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Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1896-1902

Philip Henry Shook 1896-1902 (1).pdf

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oct Oct the 3 1986

3...finished geting in Buckwheat on Haskin place

9...Sowed 8 quarts of fall wheat on Haskins place got the wheat from {Name?}. Beaton that's the eureklen wheat

12...finished diging & geting getin in potatoes on Haskin place.

17 a flurry of Snow at night

23 W. West & P.H. Shook on a Squirrell hunt killed 13 Black Squirrell

28 P.H. Shook. & John. Shook {illegible}. W. Benway. & W. West. & Joe. Thearbold. on a Squirrel hunt killed 38 Black Squirrel in one day

28 heavy thunder Storm at night

31 fine weather to day

31 killed a Streaked Snake

31 Saw lots of frogs to day

31 W. G. Shook & P.H. Shook on a hunt killed two patrige

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