January 1 1897 1 John took. S P.H. Shook 1 cuting cedar in the Haskiro 1 Swamp very fine weather 2 fine warm weather a little 2 nov raining snow nearly all gone of 2 repairing old stable floor 4 Drowning straw from the 4 Haskim place to the old stock place 4 roads very muddy 4 Snow all gone of 4 a heavy shower of rain 4 at night, a little 4 flurry of snow near morning 5 fine weather today 5 thawing a little today 15 have ground no staying yet 15 sleep today but very cold 20 heavy storm at night 20 Baton and Brown law suit 20 in Bella 21 Snowing a little in fore noon