{Saturday} October 31st

{words obscured} home first thing to thrash and we had {words obscured} run finishing about four o'clock. Bob. Pickford {words obscured} {ca}rried away 965 bushels most of it straight {words obscured} the field on the west side of the lane was partly {words obscured}. Dad. built another straw stack just west {words obscured} straw stack and he put some of the nicest {words obscured} in the mow over the granary. Ina was here {words obscured} I drove her home after tea and took Bill {words obscured} of my cockrels which he spoke for to mate {words obscured} hens. We weighed the two of them in a bag & {words obscured} 14 lbs. I had told him he could have them {words obscured} market price, but I hadn't figured on it being {words obscured} as 16 cts which he said was all they could get {words obscured} alive so I said that would be the price but {words obscured} me 18 so I got 1.25 apiece for them. The {words obscured}-day are still incomplete but the probable division {words obscured} the new House will be 117 Conservative 102 {words obscured} 22 Progressive 2 Labour & 1 Independant and Queen's {words obscured} I is tied.They are in a quandry as to how to proceed {words obscured} probable that King by uniting with the {words obscured} as long as he can which {words obscured} with the Opposition so strong.

Sunday October November 1st

This has been a beautiful genuine Indian Summer day. It froze quite hard last night but has been mild and sunny to-day, with a hazy smoky air.