1912 Oct

2: fine cool: Start {above page home} load car 3.19407 G.Y got in 117 Bags at 3.2 cts: When Hamilton gave me $50.00 to buy grain:

3: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 3.19407. G.Y. had 331 Bags in tonight at 52. cts: got $500.00 cash for Sam Hamilton by mail today: attend to Elevator. got 35 13 lbs Rye at 65: $22.90 Write letter to W.H. Laidlaw & Sam Patterson. chore.

4: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 3.19407. G.Y. Put in 366 Bags at 52 cts: Ship car too Sam Patterson at 65 cts Y.O.B {illegible}. Put 22 Bags 70 lbs in mother car and tell F. Ocamer to load that car: help Sam Hamilton to load Some wheat in car: his first car this Season: hot.

5: fine warm: home chore: got Shane: Dress thin Mary & I drive to J.H Maffatts. to 6th line up to sleswick to to Bt32 to Mons Road across 10 Side line: camp for dinner feed horse to Your Hawas lot 10 eou 2. drive to 5 Slide line across to 4 line to No 5 down to lot 2 eou 4 to John {illegible}: then up 4th line to lot-20 across to H.Chambers then Home by Lockton at 7:00 deliver Notices for court of revision on the 18th {illegible}

6:X: fine warm: home chore: Children to S.S. in Hall: Dinner read Sleep Children to Church in Hall at 7. Sam Steele Preach. chore.

7: cloudy Stormy cold: home chore: Mary & I drive to Ellis James wallows. Jas Batt to Bolliu see Sam East. to Bolliu Station then to W.H. Monkwus: to John Williams: to Black Horse to Walter Simmons: home at 4:30: serve Jas Proctor & J. McDonald finish serve Notices of court of revision for 18th {illegible}: cold.

8: cloudy cool: home chore: take ton coal to Mrs Eli Clarke 7.50 Ld 500 lbs to Mrs Stinson: got Cheque $210.75 from Sam Patterson & $140.00 from J Wallou: got $200.00 cash & Deposit $150.53 in bank lend $28.00 to Peter Manroe on Potatoes. Chore:

9: cloudy cool. rain home chore: Start load car 4.303397 G.Y.P. got in 96 Bags at 55 cts: rain afternoon: weight 73 Bags 1.10 fees calf

10: cloudy cool. home chore: loading car 4.3033397. G.Y.P. got in 241 Bags tonight at 55 cts: J. Todd & girl call at car. rain J.B Campbell Baby sick this morning: J. Todd 1706. L.W. {illegible}

11: cloudy Mildley: home chore: finish load car car 4. 303397 G.Y.P. Put in 422 Bags at 55 cts: Ship car to Sam Patterson 80 cts Y.O.B. Toronto: J.B Campbell Busy Baby today: foggy:

12: fine mild: home chore: around home got us Potatoes today. stormy

13:X: fine windy cool: home chore: Children to S.S in Hall: dinner Dress: Mary: Mabel. Pearl. John & I all in buggy to Mothers for tea: home at 6:30 {crossed out} Church: Mr Moore at Cedar Mills.

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