S. W. very hot & dry.
S 26 Set at home not well smoked too much Mr Richardson came home with
Leo & Leo had to get most all of the dinner I could not eat but drank tea
we set around & talked awhile it sprinkled rain & blowed up cool we went &
looked at the alfalfa & crop & then to Wilhelms & got some peaches & grapes &
came by town & out home cooled off some was sick all night.
M 27 Still sick
Leo set around I could not eat it was cool & showered
some Leo went to town PM read the papers some was better late & eat some
soup Slept all night it was cool & cloudy Delia came down & read the
papers some & put on some soup an chicken to make soup
my left leg hurt all
morning
T 28 Got up late felt better it was showering rain & kept on till about 11
or 12 AM Leo went to town Delia came down & read the papers I eat some
chicken & soup & read the Sunday Dallas news & wrote here at 330 PM still
cloudy Leo came home late.
W 29 Set around & read some AM Leo worked in garden planting things & got
peas & put them on we went to town PM & came home early Leo took Delia to
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the train at 1 PM & I set at home
brought Delia out at 8 PM.
he came home early & met the train &
T 30 It had rained a big rain & the creek was out of banks & over the
alfalfa
Leo went to Toms we had oisters for dinner & then went to town
set in car most of time & talked to Jennys [?] & others we came home early &
Leo don choirs & we set around.
F 31
Got up early
Leo went to town early Tom came & got the mars I
got no mail set here & smoked & wrote here at 11 AM Leo came home & we eat
& set around & then went to Wilhelms & got some grapes & then went on to town
& set there the rest of the evening came come early Leo don choirs & went
up to Delias & she mad him a offer to sell the place it was cool all day I
wore my swetter all day fair & mice.
Diary for August 1925
S 1
Got up early & went with Leo he carried the mail & we got back 1130 AM
& came home eat dinner & read & wrote here at 150 PM Went to town & set in
cars & talked PM Leo went to Delias & settled their afairs or they agreed
too at least at night he came home as I went to bed at 930 PM.
S 2
Got up early Leo killed a chicken & don choirs & then went to church
I read Cappers & wrote here at 10 AM Leo eat dinner at Emmans & came home
about 3 P. M. Delia & him had another split up & then made it up about dark.
M 3
We got up early & took Delia to town & then took Bingham & Elmer Emans
to Sayre they settled at last after much wrangling & I set in court house
till noon was not well came home on train & came out with Alford Brooks
Leo came in early Delia got a divorce & Leo bought her interest in the
place.
Dark comenced to cut alfalfa on this place.
T 4
Went with Leo & carried the mail got some grapes at Pracks eat & set
around
Leo got up team & went to harrowing his alfalfa land on North side
Josie & Bud & Pleiades came and we set here till Leo came late rather. Dark
cut alfalfa.
W 5
Leo carried the mail we all went to town Josie Bud & Pleiades & sold
the town lots 9, 10, 11 T 12 Blk 41 Original Erick to Otis Young for $850.00
& mad a deed to him & & signed other contracts to make it good etc came
home eat dinner & set around & talked & then went to town got fruit jars.
Went to Wilhelms & got 2 1/2 bushel of peaches & came home & set & talked &
then they all went to preaching but me & I was not well & set around could
not eat had a nice time & all right rather warm.
T 6
Set at home & pealed peaches Josie & Pleiades caned them Leo went to
town but came back early & helped me eat dinner & went to town & the abstract
had to be Dr'd some & we then came home me & Leo & I wrote here at 330 PM
It rained a shower here & at town Leo had to tend to Toms things Delia was
down & set awhile & got a chicken.
F 7
Got up early Leo don choirs & tended to Tom Powers things & then went
to town came back we eat & went to town & he went to Sayre to get an
abstract to this place I set in town & talked & walked around till he came
back & we came home & he don Toms choirs & we then set around it was raining
all around it rained a shower in Erick & I think sprinkled here cool &
pleasant.
S 8
Got up early eat & Leo tended to Toms things it was fair but a big
due wrote here at 8 AM Leo worked on well & mower & in garden & don other
choirs had our first water mellon had chicken for dinner & dinner was late
Leo took a bath I wrote here at 240 PM We went to town went to se Stagler
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Dr'd my neck
Set around talked to Mrs Bill Johnston some came home early &
Leo Tended to Toms things & don choirs looked like from N but no rain only
som sprinkles.
S 9
Set at home was not well Leo Tended to Toms things & then went to
church came home early we eat dinner & set around & Leo walked over the
farm most of it Martin Stone & little Martin Stone came out & set awhile &
we then went to Toms & Leo tended to his things & we came home & Leo went to
church my feet had bothered a good deal today.
M 10 Got up early eat & Leo tended to Toms things & then went to disk some
in alfalfa land it was cloudy & a big due but cleared some by 9 AM when I
wrote here Leo got don disking & fixed the mower & started to cut weeds &
alfalfa in pach by garden broke the mower toung & fixed it & then mowed the
peace of ground Toms folks came & got some peas they had got back from
their vacation Dark baled hay on this place all day & got most don.
