January, Saturday 1. 1887.
3° Stormed all day. Charley & I hauled log’s Father got me a pair of rubbers.
January, Sunday 2.. 1887
12°About two inches of snow fell yester & last night.
January, Monday 3. 1887.
25°About three inches of snow fell during the after noon. Charley broke his sled. Mr.& Miss Sly & Miss Thompson was hear to dinner; Mrs. Logon went back to Sturgis with them
January, Tuesday 4 .1887.
28°Charley & I hauled logs about one inch of snow fell
January, Wednesday 5. 1887.
5°Charley hauled logs for Mr. Merfield during the after noon One inch of snow fell
January, Thursday 6. 1887.
-27°Charley hauled wood for Mr. Merfield during the fore-noon
January, Friday 7. 1887.
6, A.M. –8° 8,A.M –18°
Father went to Sturgis in the after noon. He got me a pair of over shoes.
January, Saturday 8. 1887.
1 P.M. 2° 8 P.M. 17°
Mart Peaterson & Mr. Merfield oailed the logs. Father went to Sturgis
January, Sunday 9. 1887.
15°Mr. Sparks went to the Valley with a load of wood.
January, Monday 10. 1887.
20°Father went to Sturgis Sparks got back from the valley he brought up three bails of hay & harness.
January, Tuesday 11. 1887.
25°We run twenty two logs down the slide one of them split into when it struck the bottom
January, Wednesday 12. 1887.
28°Father went to Sturgis withe the mules.And bought twelve hundred of corn. He went for hay but there was non A flurry of snow.
January, Thursday 13. 1887.
30°I broke the bunk on my sled & the beam to annother. Father went to Deadwood
January, Friday 14. 1887.
6 A.M. 25°1 P.M. 45°
hauled logs.
January,Saturday 15. 1887.
6 A.M.24°1 P.M. 43°
hauled logs. I took two bails of hay over to Mr.Merfield after supper tonight
January, Sunday 16. 1887.
Three inches of snow fell last night.
January, Monday 17. 1887.
18° Hauled shingal timber
January, Tuesday 18. 1887.
6 A.M. 10° P.M 46°
We haule shingal& lumber logs.
January, Wednesday 19. 1887.
6 A.M. 25° 1 P.M. 48°
We hauled shingal & lumber logs.
January, Thursday 20. 1887.
6 A.M. 18°one inch of snow fell last night. We hauled lumber and shingal timber. Jim Russel brought a load of hay & will stay all night
January, Friday 21. 1887.
6 A.M. 20°
We hauled shingal& lumber timber
January, Saturday 22. 1887.
6 A.M.°
We hauled lumber &shingal timber Mr. Sparks & Clark went to the Valley this afternoon
January, Sunday 23. 1887.
Mr. Sparks & Clark got back from the valley they brought up a quarter of beaf & three sacks of potatoes
January, Monday 24. 1887.
18°
My team went over the bank this after noon but did not hurt them; broke the neck yoke & racked the sled badly.
January, Tuesday 25. 1887.
6 A.M. 16° 1 P.M. 22°
Mr. Clark shod the mules this fore noon.
January, Wednesday 26. 1887.
6 A.M. 18° 1 P.M. 32°
We hauled shingal & lumber timber. Father went to Sturgis
January, Thursday 27. 1887.
Morning 20° Noon 26°
One inch of snow fell this after noon.David & Gussie Sparks came up this after noon after a load of wood.
January, Friday 28. 1887.
16° Morning, 32° Noon
Mrs Logon & Gussie went to Deadwood this morning: Mrs Logon got back tonight
January, Saturday 29. 1887.
0° All day I hauled & Charley skidded logs this fornoon. This after noon we run some logs down the slides. Tom went to Deadwood Jim,one of the me on the hill froze to death this morning. Liquor was the caus of it.
January, Sunday 30. 1887.
-20° Morning, 0° noon Night 11°
Mr. Sparks &mother went to church. About an inch & a half fell to day & it is still snowing. Gussie Sparks got back from Deadwood.
