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Joseph Dillon Diary, 1914 October to May 1915

Joseph Dillon Diary, 1914-1915-17.pdf

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gave him $8.00 on taxes walked part way up & back 10 cts for Kises for kids Billy Mitchell left me 4 bundles of straw $1.90 paid this was a nice day left about four for Rob. G.'s 5 cts for post cards sent one to Ab Beatty to not sell cutter less than $40.00 & to get 42 if he could for me

13th Geo came over we went to old Mr John Berrys funeral was a cold day Herman Moore & wife were over to Rob G.

14th I stayed around all day took Dora & Girtie to school & home spent eve at Ross G. it snowed about 8 inches last night

15th I came down to Jims this morn had dinner & came home with buggy was a cold windy day 25 cts for oatmeal 4 cts for bread 7 cts for Milch

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16th I went down letter Kellars job Marker Jack Leeder & I had a settlement I owe him $48.88 cts out of Phelps cheque for $105.00 this settles us in full to completion of Drew monument I am to erect it on Friday of this week I paid Wilfred Eastwood in full for taxes $10.00 got 17 cts worth of meat went for a short drive with cutter was a cold day have left to-night 45 cts I notified McFarland that we did not want house onger than Jan. Ist 1915

17th I got a loaf of bread 6 cts got $60.00 out of Bank paid Jack Leeder wife balance due him on Phelps job $48.88 after keeping what he owed me I took over some coal and kept the fire going in the house we are to get went up to Howe Island this after noon to Henry Cook got home at 8 paid 50 cts for Ferrying across & back was a nice day.

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