T 11 Leo don choirs around & then went to town McGar hauled hay from this
place to the barn 3 loads AM Leo trying to drive the mars up at 12 noon
when this was wrote Mrs Reverts boy worked for Leo him & Tom puting hay in
the shed the McGar boy & another had some trouble about putting hay in the
barn for Dark because they would not leave an opening Leo was sick they got
don baling.
W 12 Dark came & him & Leo moved the hay that was the trouble & they
finished puting up all the hay both of them & put the baler away Leo Disked
& put up hay AM Tom disked & Leo fixed the garden fence PM & Leo went to
church at night it was hot & windy & dry to day.
T 13 Got up early wrote to Myrtie & Frank & to Josie & sent her a check &
wrote here Leo went to disking fair & cool at 850 AM when this was wrote
Leo Disked on till about 5 PM & then Disked the garden & potato pach & took
the disk home & fixed & went to church at night.
Leo cut some weeds in
garden.
F 14
Set around AM Leo went to town & came back early he went to
preaching AM We eat dinner & went to town & he got some peaches at Pracks
we came home him & Benny went & got melons & went to church. Delia came
down at night.
S 15
Set around & read Leo set around & read mostly got peas etc
eat dinner late & I wrote here at 230 PM Wind dry & allmost hot from S W
went to town set in Geo Stewarts car talked to Walter Galaway Camell &
others Came home early don choirs. Leo caned some peaches AM.
we
S 16
Got up early shaved & went to church at protracted meeting came
home
eat dinner & I set around Leo said he was going to look for peaches
he came home early & don choirs & went to church
he brought out a paper
and a letter from Josie
high wind & hot from South.
M 17 Set around AM Lee Watsons boys brought us a mush mellon Leo went to
town high wind again from South
wrote here at 1220 & Leo jus back Eat
dinner went to Johnstons & then to Pracks to see about peaches then went to
town & set in car where they drawed for prises Barbra don the drawing
they
set there till most night & then came home late & stayed here hot & dry wind
from S. ["Barbra" is no doubt to Barbra Glenn Morrison, DOB Feb 1,1917, dau
of Orion Morrison and grand dau of Harvey.]
T 18 Got up early Leo went to Wards & got 2 bu of peaches & then carried
the mail I went with him & we brought Orions children out eat dinner &
pealed & caned peaches Delia helped us some Leo went to town & took the
children home & went to church
hot & some wind but not so bad hardly.
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W 19 Leo don choirs & went to town & got back by 12 noon got dinner &
worked on mower Tom came & the 3 least children & he got oil
Leo went to
mowing in pach this sid of creek at 510 PM I wrot here at 540 PM hot & high
wind some clouds.
T 20 Hot & dry & windy Dont remember what was don
about hay went to town PM.
Holland came to see
F 21 Hot & dry Leo mower on the creek & north of R R
Holland came & got
some hay Tom weighed it up & we set around PM Leo went to church at night
Delia came & set awhile at night.
S 22 Set around AM Tom & his cousin & Father came & Tom raked & hauled som
hay from the small paches we went to town PM I saw Thyman & Otis & set in
cars came home early Leo went to church
hot & windy & wilty for crops.
S 23 Leo went to town & to Orions for dinner set at home all day
in Star hot & windy Leo went to church at night.
read some
M 24 Got up early Leo dressed a chicken the dog had caught
windy & dry
wrote here at 950 AM set around & read till 2 or 3 PM
went to town to see
about the lot sale Leo got it fixed at last I guess
came home early had
put red [percipaty?] on my side but it did not help the pain
had a funeral
in town
Kelleys daughter had had an operation for apendacitus at McCrarys
hospital
windy & dry.
T 25 Got up early wrote here at 8 AM cooler & some clouds Went to town &
finished up the lot business & got the money & a $250.00 note from Otis Young
came home late.
W 26 Went to town & came back for dinner went back & bought a pair of shoes
$6.95 pants 4.95 at the Dixie came home early the north road.
T 27 Don choirs went around By Toms & looked at cotton & alfalfa then went
on to town had wrote a letter to Z A M [would be his son Zenas A
Morrison]got hair cut & socks & shirt 3.50 at Dixie came home eat dinner &
Toms came & we eat a mellon & then we went to town Tom went with us & came
back with us & his Pa & one of John Wills boys hauled hay & Johnston grass
PM
Leo went back to Woodmans loge at night.
F 28 Got up early & shaved & wrote here at 915 AM it
before we got up we went to town Leo got sick I got
coat cleaned & we came home & he gathered beans peas &
clothes & took a bath & packed my things ready to go
high but not much hot wrote here at 410 PM.
had rained a shower
socks & belt & got my
mellons & I changed
the wind was rather
S 29 Got up early me & Leo left here at 620 AM went by Clucks then to
Pracks & got 1/2 bu of peaches went by Sweetwater & then to Wheeler got
some ham sandwich went by Mobetie & to Chiaune[?] stoped a while was sick
went on to Spearman & out to Franks no one at home set around till they
came & it rained a big rain or rather two rains.
S 30 Set around AM went to the McBride School house & wached them play ball
till it rained Leo went to Davidsons to see the boy that got hurt by a horse
falling on him we went after him & then came on to Franks.
M 31
Leo went home & left me and I set around all day.