January, Monday 31. 1887.
6 A.M. –8°I did not work today They commenced hauling logs from at Jakes Father went to Sturgis & brought back 1 1/2 bails of hay & four sacks of grain. Tom broke the tung out of his sled.
February, Tuesday 1. 1887.
-9° Morning –14° Night
Tom, Charley & I went to Sturgis this after noon we found an awful blizzard out side of the canyon we brought up 15 bails of hay & twelve undred of fead ½ of an inch of snow fell.
February, Wednesday 2. 1887.
Morning 20° Noon -10° Night -28°
Tom went to Sturgis & got ten bails of hay which he took to Mr. Merfield . I did not work to day. Charley hauled poles away from the mouth of the slide.
February, Thursday 3. 1887.
Morning -32° Noon -16° Night -20°
We sat in the house all day. Tom shot a cat to-night.
February, Friday 4. 1887.
Morning -18° Noon –6° Night -13°
We stayed in the house & played checkers this for noon, and hauled logs to the head of the slide this after noon.
February, Saturday 5. 1887.
Morning 15° Noon 0° Night 11°
I hauled logs to the slide all day. Tom run them down the slide. Charley cleared away down hear. Jack sat down in the slide, but as bad luck for him would have it a log came down soon after, and knocked him out of this world in a jiffy.
February, Sunday 6. 1887.
-10° Morning,10° Noon 0° Night
Henry & Gussie Sparks took the mules & went to the valley. The watter commenced running over the ice to day. I hope it is a sign of warm weather.
February, Monday 7. 1887.
Morning 34° Noon 42° Night 20°
Henry got back this after noon. We run down and took away logs this for-noon, this after noon Tom & Charley hauled logs; I guess that Father is sick of the slide A Chinook wind struck us about midnight.
February, Tuesday 8. 1887.
Morning 0° Noon 42° Night 10°
We hauled logs
February, Wednesday 9. 1887.
Morning 40° Noon 20° Night 5°
Hauled logs.
February, Thursday 10. 1887.
Morning –5° Night -10° Noon 0°
Hauled log’s About two inches of snow fall to day.
February, Friday 11. 1887.
Morning -26° Noon 15° Night –10°
We did not start out until about nine oclock & made four trips.
February, Saturday 12. 1887.
Morning -12° Noon 48 ° Night 36°
Father took the mules and went to Sturgis this after noon
February, Sunday 13. 1887.
Morning 36° 2 P.M. 56° Night 42°
Strong wind
February, Monday 14. 1887.
Morning 10° Noon 20° Night 8°
We hauled log’s, Father bought a load of hay of Georg Ingrum at nineteen dolloars a tun.
February, Tuesday 15. 1887
Morning –2° Noon 36° Night 15°
Hauled logs Mr. Springer took dinner with us. Father went to Sturgis. Tom went to Deadwood Mark Peaterson worked in his place
February, Wednesday 16. 1887.
Morning 6° Noon 52° Night 30°
Hauled logs Nick Toll was hear to day
February, Thursday 17. 1887.
Morning 30° Noon 23° Night 25°
Strong wind Strong wind Father went to Sturgis he said that theare was a bad blizzard raging out side of the hills. Knight the sheriff was heare to dinner. Tom went to Deadwood this after-noon.
February, Friday 18. 1887.
Morning 14° Noon 22° Night 16°
Hauled logs Father went up to Tom Steavens mill to look at some machinery
February, Sunday 20. 1887.
Morning 0° Noon 32° Night 10°
February, Saturday 19. 1887.
Morning 3° Moon 32° Night 10°
Charley quit today. Sparks & Clark took the mules and went to the valley. Tom & I have got all but one saw log hauled down.
February, Monday 21. 1887.
Morning 3° Noon 23° Night 10°.
Tom and I hauled shingal logs. Sparks & Clark got back today. They brought up a cow & calf
February, Tuesday 22. 1887.
Morning –8° Night 15°
Mr. Sparks & I Hauled 41 shingal logs Tom went to Deadwood Father went to Sturgis & got some corn.
