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James Ross Diary, 1914-1917
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1914 |
Rosmead Diary |
Paid |
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August |
T {?} |
E |
Rec |
H |
E |
T |
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27 |
1092 |
72 X |
Continued Thursday forward of our oats for {?} who came for it PM. I dropped a bag pig feed in morning. Willie took Pouch up to {?} {?} at noon. PM we finished harvest (except flax) 3 loads oats from No 4 then finished pulling the flax except a small patch with thistles. Lorn Mullan and Matt {?} here PM brought 4 sows for 10 cts lb (also 1 service {?}) to be taken down to {?}. We paid N.S. $4.00 in full to-date being through with him just now Mrs Cook and Elsie called PM. I sharpened some stakes for fence. |
1690.14 |
253.18 |
741.82 4.00 |
97.72 |
28 |
6 |
28 |
Friday Fine day sunny. Willie took cream down in morning then took 4 sows to Wilsons weighed them at seales 720 lbs $72.00 {?} 8 cts he got wheat at T & S $2.00 land {?} at Ellis 15 cts lime at {?} 5 cts {?} over in morning got 1st gal of coal oil out of our tank 8 lbs 20 cts also paid 5 cts for oil {crossed out} milk {written above} got yesterday. I sharpened stakes. PM we hauled stakes to wire fence between No 7 & 7 L field I drove them in & stapled them up {?} Willie plowed some in No 6 sod crown plow 4 horses when {?} {?} then he plowed with {?} single plow we brought in load flax with us nearly all. Mr and Mrs {?} over at night Mr {?} trying electric battery for his {?} |
72.00 .20 .5 |
.8 2.15 .5 |
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29 |
32 1132 |
4 90 34 |
Saturday Raining all AM cloudy. I made 4 horse {?} we made {?} and put the flax on it. I finished No 7 fence PM with stakes. Willie drove Mary down PM she got at Russells goods $1.40 charged, sprouts 10 cts, at {?} goods $1.16, at Phillips soap 25 {?} & {?} 10 cts, T & S crocks 25 chase 18, Willie drove up to {?} cattle. We chopped some pig. I drove down at night got at Nichols staples 10 gave cheque l B $15.20 for coal 2 tires same to Peter Mc Gregor got at {?} whip 25, {?} butter {?} 10, {?} {?} {?} {?} 10 cts {?} {?} {?} {?} got at Chapmans |
1762.39 |
.10 1.26 .68 30.40 285.62 |
.45 .25 .10 .10 749.00 |
97.72 |
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