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T 1 From the first to the 20 I was at F A Shapleys & while there there was
plenty of rain I went to Spearman the 3 to the boys & girls fair went to
Guymon twice once with Harvey to see the Dr & once with Frank to see about
repairs & bring Bulah [dau of Frank and Myrtie Shapley] home
went one
Sunday to Becks with Mr Higgs & in all had a nice time came home the 20 met
Leo at Canadian & me & Frank Walling came on home with him found all right
The hot winds had nearly ruined crops here from the 1st to the 10 or 13 & it
rained a shower the 13th & was cooler afterward but the cotton had shed lots
of bowles.
W 21 Went to town early me & Leo & Frank Waling I came out & was sick for
a while we took Frank to his uncles Mr Watson near Texola & then went to
town & back
it had rained some about 2 PM.
T 22
It rained some along most all day
we did not get to move.
W 23
bank
It rained all day & we set at home & read etc
some slow rain & cold from North.
T 24 Still raining & rained all day Scot
stove 15.00 we moved about 3 or 4 PM but
helped move
we got here all right but it
best he could & took Tom hom
the negroes
the creek was out of
& Dark both came Dark bought the
it was still raining Tom Powel
was cold & wet
Leo fixed up as
moved in the old house.
F 25 Leo worked all morning fixing things around the house & in the house &
then went to town & got a lot of groceries & then he walked all over the
place & we had a light shower enough to stop the negroes from picking
cotton.
S 26 Set around AM Leo went to town & mad arangements about sowing some
wheat
I went to town PM & walked all over the busines part of town
Leo
got shaving material Safty etc We came home & he went back to town
it was
fair and a big crowd in town.
Dark took the first bale of cotton off got
25.
S 27 Set at home & shaved AM Leo went to town & to Walt Nicholes & bought a
cow & calf we then went to Powers East of Cook ranch & found him sick came
home & Leo went to church at night fair & warm.
M 28 Got up before
fair & warm
I was
wheat
got drill &
Walt Nichols I set
day & eat
Leo went
sick & had a chill &
fixed it & got wheat
at home & read some
to work & I wrote here at 715 AM
went to bed
Leo got ready to sow
from Howeard
he got a cow AM from
not well. Scot one bale AM 2nd.
T 29 Got up early
Leo went to sowing wheat & I read & put on dinner
Leo
went to town first
I washed & dryed the dishes
it was fair & warm
Leo
sowed wheat all day & was tired
I set around there was a man broke his
wagon down with cotton on it & he stayed here all night
fair & warm I got
som tomatoes & put out eggs for a day.
W 30 Got up early the break man still here but he missed his breakfast I
washed the dishes & cleaned part of the stove & wrote here at 950 AM Leo
sowing wheat went and graveled potatoes & put them on & read etc set
around PM
Dark came & exchanged stoves Leo sowed wheat
it clouded up &
he brought the wheat home & it looked like rain but did not rain all night
Dark took off one bale of cotton for self
gathered on the middle ridge.
Dark 1 bale the 4th bale this year.
Diary for Oct 1925
T 1 Got up early shelled peas & put them on & washed up all the dishes &
pans & potvesals got don at 945 AM
it was raining & Leo came in wet & it
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rained a hard rain from about 925 to 11 AM
Leo went to town at 130 & I
wrote here at 140 PM
it had faired off but was cloudy in the North I set
at home
Leo went back to loge at night. Dark took 5th bale to town it was
his cotton.
F 2 Set around AM went with Leo & 3 niggers to town
stayed all evening
Tom & wife came & got some stove vessels the ground was wet Tom brought us
two mellons.
S 3 Got up early
washed dishes & put on apples was not well read the
papers & wrote here at 415 PM
Leo had just came in from work
Dark took
off the 6th bale of cotton about 2 PM Leo went to town I stayed at home.
S 4 Set at home all day not much well Leo went to church & then back to
town PM & to Toms at night Sallie brought us some cake & pie & got mustard.
First norther this year.
M 5 Set at home all day
was sick
Leo sowed wheat all day
Dark took off
the 7th bale of cotton from the red hills PM & the niggers went to picking on
the 65 acre piece on the west of this place fair & warm. Dark took the 7th
Bale of cotton off at 5 PM.
T 6 Just a little weak Leo sowed wheat all day Dark took the 8th bale of
cotton off about 12 noon
the lst from the 65 acre piece it blowed up from
the North again I wrote here at 335 PM.
W 7 Dark took the 9th bale off cotton
this was of Scotts cotton. set at
home all day it was misting some & cool
Leo went to town & brought out Mr
Morris we eat dinner & Leo sowed wheat PM
Morris went back to town with
some one on the road
I was not well Dark took the 10th bale off which was
two bales today the negroes picked all day it was still cold.
T 8 Misting rain Leo went to town too wet to sow wheat or pick cotton
I
set at home all day
Leo came back at dinner & went back to town PM Harvey
had come up & he stayed late it was real cold all day & night. Dark took
off the 11th bale AM.
F 9 Got up early Leo went to sowing wheat & I set by the stove it was cold
wrote here at 1140 AM Leo sowed wheat all day Dark took off two bale of
cotton one AM & one PM
Harvey Robinson & wife & daughter & Sallie & Martin
& Martin Stone came out at night & set & played 42 till 10 PM still cold.