February, Wednesday 23. 1887.
Morning 6° Noon 22° Night 0°
We hauled shingal timber. I skidded some this after noon Tom got back from Deadwood to night. Shortey is a going to stay to night
February, Thursday 24. 1887.
Morning 6° Noon 38° Night 30°
Mr. Sparks & I hauled logs. Tom skidded
February, Friday 25. 1887.
Stormed some this morning. My thermometer was broke to day. Clark shod the litel jacks This fornoon.Stong wind last night and today
February, Saturday 26. 1887.
Thawed out little Mr Sparks & I hauled logs, Tom finished skidding the logs that Jake cut Irvy came up after a load of wood Father, went back with him I took one bail of hay to Merfield
February, Sunday 27. 1887.
Chinook wind all day The snow melted fater to day than it has befour this winter
February, Monday 28. 1887.
The Deacon & I hauled wood off the burnt hill.Warm Father & Daiv Sparks came up from the valley today
March, Tuesday 1. 1887.
Daiv & I brought two loads down to the ranch veary muddy thawed all day
March, Wednesday 2. 1887.
Froze up this morning Daiv & I are back in the hills again We brought up ten bails of hay took five bails to Merfield
March, Thursday 3. 1887.
Night 10° Daiv & I arrived hear at the ranch about about two o clock this after noon . I bought a thermomiter this afternoon
March, Friday 4. 1887.
Morning 8° Strong South-East wind on the valley We got back from the valley about three this after noon.
March, Saturday 5. 1887.
East wind thawed all day Mr. Sparks & I got hear about three.The roads are getting soft
March, Sunday 6. 1887.
54° Went to hear Mr. Sampel preach. North-west W.
March, Monday 7. 1887.
Morning 28° Noon 48°
Took my load of wood over to Irvye's place I was four house &five minuits going over Snowed some last night but it was all gon before noon S.E.W.
March, Tuesday 8. 1887.
N.W.W Back at the park agen.Father got his cut off & boalter machinery to day.
March, Wednesday 9. 1887.
N.W.W. Noon 56° Night 40°
I came down with the floar,got hear about one. Irvy & I put a floar in the jacks & horses stalles
March, Thursday 10. 1887.
Morning 30° Noon 76° Night 45°
Still.Did od jobs.
March, Friday 11. 1887.
Morning 40° Noon 76° Night 55°
S.E. W. during the for-noon.S.W.W. in the after-noon.Irvy amp; I hauled out seven loads of manure.
March, Saturday 12. 1887.
Morning 44° Noon 52° Night 28°
Strong N.W.W. Irvy & May went to the park this morning. A few drops of rain fell this morning
March, Sunday 13. 1887.
Morning 20° Noon 54° Night 46°
Veary strong W. from the S.E. Look as though it mint storm tonight.
March, Monday 14. 1887.
Morning 45° Noon 56° Night 38°
Irvy & May got back at noon.They brought Clark Ball & Georg down with them Bought a new harness to day.Plowed during the after noon
March, Tuesday 15. 1887.
Morning 34° Noon 52° Night 48°
N.W.W. I plowed all day Irvy put the piece in above the house with the seader
March, Wednesday 16. 1887.
Morning 38° Noon 60° Night 45°
Mr. Sparkes sowed the piece above the house to grass & I harrows all it with Irvyes team Plowed during the after noon. Irvy harrowed
March, Thursday 17. 1887.
Morning 30° Noon 40° Night 48°
Plowed all day Irvy hairrowed &rolled Foggy most of the fore noon E.W.
March, Friday 18. 1887.
Morning 30° Noon 68° Night 50°
I plowed. Irvy put in wheat with the seader.
March, Saturday 19. 1887.
Morning 31° Noon 36° Night 38°
Veary strong N.W.W. Rained some last night & snowed this morning.
March, Sunday 20. 1887.
Morning 35° Noon 48° Night 50°
N.W.W. We put cattel over on Ecart
March, Monday 21. 1887.
Morning 18° Noon 45° Night 40°
We could not do anything this forenoon it was frozen so hard Plowed this after-noon.
March, Tuesday 22. 1887.
Morning 32° Noon 48° Night 50°
N.W.W. Plowed all day. Finished putting in the wheat this noon there is seventean acers
March, Wednesday 23. 1887.
Morning 36° Noon 68°
N.W.W. Plowed Irvy & Mr.Sparks killed a pig.A gail from the N.W. came up about seven this eavning, but did not last long.
March, Thursday 24. 1887.
Morning 36° Noon 60°
Plowed: used three horses during the fornoon Mr. Sparks went to the Park, we took up some pork & butter Louanna came in last night.
March, Friday 25. 1887.
29° Morning 36° Noon
E.W. ½ inch of snow Mrs. Logan &Henry came down to day with Mrs. Logan furniture He said that the engin & boiler was ready for use.
March, Saturday 26. 1887.
Morning 28° Noon 36° Night 22°
two in. of snow S.E.W. during the for-noon & N.W.W. in the after-noon Henry & I & Henry took Mrs. Logan& her duds over to her shack. Henry went back to the Hills this after-noon he took the clock pictures & sewing machine
March, Sunday 27. 1887.
Morning 16° Noon 32° Night 34°
S.E.& N.W.W. Stormed several times during the day. This is my eighteenth birthday.
March, Monday 28. 1887.
Morning 12° Noon 28° Night 22°
I took a small load of wood over to Mrs. Logan; Mr. Sparks, went with me and helped saw it up. We haven’t got moar than enough hay to last us this weak, then the horses will have to russel
March, Tuesday 29. 1887.
Morning 30° Noon° 40° Night 38°
Sprinkeled some last night.Irvy & I fixed up the wire on the pasture fence Irvy sold fifty pounds of potatoes to Mr. Roads.
March, Wednesday 30. 1887.
Morning 31° Noon 44° Night 34°
N.W.W. Stormed during the for-noon. Gussie Sparks was here all day.
March, Thursday 31. 1887.
60° Commenced plowing about ten o’clock this morning.Irvy went over to his plaice & put the window & doar in his house. I herd a meadow lark singing this morning for the first time this spring
April, Friday 1. 1887.
Noon 62°N.W.W. I commenced plowing on the field below the house this morning. Irvy commenced sowing oats. May sowed tomato sead .
April, Saturday 2. 1887.
Noon 60°Plowed all day. Irvy finished putting in the oats next to the wheat field. We had a small shour of rain this eavning.
April, Sunday 3. 1887.
Noon 32°Half of an inch of show this morning.N.W.
April, Monday 4. 1887.
Noon 34° Irvy went down to Road and got 1750 lbs of hay. I hairrowed some this after noon Irvy sowed three acers of oats We got 100 lbs of grass sead to night
April, Tuesday 5. 1887.
Noon 38° N.W.W. Uncel Lue came down from the park today. He said that he arrived at Sturgis the 28 th or March. They commenced running the saw mill Monday. Irvy run the seeder for Mr. Sparks I hairrowed.
April, Wednesday 6. 1887.
Noon 58°N.W.B. Uncel Lue went back with the jacks this morning. Hairrowed & seaded Irvy bought a waggon.
April, Thursday 7. 1887.
Noon 86°S.W. We finished hairrowing he oat field below the house. Sowed some grass seed to night
April, Friday 8. 1887.
Noon 90°Irvy & I commenced braking on his plaice Sowed grass sead
April, Saturday 9. 1887.
60° N.W.W. I stayed at Irvyes plaice last night quit plowing about two. Plowed about three acers Rained some during the after noon
April, Sunday 10. 1887.
42° S.B.Irvy & May went to Sunday school. Mr.Ecart sharpened one of our braker plow shares and spoilt the other and cut my hair in the bargen.
April, Monday 11. 1887.
45°Stormed some this morning. I hairrowed & Irvy seaded this after-noon
April, Tuesday 12. 1887.
58°We used boath teams on the seader today& put in 13 acers.
April, Wednesday 13. 1887.
45° Stormed all the after noon I run the seader this fornoon< & I plowed some of the garden & rolled
April, Thursday 14. 1887.
35° N.W.W.It had rained most of the night and was snowing this morning About three in. of snow fell Daiv Sparks brought May a old hen & eleven chickens
April, Friday 15. 1887.
45°N.W.W.Did the chores and set in the house.
April, Saturday 16. 1887.
38°S.E.W. Irvy & I went over to his place and broak an acer Damp and misty.
April, Sunday 17. 1887.
45°S.E.W. Wrote to Uncel Charly.
April, Monday 18. 1887.
58°S.E.B. Finished putting in the oats. We hairrowed during the after-noon.Irvy using the seeder as a hairrow.We have in 52 acers of oats, by the seeder.
April, Tuesday 19. 1887.
44°Was storming this morning when I got up, adamp snow. It was all gon by noon. Several squalls passed over this after noon.
April, Wednesday 20. 1887.
59°S.E.W.Hirrowed Irvy & Mr. Sparks butchered a pig this for-noon.
April, Thursday 21. 1887.
52° N.W.W.veary strong this eavning.Irvy went to the Park this morning It rained for at about an houre and a hahaof this morning and storming agen to night. I plowed during the after noon.
April, Friday 22. 1887.
36° N.W.W. An inch of snow this morning Squalls passing over all day.Irvy got back from the park this eavning Violet calved this morning We used the last of our hay today
April, Saturday 23. 1887.
38°N.W.W.Plenty of squalls.Irvy & I went over to his plaice with a load of post and mixed matter.
April, Sunday 24. 1887.
48°N.W.W.
April, Monday 25. 1887.
54°N.W.W I finished hairrowing the oats Irvy took the wire off the coral.
April, Tuesday 26. 1887.
56°N.W.W. Irvy & I went over to his plaice and put up a coral.
April, Wednesday 27. 1887.
68°N.W.W.I hauled for cattel during the for-noon and hauled on load of furniture and a hog over hear to Irvyes plaice and stayed all night
April, Thursday 28. 1887.
68° N.W.W.I road poaster over this over this morning & helped Daiv drive the cattel over. Irvy & May came over with chickens Rob cam over to herd I plowed an acer this after noon.
April, Friday 29. 1887.
70°N.W.W. I made ten rounds today.Irvy dug poast holes. Saw five antilope
April, Saturday 30. 1887.
92°S.E.B. during the for-noon,& N.W. during the after noon.Irvy went to Sturgis and got 1449 lbs. wire I did not do much today.Did not feel well.
May, Sunday 1. 1887.
34°Veary strong N.W.W.during the night & day commenced storming about six this morning & continued until about six this eavning a good eight inches of snow has fallen today. We kept the cattel in the coral all day
May, Monday 2. 1887.
45°N.W.W. Rob & I went over to the valley & got flour. Sacks of grain, took dinner at Mr. Irvy turned the cattel out about noon. The snow is all gon tonight
May, Tuesday 3. 1887.
72°N.W.B.I plowed 1 ¾ acers.Irvy dug post hoals.Froze some last night.Saw five antilope
May, Wednesday 4. 1887.
74°S.E.B.This eavning.Plowed during the fornoon.Set poast and stretched wire this after noon I saw & herd several mosqueotes to day.
May, Thursday 5. 1887.
84°S.E. & S.W.B. Plowed, set poat, & stretched a mile of wire.
May, Friday 6. 1887.
80°S.E.B.Plowed during the for-noon. Set post and stretched the rest of the wire.
May, Saturday 7. 1887.
70°S.E.B.Plowed during the for-noon.For the after noon I started back hear to the old plaice stoped and got a stove at Mr.Wiggington and am now fairly started in a batchilors life.
May, Sunday 8. 1887.
74°I am working under difficulties in my domestic affairs just now, I have no kettle, washbasin & no provishions but bread & potatoes but I saw Mrs.Willson to day & she said she was going to Sturgis tomorrow & that I could send by her.
May, Monday 9. 1887.
78°S.E.W Plowed potato ground & cut potatoes. I sent to Sturgis by Mrs.Willson and got some flouer,sugar, soap, coffee, matches, soda, baking powder and a broom.
May, Tuesday 10. 1887.
84°Veary strong S.E.W.Hairrowed the potato ground & cut potates. Loaned the hairrow to Mr. Rhoads.
May, Wednesday 11. 1887.
72°S.E.W I furrowed out the potato ground this for-noon & cut potatoes this after-noon Irvy was over today. I sent up to Sturgis by Mr. Sparks and got some oatmeal & two cans of corn beef
May, Thursday 12. 1887.
68°N.W.W. Rained some last night & heavy thunder & lightning.I cut potatoes in for-noon & droped & covered during the after noon Commenced raining of about six to-night and is storming yet
May, Friday 13. 1887.
49°N.W.W. Storming this morning when I got up and continued until one o’clock Will Ecart was heare part of the after noon
May, Saturday 14. 1887.
54°N.W.B.Cut a few potatoes in the for-noon &droped & covered in the after-noon. I saw Mr. Clark this after noon and he sayes that Father wants me to take some potatoes up to him.
May, Sunday 15. 1887.
Once more in the Park.I got here about three o’clock. It is veary pleasant up here now
May, Monday 16. 1887.
I hauled out saw dust & lath, & took Uncel Lews plaice in the after noon while he went to Sturgis for his goods
May, Tuesday 17. 1887.
On the old ranch again, plated sweat corn &radishes It Seams veary loansom here after having been in the park. I brought Uncel Lews gun down with me & got 450 lbs. of seed oats as I came through Sturgis
May, Wednesday 18. 1887.
74°Plated some early ohioes this morning & seven rows of other potatoes.
May, Thursday 19. 1887.
85°N.W.W.Finished putting in the potatoes I have in abut two acers 4 rowes of Rhubins 12 rowes of Early roes & 7 rowes of Blu victors Commenced plowing the oat ground today.
May, Friday 20. 1887.
78°Heavy showers of rain last night &raineing some to night went over to Mr.Ecarts and got my plow share sharpened
May, Saturday 21. 1887.
58°Heavy rain last night & rained & drizzled all the for-noon I did not do anything today
May, Sunday 22. 1887.
78°I & Will Ecart went over to Irvyes plaice took May some pye plant
May, Monday 23. 1887.
68°Plowed all day N.W.W.
May, Tuesday 24. 1887.
76°S.E.B. Plowed & Washed
May, Wednesday 25. 1887.
74° Plowed ¾ of a day.Planted three rowes of popcorn & two rowes of sweat corn.Sold $3 worth of potatoes to the egg man and an old hen for forty cents.
May, Thursday 26. 1887.
76° finished plowing in the after-noon & sowed two acers with seeder
May, Friday 27. 1887.
75°Finished seeding there is seven & one half acers in the piece
May, Saturday 28. 1887.
72°Hairrowed
May, Sunday 29. 1887.
74°Strong N.W.W
May, Monday 30. 1887.
72°N.W.W. Got through hairrowing about ten o’clock.I then got the sulky which Mr. Springer has been using and started for Irvy’s place & arrived in time for dinner Commenced digging the well
May, Tuesday 31. 1887.
N.W.W. plowed during the for-noon and worked at the well during the afte-noon
June, Wednesday 1. 1887.
N.W.W. plowed and worked at the well Rained for about and hour & a half after dinner.
June, Thursday 2. 1887.
A.M. S.E. P.M. N.W.W. Two heavy showers during the after noon Worked on the well. Mr. Sparks wife & the children were here this after noon
June, Friday 3. 1887.
N.W.W. Chilley. Worked on the well, found watter at noon about 18 ft deep
June, Saturday 4. 1887.
60°S.E.W. Worked on the sellar this & looked for hay this for noon left Irvyes place at noon hoed in the garden this after noon
June, Sunday 5. 1887.
90°S.E.W. Left the ranch about ten and arrived here at the park abut two brought up a turkey
June, Monday 6. 1887.
Hauled out sawdust and lath and did choars.
June, Tuesday 7. 1887.
Rained quite hard last night & misty today hauled out lath and sawdust and sawed. Father went to Sturgis with the old train
June, Wednesday 8. 1887.
Worked in the mill Father went to Sturgis with a load of lath and shingal
June, Thursday 9. 1887.
Sawed lath
June. Friday 10. 1887.
Sawed lath. Blew the boiler off to night
June, Saturday 11. 1887.
90°We commenced putting down the foundation for the circular
June, Sunday 12. 1887.
87°Found several ripe straw-berries
June, Monday 13. 1887.
Finished the circular foundation
June, Tuesday 14. 1887.
Commenced the ditch Uncle lews brother came this after noon
June, Wednesday 15. 1887.
Georg & I are on the valley to night We cultivated potatoes this after noon.
June, Thursday 16. 1887.
We arrived here at the park about seven this eavning. brought two cows up with us
June, Friday 17. 1887.
Worked on the ditch
June, Saturday 18. 1887.
Worked on the ditch
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June, Wednesday 29. 1887.
Beamus cow came in
June, Thursday 30. 1887.
July, Friday 1. 1887.
Aund Debroa arrived today.
July, Saturday 2. 1887.
[no entry]
July Sunday 3 1997
Henry & Uncel Lew went to the valley.
July Monday 4 1887
Stayed to home found a few ripe raspberries.
July Tuesday 5 1887
[no entry]
July Wednesday 6 1887
[no entry]
July Thursday 7 1887
[no entry]
July Friday 8 1887
940 Aunt Debora Father and Mother went to the valley to day
July Saturday 9 1887
1040 Folks got back from the valley and brought Fanney Pratt up with them.
July Sunday 10 1887
[no entry]
July Monday 11 1887
[no entry]
July Tuesday 12 1887
Cheary calved to day. Mrs Foster arrived in Sturgis to day.
July Wednesday 13 1887
[no entry]
July Thursday 14 1887
[no entry]
July Friday 15 1887
Heavy shower last night & rained all day.
[no entries from Saturday July 16-September 8]
September Friday 9 1887
Aunt Ella & Fred arrived in Sturgis
September Saturday 10 1887
Arrived here in the valley about
September Sunday 11 1887
ate melons & slept
September Monday 12 1887
Threshed the wheat this for-noon, had 267 bu. Rained this
after
September Tuesday 13 1887
Threshed oats
September Wednesday 14 1887
Finished threshing the oats, had 1768 bu of oats. And got back here to night
September Thursday 15 1887
We revursed the angin and commenced sawing
[no entry September 16-September 26]
September Tuesday 27 1887
Finished Pratts logg’s.
[no entries September 28-October 7]
October Saturday 8 1887
Ground was White with snow this morning
October Sunday 9 1887
A misty rain is falling this eavning
[no entries October 10-October 21]
October Saturday 22 1887
Commenced snowing this after
October Sunday 23 1887
Snowed last night, and all day. 120 to night.
October Monday 24 1887
140 So coald that I stayed in the house moast of the day
October Tuesday 25 1887
70 this morning Frank and I hauled straw from Mearfields Georg found the cows in the valley and brought one of them up.
[no entries October 26-November 7]
November Tuesday 8 1887
Stormed last night and this morning Uncel Lew & I built the hen coop
[no entries November 9-November 15]
November Wednesday 16 1887
Stormed some last night but cleared up this morning
[no entries November 17-November 20]
November Monday 21 1887
Went to Sturgis & got a paire of gloves under shirts, german socks & over shoes, and a cap.
November Tuesday 22 1887
[no entry]
November Wednesday 23 1887
Inch of snow this morning.
