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James Bowman Diary, 1908 Part One
JamesBowman_1908 Diary Part One 6.pdf
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| Tuesday Jan 28th Stormy | J.W. Took a load of logs in morning and we cleaned up grain in Afternoon. I went to School meeting in Evening did not do any thing. | ||
| Wensday 29th Cold | J.W. Took a load of logs to Mill in Morning. I went to Mt Forest. Ticket $275 dinner at Palmerston 35c got to Wills about dark. We had a pleasant Chat & |
2.75 .35 | |
| Thursday 30th fair & cold | Will & I had quite a talk about business for the future he does not see his way very clear to go much farther. | ||
| Friday 31st fair Cold E.W. | I went to Mill in Morning got 1/2 ton Mds. 1150 1/2 ton Frozen wheat. 1250 300 Bran $330 / 118
pd Dr Robinson ac $800 pd " Savages Ac. $600 bgt a suit of Clothes $1000 got hardware at Penfolds 15c |
11.50 3.30 12.50 8.00 6.00 .15 | |
| Sat. 1st Feb / 08 | J.W. & W.B. Chored & cut a little wood. I took two sheep to butcher and bgt 1/4 beef 160 lbs at $8 sold 271 lbs Lamb 6 = $1625 I got suit fixed at Busbys. $100 gro. 15c Pd Mr W.H. Hamilton Ac Ins $450 | 1625 | 12.80 1.00 4.50 |
| Sunday 2nd Stormy & cold | Mary I & all children but baby went to Church. and stayed at home rest of the day. Col. .50 & .55 for poor | .50 .55 | |
| Monday 3rd fair | took Children to car and then chored till Noon and took grist of 20 bgs Oats to Mill in Afternoon bgt Oil Cake $170 Pd Hardware bill 2.55 bgt Raw Oil 85c Tic to Ottawa | 2.55 8.15 |
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