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May

24 25 five mild : home chore : got for Lavery to share me : dress : chat to Tow Boulter? & Lawrence : home dinner : Yow & Brida : Lawrence & {Mabe} Mary & I all walk out to Giksows Lake : home at 4.30 chore: then drive up to {pins/kins?} for Mother bring her down : Lwau Preach taught {written above text} : chore : to bed at 10.

26 five cool : home chore : finish load car 36 : 12435.P.h. Put in H57 bags : Ship car to L. Shulmaw & Co. Seud Statement and he is to give me $25.00 commission for this car : Pay up to date {Wue?} Hamilton : he help me fill up in car 50 bags for C.M McBollum Brampton : I load them into car 1300554. Put J.B Lindsey load in Elevator at 5 0clo : Phoue to Shulman

27 : cloudy misty : home chore : sell 10 Bags potatoes to {lum?} Duffy at 70 {illegible} got in 19 Bags in Elevator at 50 : Sue womess? about report Boys drunk J. A. McDonald {liere?} for tea : Campbell went to Midland tonight & lent $100.00 to Duffy for 11 days today : house chore:

28 : five cool : home chore : ship 5. Bags potatoes to Luw Cowai Milton at 7 o clo here : got in over 90. Bags Potatoes today : Mary & I plant 2 boxes tomatoes in J. B's house garden at night : chore:

29 : five cool : home chore : got cheque $283.85 from L. Shulman & Co. for car 12H35. P. H Potatoes : Start load car 37.15926. G. Y. got 194 Bags in tonight : Bob Lyous help me : haul from Elevator. 100 pd

30 : five mild : home chore : work in J. B's garden : load at car. 37 . 15926 . G. Y. had 267 Bags in tonight : Pay 60 {to?} today : chore mother got better from Campbell tonight from Midland.

31 : five warm : home chore : write letter to Campbell : plant corn in J. B's garden : loading at car 37.15926. G. Y. had 309 bags in tonight : got $133.75 cash & deposit %150.00 today : Shulman Cheque $283.85 : hoe in garden : got for Lavery share me : {illegible}sick. give warm.

June

1 : cloudy : rain cool : home chore : read sleep : dress. Mary & I go for walk to Elevator : home : Mother & Olive to Euglish Bhurek today at 3. cool no church here tonight {Luwan?} at Juglewood : Diwiek at Bhurchiel.

2 : five warm : home chore : hoe in our garden : finish load car 37. 15926. G. Y. out in 337 bags: Ship to L. Shulman her 57 siding Bathurst Street Toronto : Seud Statement $248.82 & Shulman to give me Commision over that chore.

3 : fine warm : King george 48 years old today {in red on top of line} home chore hoe in garden : cool at night : {illegible}

4. fine mild home chore :weigh stock :home stuff for R. Watson {illegible} to H. Motsous with wagon for calfi : home at 7 : hoe in garden : cool :

5 : fine warm : home chore : hoe potatoes in J. B's : got in 3 load potatoes at Co.

6 : fine mild : home chore : Mary help me fill Potatoes in Elevator ship 25 Bags to C. M. Mcbollum & Co. at 75 here : Big Rain Storm {illegible} plant Lewallen.

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