January Sunday 10 1897

Fine, Cold. Clara went to church in morning. We went down home in afternoon. I went to church at night

Monday 11

Snowy, Cold. Cut some wood Clara went up town in afternoon

Tuesday 12

Cold, roads good Got horses shod in the morning. We went out home in afternoon and to uncle Fred's in evening to Hills & Eddies wooden wedding

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January Wednesday 13 1897

Cold. Roads good We got home about noon John Burns here and told us they had a youngster at their house

Thursday 14

Cold, Roads good. We went up town in morning. Grace came over. I went up to trial in afternoon between A.T. Ripley & N. Waffle

Friday 15

Cold. I got a load of wood off Downs

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