[Harvey Robinson was the brother of Sallie and the son of Rebecca Elizabeth
Robinson, nee Harvey, Harvey Morrison's second wife]
S 10 Still cold
Leo sowed wheat AM & then went to town & stayed all
evening
I stayed at home all day cold from South
Dark took one bale of
cotton off AM me & Leo went to Orions & eat supper & Harvey's & Sallies &
Genevia was there & they played 42 till after 10 & then we came home.
S 11 Cold from South set at home Leo put on soup bowl & ingredients for
soup & then went to Toms I wrote here at 4 PM it had faired off som & was
warmer was not well Leo came home about 6 PM the cow was gon.
M 12 Got up late big due Leo went to town & came back & then went again to
see about the land deal I set at home & read & eat dinner at 230 wrote here
at 245 PM Leo went to Sayre & fixed up the land deals again then sowed
wheat awhile & fixed fence etc.
Dark took 1 bale off today 13th.
T 13 It was cloudy & foggy all day but warm Leo sowed wheat all day I took
a bath PM & sewed on buttons & washed out socks was feeling rather better
Dark took off two bales of cotton 14th & 15th.
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W 14 It rained all day very lightly Leo put up heatter cut weeds in the
road & don choirs I set in house all day
was not well
Leo got some irish
& sweet potatoes out of paches Will Galaway son & Mr Harris came at night
to see about renting.
T 15 Still cloudy Harris came out & looked the place over & Leo went to
town & came back about noon & went to sowing wheat PM at 2
I wrote here at
230 PM
Dark took 16th bale of cotton off Leo sowed till late it sprinkled
rain at 6 PM.
F 16 It was
house & then
came up from
twice & went
from North.
raining a fine mist
Leo fixed road between here & the old
went to town & got a load of coal & came back just as a rain
the North & a norther but it was light
Frank Waling came by
home I wrote here at 5 PM
it faired off & sun shone out wind
S 17 Cloudy & raining slow rained & cool all day
groceries etc I set by the stove it was cool.
Leo went to town PM & got
S 18 Cool but mostly fair
blowed up cold 4 PM Frank & Lois came & eat
dinner & Orions all came out & they played 42 etc
I was not well but we all
had a fine time
got cold at night Leo went to church.
M 19 Set around & read
washed the dishes & Leo sowed wheat it was fair &
a big frost & freeze ice 1/4 in thick on tub
Dark took off the 17th bale of
cotton AM and the 18th PM about 4 PM Leo sowed all day & got along fine.
T 20 A big frost again this morning Leo sowed wheat all day I was not well
Dark took of three Bales of cotton to day they were picking by & this sid of
the old house
fair & nice all day wrote here at 5 PM.
W 21 Got up early Leo went & got seed wheat & sowed the rest of the day I
set around & took calomell
Dark took of Two bales one AM & one about 4 PM
it was the last of the cotton on this place
fair & warm wrot here at 4 PM
Cluck & Caunon [?] & the boys came out & put up a temporary Radio at night &
Leo tryed it out
fair.
T 22 Was sick all day had taken a small dose of Salpatica
Leo sowed some
wheat PM Sallie & Martin & Genevia & the children came out & set awhile &
brought a pie
fair & nice & warm. Dark took of two bales of cotton.
F 23 Took a good dose of Salpatica & it worked all day & night
Leo sowed
wheat most all day the Boys came out late & put up a radio aeriel or wire
eat some bread & milk the first I had eat lately fair Dark took off 2 bale
of cotton.
S 24 Bowels in bad shape but feeling better it was cold & cloudy wind from
North set at home cleaned up some & felt all right Leo don choirs AM &
went to town PM I wrote here at 5 PM Leo had just got home & brought me a
cake from Geneva faired up some & sun shone out.
S 25 Set at home all day Leo went to town & then back & eat dinner with
Genevia & came early & went to Texola & took some quilts to Lois for her to
fix into comforts came home late.
M 26 Not well set home all day Leo fixed frame to haul maize & went to
town it was fair & nice he went & got corn at Mixsons & don choirs
Dark
took a bale of cotton.
T 27 At home all day Leo went to town & sold 5 bale of cotton & then
gathered maize l load PM it blowed up cold from North & was real cold all
night but mostly clear.
Dark took 1 bale AM.
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W 28 At home all day Cammon [?] came & got the radio
& got dinner & went to town PM I wrote here at 530 PM
Ca fair but cold
["Ca" is Caleb, Harvey's brother]
T 29 Set at home all day Leo headed some maize
out PM to see Leo he stayed at home at night.
Leo don choirs & read
had got a letter from
it was cold
Harris came
F 30 Set at home all day washed dishes got cold & was sick
town & dug potatoes "Irish" PM
still cold.
Leo went to
S 31 Got up early Leo went to carry the mail I wrote here at 830 AM went
to town PM it was cold stayed till late got some drugs caustick Balsam &
tonick
Diary for Nov 1925
Leo went to church & brought Mr Richardson to
dinner
set around PM Lois & F. A. W came PM Leo went back to church at
night. Fair & warm.
M 2 A big fog faired off some PM
had sold a bale of cotton at 12.75
Leo carried the mail & got home late
I set around all day.
T 3 I was foggy & misty some all day
cool but not cold all day.
Leo went to town
I was sick all day
W 4 Foggy AM cleared off & Leo gathered maize all day after 930 got mail &
read & took a bath PM fair & warm all day Dark gathering maize with 3
wagons.
T 5 Fine & fair but wind from the North & cool wrote here at 8 AM Leo cut
or headed maiz all day two loads it looked like rain late PM & did rain
about 2 AM the 6th & Leo got up & covered his maize.
F 6 It was raining & had been from 2 AM & rained and misted all day an inch
or more of water fell slowly most of the time Leo unloaded the maize & then
went to town PM & stayed till dark.
S 7 It had faired off & then turned cold from West & then from North Leo
don choirs around AM & went to town PM Got nitrogliceron or Rn from the
Russell Pharmacy at Sayre read the papers & then wrote here at 410 PM cold
& cloudy.
S 8 Cold & cloudy set around all day Peet came out & then Bud & Pleiades &
they stayed all day had a fine time Pete & Leo went to preaching at night
cold all day.
M 9 It had faired off Peete & Leo went to town Leo came back & fixed the
fence around the 5 acre tract of maize & then cut maiz PM Peet came back at
night I was just a little under the weather read & set at home all day.
T 10
cool
Got up early Pete went to town & Leo cut maize AM fair & nice but
Leo fixed a place to put maiz under the shed PM wrot here at 520 PM.
W 11
Set around all day
Leo cut maize
read & don choirs.
T 12 Set around Leo still in the maize business
went to town awhile.
F 13 Set around
maize etc.
fair & nice
Peat gon to Welington
Peat Started for home at New Boston
I
Leo cut
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S 14 Cold & bad weather Set at home
Leo went to town & Frank Waling
brought the comforts & then then went to the show Leo Frank & Jake Shaply &
Minnis man
S 15 Went to Frank & Louises & stayed all day
night.
M 16
Leo fixed place to put maize & cottonseed
Leo went to Walt Nichols at
I set around & read.
T 17 Leo sold a load of maize in town & hauled one up to the hen house & don
choirs I set around.
W 18 Leo went to town
North.
I set at home
it was nice & fair but cool from
T 19
PM.
Leo hauled straw & don choirs
F 20
Set around
do not remember but it was cold & Fair & windy.
S 21
Still cold
set at home all day.
S 22
Set at home all day
M 23
Set around all day
T 24 About as usual
nice.
cool
I set at home & read & wrot here at 410
Leo gon most all day
felt all right
one man after hay.
Leo sowed wheat
fair & nice.
all day Leo sowing Wheat with two horse drill
fair &
W 25 Leo still sowing wheat set around Orion came by going to Wallings at
Texola to meet Frank & Myrtie him & family late.
T 26 Frank & Myrtie & Gladius came by going to Orions for Thanksgiving
dinner I was not well & could not go the day was nice & fine.
F 27 Frank & Myrtie & Gladus & all came out & eat dinner & we had a fine
time Sallie was here too & Orions came in the afternoon a real fine time
was not very well but up all day.
I
S 28 They all went o Genevas for dinner I could not go they came back here
& stayed all night here. Frank & Myrtie did
still fair.
S 29 We all went to Texola to Franks for dinner & had a fine time
late & had a blow out in sight of home fine & fair.
came home
M 30 Stayed at home all day
Leo went & got cottonseed & he got the chair &
beauro etc Leo worked around the house & garden.
Diary for Dec 1925
T 1 Set at home & read etc
around.
Leo hauled a load of loose hay & don choirs
W 2 Set around & was real sick
still fair & nice & warm.
Leo took a load of hay to town PM
it was
T 3 Leo put up chair I was all ok this morning Leo went to town it blowed
up cold from North about 9 AM I wrote here about 4 PM cold & cloudy blowed
hard all day & harder at night but not freezing.
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F 4 Set at home all day was all right read papers
North all day Leo stayed at home most all day.
the wind was hard from
S 5 Fine morning but cold clear & fair but some clouds later was all right
Leo don choirs AM & then went to town about 130 PM I wrote here at 4 PM
very little wind Leo came home early.
S 6 Set at home all day Leo went to preaching AM Lois & Frank came here to
tell us good by they were going home tomorrow
was not well all day fine
day
Leo sent back to preaching at night.
M 7 Som men came to look at the place & Leo showed them around
sowing wheat PM fair & nice & rather warm.
he finished
T 8 Fair & nice all day Leo went to sale at Walter Floyds plac & bought a
pair of mules young one & a lister Tom & Mrs Powell was here awhile late PM
set at home all day was well.
W 9 Frosty fair & nice Leo went for his mules etc to the Floyd place & had
not got back at 3 PM when this was wrote
Leo & Tom got back about 330 PM
with mules & we eat dinner & set around
fair & nice.
T 10 Got cold AM & has a chill
fair & nice & warm all day.
Leo in town all day & came home in a ford
F 11 Still fair & nice
Leo don choirs & then went to town
Dark got don
picking cotton on this place about 11 AM I set at home & read & wrote here
at 230 PM Leo came home early.
S 12 Set at home all day Leo worked around home & went to Toms AM him &
Benny went to town PM I got along fine & took a walk to the barn & old house
& around PM & was tired
still fair & warm.
S 13 It was cloudy but warm
Leo don choirs & then went to church at 1050
AM I wrote here at 1115 AM set at home all day Leo came home early &
brought some papers
some cloudy & wind got up at night early Cold at night
& windy.
M 14 My bowells running off
Set at home all day my bowels run off 4 or 5
times Leo stayed around
it was real cold & high wind
very cold probably
the coldest day so far & me sick.
T 15 Still cold
Leo don choirs & went to town & then to the sale at
Johnstons I set at home bowels still running of bad & getting pretty weak
the wind layed some about night & Leo went off.
W 16 Still cold
had moderated a whole lot
Leo went to help Tom & I
stayed to churn & make soop & let the stove burn too high & worked for 2
hours to remove evidence of guilt but failed.
T 17 Leo stayed & cleaned up sut till 2 PM
Then went to town & he went
back at night to loge I set at home & read etc.
F 18 Leo went to town & then to sale
fair & nice.
came home early
I was at home all day
S 19 Leo went to town on a trade to sell the place & stayed all day but did
not sell came home don choirs and eat & milked & then took Sutton & boys
home The McGarr boy had run into their car & bloodied the up
I was not
well especially in the evening it blowed up from north but no cold.
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S 20 Very cold & high wind all day
Leo stayed at home all day I had the
belly ache some but got along tolerably real cold at night ice in house
before bed time.
M 21 Cold but fair
Leo don choirs & went to Suttons Walling & an other
man came
I read & wrote here at 230 PM Leo had gon to town he came home
late.
T 22 Set at home was all right eat hearty
Leo gon most all day to town &
other places it was fair but cold from North.
W 23 Leo went to town & to Suttons and to other places & to Darks sale &
home & set at home at night
it was fair & rather warmer I was all right
all day.
T 24 Leo went to town early & took a hen to Annie May & got some things we
both took a bath PM it was fair & warm Leo went to town P.M. & again at
night to the Christmas tree. [ Annie May (correctly "Anna Mae") was my
mother and the wife of Orion.]
F 25 Got up early got ready & me & Leo went to Shamrock & eat dinner with
Pleiades & Bud & then visited at Venuses & Bud drove us over the town East
North & West the day was fine & we sure had a good time
got home before
night & Toms folks came down & they pulled off som fireworks
I was tired &
went to bed.
S 26 Set around AM went to town PM & looked around in the stors bought
some underwear of Rook
got it for wool & it was all cotton came home
early.
S 27 Went to Orions & stayed all day had a nice time Mable Bennett came &
they played 42 PM it was cold
the coldest day so far
said to be 2 below
zero at the girarge [?] got home early cold & high wind.
M 28 Set around all day
Leo went to the sale at Stricklands
bought a
mule & som others things & a pair of Big black horses & got them home
I
went down & looked at them
it was still cold but from the South.
T 29 Set at home was not as well as usual
Leo went 10 mile East to a sale
& bought some plows or cultivators & a mule & a lot of junk he got home late
but don choirs & went to Stricklands for his wagon but it was gon still cold
from South.
W 30 Got up early very early Leo went with his car & got his wagon & got
back by 945 AM & I wrote here at 10 AM
Leo then went down North of Delhi &
got some cultivators a lister & a young mule
$20.00 mule
it was cool AM
but fair.
T 31 Got up early
Leo don choirs & then went to sale at Hickeys bought a
stalk cutter & a few other things
I set at home & read etc it was still
cool & froze ice a little but not bad like it had been.
Harvey's journal book in which he wrote his 1925 daily diary also contains
his entries for the first two months of 1926. Those entries follow and are
the only diary entries for 1926 known to exist..
Diary for Jan 1926
F 1 Got up early
Leo went to fix fence on North 1/2 North of R R one of
the Suttons helped him & the other one went to Hickeys & got the stalk cutter
etc Leo & me then went to Geneva's & took dinner Martin & Sallie were there
sure had a fine dinner & chicken & dumplins
I stayed there all evening &
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Leo fixed fence & put the stock in North of R R & then got home late it was
warm had not froze all night or day but cloudy. rained a sprinkle at night.
S 2 Warm & misting rain most all day & night
to town PM it was foggy all night but warm.
I was not very well
Leo went
S 3 Had a very bad cold
set at home Leo went to church about 10 AM I
it had faired off & was warm & nice
Leo came home
about 430 PM
still fair & warm.
M 4 Leo don choirs & went to Jeffersons
got a dog & bought a plow
went
to town PM & I took the underwear back to Rooks & got the money got a lamp &
came home late it was cold.
T 5 Got up early
Leo went & got his plow at Jeffersons I set at home &
read & he went to town & got a load of coal I sent to Mt & Ward for Union
suits & sent the ear trumpet back & wrote here at 6 PM.
W 6 Leo don choirs & then went to Bale South of Delhi I set at home & was
not well
he came back early & it turned cold & two boys from Talazina came
& stayed all night & it was cold & snowing late in the night.
T 7 The boys & Leo don the choirs Most all day & then Leo took them to town
& shiped them to som one else & came home late It snowed a little most all
day but did not get the ground white just a very light snow I was sick
got too cold.
F 8 Got up early
Leo sent one of the boys after the disk plow at Powers &
then went there & helped to load it
the boy got back about 3 PM & I wrote
here at 325
still cold from the North
Leo came in late & did not go back.
S 9
Set at home all day
it was cold
Leo gon all day & till late.
S 10 Leo went to church & to Emmons for dinner
Leo went back at night.
I set at home
it was cool
M 11 Leo don choirs & went to the arbitration between Sutton & McGarr & then
bought a wagon of Gipson after going to Uncle Jim Short to se it I got the
papers & the Sunday & read & set around rather weak it was cold from the
North & mostly cloudy.
T 12 Got up early wrote here at 830 AM
Leo still in kitchen fair but
cool
Leo cleaned up & swept up & don choirs he plowed some in garden &
worked around down there I set at house.
W 13 Set at home all day
it was fair & nice
Leo worked on the incubators
most of the day & don other choirs I took a bath PM Leo in town PM.
T 14 Leo still fixing his incubators & other choirs I was setting around as
usual
it was fair
Leo went to town a time or two.
F 15 Got a letter from C. C. that Ike was dead & was to be buried at Myra
[in Cooke County, Tx] the 14 or yesterday
Leo set his incubator the big one
& we went to town I got the promise of a dog from McDaniel we came home
early
Leo had taken off a hen with 15 chicks.
S 16 Set at home all day not much well wrote here at 1 PM
all morning & went off about 12 noon
He came home late.
Leo don choirs
S 17 Leo went to S S & church & came home early
he went & got some eggs PM
for the incubator it was cloudy & cool but not cold.
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M 18 Set at home all day Leo set the small incubator he went to town a
time or two
Still cloudy by no rain or snow Leo got the white dog.
T 19 Leo went to town AM & to the sale at Gilcreast PM I stayed at home &
had a light chill it was fair & nice I wrote here at 335 PM was getting
all right Leo bought some collars & a pair of lines
he came home early
Malone came over Leo don choirs & went hunting
it blowed up cold from
East.
W 20 We got up late
Leo don choirs & then went to town about 2 PM I wrote
here at 550 PM it was cold all day but no rain or snow
Cloudy
Leo came
home early it looked like fairing off.
T 21 Got up late
it was snowing & snowed probably 2 inches & was cold
Orion came by I got Janes letter & set around all day
Leo stayed at home
all day cold & drifting snow all day Leo went to Malones at night. [Jane
was Harvey's sister]
F 22 Very cold but little wind
Leo don choirs & went to town about 11 AM
I got a letter from Bessie they were back on the old homestead & all well I
read the papers & wrote here about 2 PM it was fair but cold Leo came in
late & don choirs. [Bessie was Harvey's second child--DOB 1978--of his first
wife Esther]
S 23 Got up early et at home read
Martin came & got some eggs
Leo got
dinner & then went to town I shaved & wrote here at 420 PM still cold &
snow on the ground.
S 24 Snowing
got up late
Leo don choirs all morning & drove the horses
up to Suttons snowed till 1 PM
Leo went off at 2 PM & I wrote here at 4 PM
turned warmer & snow melted some.
M 25 Cool & cloudy snow not melting all day
Leo don some choirs & then
went rabbit hunting I got all the papers & looked over & read most of them
and wrote here at 3 PM still cloudy & cold Leo came home late & don choirs.
T 26 Got up early
Leo don choirs & him & Tom went to town & came back & he
got dinner & we eat & then went to Lon Counts & then to town I set at
Gillums most of the time
got a book & razor blades & a strap razyon & came
home early the snow was melting off fast & it was warm & fair
Wrote here
at 540 PM.
was not well
old house late PM it was fair & nice.
Leo gon most of day
Went to barn &
T 28 Set at home & read most all day
Leo went to town & then back to town
at night fair & warmer Shal & wife came out PM to class the hay.
F 29 Got a letter from C C
to P.M. read & wrote here
Leo not well
fair after fog cleared off & wind from South wrote here at 215 PM.
S 30 Set at home & read AM
Leo don choirs
went to town PM & set at
Gillums came home the North road
Leo went off at night
fair I took a
bath.
S 31 Set at home all day Leo went to town & eat dinner at Genevas
home & went off again at night hard wind from the N West.
came
Diary for Feb 1926
M 1 Stayed at home al day & read the papers
Leo got his brooder and bank
statements I got a letter from Myrtie it was fair & nice.
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T 2 Had a bad spell of some
Leo fixed his brooder & then
warm & the sun had shown out
my arms & breast & put it on
kind of ich it was foggy & cloudy till 3 PM
went to town I wrote here about 330 PM
it was
a little
Leo got some [Ti-teritin ?] I bathed
& it stoped the iching.
Leo worked with his Brooder & hauled some sand I
went to the barn & old house it was fair & nice & not cold
Leo went up to
Suttons at night. shaved PM with new razor.
T 4 Wind from North & cool
Leo went to town I set & read the papers till
2 PM wrote here about 330 PM sun shown out PM but still cool
Leo worked
with brooder & chickens I went to the old house late PM faired off.
