September 1912

15:X: cloudy rain cool: home chore: Children to S.S. at Hall: read sleep: Children to Church at Hall at 7. Lunan Preach: home Auley Matson in chat. cool

16: fine cool: home chore: weight Stock at Seale: cut Johns Hair: Blind Steer & his Daughter here: chat to Sam Hamilton & Sheldy Lyous in Elevator.

17: fine mild: home chore: lumber for Verandah came today. haul it up: got $30:00 for Durham Cheque cement Sacks in Batch today.

18: fine cloudy: home chore: Start Put up Verandah Sam Hamilton help me got in 19 Bags Potatoes for H. Achcsau Paid him $10:00 on them: Bring car in her head Maqoted Rut turpentine on. W.P. Jaulkaer here: rain

19: cloudy cool: home chore: help Sam Hamilton at our Verandah

20: cloudy cool: home chore: Work at out Verandah: Sheeting on Sam Hamilton help me: chore. Pay $5.17 for high S. Books

21: cloudy cool: home Chore: finish Sheeting Verandah and Start to Shingle: Russell help me: Less Marshall thrash today: got Shane

22:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S at Hall: Mary John & I home: south wind wash dress: Mary & I & Russell to English Church at 3. Mrs Curliss Beach home: rain heavy: No church at night: But Steele talk.

23: cloudy mild: home chore: Mr. Hamilton help me finish Verandah today: Campbell at J.B. Campbell thrashing:

24: cloudy rain all day: home chore got oil for paint: chore

25: cloudy cool: home chore: got in over 50 bags at 55 cts: weight stock at seale: J.H.C at Sam Rowleys thrashing. Wash cows head,

26: fine cool: home chore: cut Some corn: Start load car 2. got in 105 Bags at 52 cts: got $35.00 from Sam Hamilton: cold night (1) Floyd Henderson got Married last night to Miss Shoreiby: by A. E. Lunan.

27: fine cool: home chore: loading car 2: 80171. J.R. C. J.Y.C at James thrashing for L. Marshall:

28: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 2. 80171 J.R.C. Put in 249 Bags Ship car to myself to Parkdale for J. Walton endorse B.L & fund it to J Walton 157 Strachau are to Floyd Herderson’s Congratulate them: got Shaved paid 10 cts.

29:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S. at Hall at 10:00 Rally day: Mary & I home (1) read Sleep. Jim & Pearl & Mary here tea: Children to Church at 7 in Hall Lunan Preach: I golar walk home Mary Pearl John to Matsous I call for them: Henry & wife there

30: cloudy rain cold: home chore: Patterson telephone re Potatoes Showry

Oct

1: cool clear: home chore: Ship 10 Bags Potatoes to C.M McCollune & Co Brampton at 60 cts here: 1 Bag to W.S. Caulter: Got $150.00 cash out of bank and $140.00 for Jim on Jack Lanery Cheque: to School at 4 Juspeeton Galfraith there: look around school. home chore: Sign O. Matson Paper for Sick Benefit: Mary to Ladies Aid at Sam Boyees, cold clear

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