November Thursday 24 1887
[no entry]
November Friday 25 1887
We run the cultoff and I broke
none teath out of the boalting
sae Georg went
to the valley for a load of hay
Commenced snowing about
November Saturday 26 1887
Morning -50 Night –160 Frank and I built an ox shed. one inch of snow.
November Sunday 27 1887
Morning –170 Night 140
November Monday 28 1887
Morning 50 Might 280 I finished the ox shed.
November Tuesday 29 1887
Morning 60 Night 100 Henry & I tryed to get up steam but it was so cold the watter in the pipes than we could thaw it, so we blew off the boiler.
November Wednesday 30 1887
Filled the boiler and got things warmed up & sawed a coupel of logg’s today The watter in the ditch is frozen over: so we have to shovel the saw-dust into a box and cairy it out of the mill.
December Thursday 1 1887
We sawed all day. Mr. Sparkes
commenced working for us this
December Friday 2 1887
We finished sawing this after-noon. We have been nearly two days a sawing 50 2x10 and 50,2x6 25 ft long.
December Saturday 3 1887
It was snowing this morning when we got up, and it snowed all day and did not clear up until this eavning. About five inches of snow fell. Frank quit this morning.
December Sunday 4 1887
-40 Morning 160 Night Aunt Ella Mother & Father went to church
December Monday 5 1887
Morning 100
December Tuesday 6 1887
Morning 100 Night 170 Haden commenced putting in Prattes log’s
December Wednesday 7 1887
Morning 260 Night 300 Worked on the shack. Children wento Spearfish.
December Thursday 8 1887
Morning 260 Night 250 Father and Mother went to White-wood
December Friday 9 1887
Morning 200 Night 280 Sawed a few logs to day. The insperator bothered us. The watter in the well played out and we had to haul it in barrels from the creek.
December Saturday 10 1887
Morning 170 Night 200 Sawed all day. Snowed a little.
December Sunday 11 1887
Morning 80 Night 400 Mr. Sparkes Aunt Ella & Mother went to Sturgis to church
December Monday 12 1887
Morning 20 Night 38 Mr. Hunt came to night.
December Tuesday 13 1887
Morning 160 Night 300
Sprinkeled some this after
December Wednesday 14 1887
Morning 180 Night 190 I fired to day
December Thursday 15 1887
Morning 12 Night 28 Tried to saw.
December Friday 16 1887
Morning 110 Night 31 Aunt Ella went to Spearfish
December Saturday 17 1887
Morning 18 Night 27 Blew off the boiler to night
December Sunday 18 1887
Morning 240 Night 160 A light snow squall this after-noon Uncel Lew filled the boiler.
December Monday 19 1887
Morning 150
December Tuesday 20 1887
Morning –80
December Wednesday 21 1887
Morning –20 Worked on the shack.
December Thursday 22 1887
360 370
December Friday 23 1887
Morning 340 Night 310 I roll logges and do chores. Francis got home to day. Uncel Lew and I hauled some potatoes to his house with one mule Fred went to Spearfish
December Saturday 24 1887
Morning 320 Night 300 I helped uncle Lew cut some wood Father got the horses shod.
December Sunday 25 1887
Morning 190 Night 140 Snowed to day. A pair of slippers and fiftean cent worth of popcorn and a handkerchief wer my Christmas presents
December Monday
26 1887
Morning –30
December Tuesday
27 1887
Morning –60 Noon –10 Night –160 Pilled logges and
cut wood One of the loge cutters froze
his bigg toe Balles stone cutters came to night.
December Wednesday
28 1887
Morning –200 Noon 60 Night –70 Mr. Sparkes hurt
himself this
December Thursday
29 1887
Morning -100 Noon 140 Night 40 I took Mr. Sparkes
place in the woodes to day. Mr. Sampel was here
this after
December Friday
30 1887
-300 Morning Night –40 I worked in the woodes Commenced
storming about
December Saturday
31 1887
Morning –60 Night –70 About two and a
half in of snow fell last night. It was so cold and stormy today that we all
stayed in. The boyes moved their bedding into the
shack to night.
Finis.