Rains so hard  go to school  get very wet. Clears off about 2 o'clock  Home  Change clothing_  Call at Cooleys  Nell comes. we visit. Read  Hear Mary Gartlin married

Rains just before we get to school continues until in the P.M.  School goes good today. But don't like the way Whitman lets them tear around in the Hall  Home  Frankie Baily here selling her book on Deco[... ?]

Pleasant_  School  Children speak pieces & spell down. Home  stop at Mrs Jewells. Nell gone home with Murphy  She took my washing  Evening read "Infelice"  Beautiful evening wish I could go some where but roads are so muddy

Pleasant fall weather. Miss G & I go to Union Meeting at Second Ward  We the only ones there aside from their teachers  Don't stay long  I get pretty mad don't say any thing however  Schmidt has his little girl showing her smartness &c Says children will catch sound so quickly_  brings up Nell Mills as an exception & Miss Strong[?] puts in her glab[?] & says Lettie can She is the only smart one in the family!! PM Mrs Gates & I call at Mrs. Randalls, Mrs. Alexanders, Mrs Banks, Mrs. Godwins_  Evening read

Pleasant very_  Yesterday wrote to Will & Florence  Get ready for Methodist Church with Miss Gifford  Elder Himbaugh preaches good sermon but so long. Read  Towards night Nell comes for me  Lute & Let brought Nell out, stay at Abbies few min.  Nell comes home with me & spends evening

Very pleasant. Go to school get along nicely_  Home stop at Nells & fix her hat. