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