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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921

Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 16.pdf

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Thursday May 26th
 
Thursday May 26th
  
Dad. finished working up the garden this morning and got some of the potato furrows run out. He finished them right after dinner. I did chores most of the morning and treated the seed potatoes we got from Aunty Alice. This after noon Marj. & I cut them up and she & I planted them we had more than enough to plant the furrows Dad ran. Enah planted seeds all the after noon. Some Mr. Johnson was in this morning to talk up Wild Mayo, Sir Adam Beck's throughbred, and wants to get all the good typey mares
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Dad. finished working up the garden this morning and got some of the potato furrows run out. He finished them right after dinner. I did chores most of the morning and treated the seed potatoes we got from Aunty Alice. This after noon Marj. & I cut them up and she & I planted them we had more than enough to plant the furrows Dad ran. Enah planted seeds all the after noon. Some Mr. Johnson was in this morning to talk up Wild Mayo, Sir Adam Beck's throughbred, and wants to get all the good typey mares for him they can as he says the saddle horse trade is becoming very brisk but the stock is hard to find. Col. McEwen was also in to look at Wilkins. Douglas had told him about him, he thought he was a nice bull but too thin for what he wanted. Marj. & I went down town to-night but were pretty late for the bible class. I went to band practice and Marj. went down to Aunty's where all of Huby's & Cecil were playing cards with Frank, who is being slowly won back to health. There was great excitement for a few minutes to-night when the fire bell rang and <s>all</s> half the town ran down to the lake where Hank Misener's cork house was on fire The fire brigade got it out with out much damage being done. Hank losing his corks. Cloudy but milder
 
 
for him they can as he says the saddle horses trade is becoming very brisk bur the stoclis hard to find. Col. McEwen was also in to look at Wilkins Douglas had told him about him, he thought he was a nice bull but too thin for what he wanted. Marj. & I wernt down town to-nifgt but wewre prtetty laTE FIR THE Bbibleclass. I went to look band practice and marj. wemt down to Aunty's where all of Huby's & Cecil were playing cards with Frank, who is being slowly won back to health. There was great excitlkement for a few minutes to-nigjht when the fire bell rang and all half the town ran dwn to the lake where Knik Misener;s cork house was on fire The fire brigard egot it out with out much damage being done, hank losing his corks. Cloudy but milder
 
  
 
Friday May 27th
 
Friday May 27th

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he was all right and had evidently been born for some time. He got up when I went near and is very strong on his legs. This after noon Dad. Tid & I went back and fixed the fence up a little between the pasture & the wheat. We also put Iveys cattle all back and fixed the fence above the creek where they had walked under. Frank & Tid. drove Mexico down town this morning and Aunty & Aunty Alice invited Frank down there for a few days to recuperate, so this after noon Marj. drove him down and left him there. Rained in the night. Cloudy but warm to-day

Thursday May 26th

Dad. finished working up the garden this morning and got some of the potato furrows run out. He finished them right after dinner. I did chores most of the morning and treated the seed potatoes we got from Aunty Alice. This after noon Marj. & I cut them up and she & I planted them we had more than enough to plant the furrows Dad ran. Enah planted seeds all the after noon. Some Mr. Johnson was in this morning to talk up Wild Mayo, Sir Adam Beck's throughbred, and wants to get all the good typey mares for him they can as he says the saddle horse trade is becoming very brisk but the stock is hard to find. Col. McEwen was also in to look at Wilkins. Douglas had told him about him, he thought he was a nice bull but too thin for what he wanted. Marj. & I went down town to-night but were pretty late for the bible class. I went to band practice and Marj. went down to Aunty's where all of Huby's & Cecil were playing cards with Frank, who is being slowly won back to health. There was great excitement for a few minutes to-night when the fire bell rang and all half the town ran down to the lake where Hank Misener's cork house was on fire The fire brigade got it out with out much damage being done. Hank losing his corks. Cloudy but milder

Friday May 27th

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