F 5
Fair & nice all day
Set around
Leo went to town & don choirs.
took a bath & put on clean clothes it was fair &
nice all day Leo came in late Tom was here he went to Suttons late.
Leo went to preaching & Brought Rebecka &
Barbra & Fletcher out & they had a big time
Leo went to Rolands at night
fair & warm all day & night. [Rebecca, Barbra & Fletcher were some of Orion's
& Anna Mae's children--and my sisters and brother]
M 8 Leo went to town & bought a mule of Cluck & Carmon & came home early I
washed the dishes & felt all right then read the papers it was fair & nice
AM & the wind blowed up about 2 PM & it clouded up wind from North & getting
cooler Jim Haynes brought the mule out I wrot here about 5 PM.
T 9 Set at home & was sick about 3 PM till after night
Leo went to Mixons
sale & took som hay & sold or engaged some it was fair & nice.
fair & nice but some cooler
Leo took up brige
to get out of road & mail box & don choirs The Suttons commenced to plow
West of house on cotton stubble.
T 11 High wind from the South & dusty
Westers got some hay I set at
house all day washed the dishes AM Leo went to town AM wrote here at 332
PM
Leo don choirs around PM Hill was here awhile (the road man).
F 12 Set at home & read all day most went to the barn & old house
Leo
worked around the chicks & other choirs
the day was fair & nice Leo put
back the brige to come from the road to the house & put up the mail box.
S 13 Leo don choirs
Tom & Bob came & then went to town then Leo got
dinner & took them home & went to town got 2 hens of on Simmons North 80
came home & don choirs
I set at home all day
was not very well Awful bad
dust storm from the West all day.
S 14 Got up late fair & nice wind from North but not high
Leo swept up
the dust & don the choirs and I wrote here about 930 AM
Leo went to church
& SS at town I washed the dishes & set around Leo came back early & went
off again PM & at night
fair & cool
wind from the South.
M 15 Set at home & read the papers Sunday & some others
The Suttons
finished plowing West of house
Leo don choirs & went to town & killed some
rabbits PM I went to old house late cool from south & windy.
T 16 Leo don some choirs & went & helped the Suttons rake & burn weeds North
of R R AM the Revert boys came just before dinner & they helped burn weed
awile PM it was cold & a dust storm from the South I set at home & wrote
here at 420 PM Leo gon to town
dusty & cold
a short dust storm at 530.
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W 17 Got up
on North 1/4
went down in
West about 5
hour.
early
the boys [Revert boys??]went to school
Leo burnt weed
most all day
it was fair but windy not bad though I read &
the alfalfa paches PM
it came a bad dust & wind storm from
PM but only lasted a little while was not cold only about an
T 18 Got up early there was a high wind & dust storm had commenced about 1
AM
Leo took the boys to school & we both set around all day
Leo don
choirs
it was the worst storm we have had for a long time
about the
worst I remember & cold from the North
Leo went after the boys to the
school house at 4 PM
still bad
I wrote here at 415 PM
wind layed some
about sundown Leo set the incubator at night.
F 19 The day was fine & fair
the boys went to school
I went to town with
Leo tryed to but a cow set around Gillums awhile Uncle Tom Howard came
out with us set & read & went to the old house about 5 PM.
S 20 Set around all day
Leo & the boys gardened some
put out onion sets
etc & we all went to town PM
Leo bought the boys some clothes came home
early don choirs had a pain in my back.
S 21 Down in my back or hip
stayed at home all day
Leo & the boys went
to S S & preaching at Erick & the on a jaunt PM & then don choirs & went to
preaching at night it was still fair & nice.
M 22
burnt
burnt
could
Set around all day the boys went to school & Leo went to town Leo
weeds most all day & they raked weed in the pasture PM & the boys
some it was cool from the North I was still down with my hip or back
hardly walk.
T 23 Rather nice & pleasant all day not much cold Leo burnt Weeds & went
to town late I set at home & read three days mail & the Sundays
it was
fair & warm.
W 24 Wrote a letter to Z A [ Zenas]& to the Alexander Drug co & wrote here
about 9 AM it was cool from the North & cloudy
set at home & read was
cripled in the hip with cold or rumatisim.
T 25 Set at home all day was still cripled in the hip joint
Leo worked on
the North place fixing lots etc it was fair till late then blowed up cloudy
& dusty from West & North.
F 26 Set at home & read & smoked
Leo & the boys worked on the lot at the
North place it was windy from the N W & cool but fair wrote here about 3 PM
Leo & the boys went to church at night at Baptist church.
S 27 Set at home all day still fair & cool
Leo & the boys worked on the
lot at North place the boys went to town & Leo did not find them when he
went but found them at church at night.
S 28 It was cool but fair
Leo & the boys went to S. S. & church AM
Pleiades & Bud & Josie came about 1030 I had just put on the turnips
They
stayed & eat dinner & looked around & we all then went to Orions & stayed all
evening & then came out & they went home & Leo & the boys went to preaching
at Baptist church fair & warm at night my hip was pretty bad with cold or
rhumatism.
This will finish this book."
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HARVEY MORRISON His personal diaries

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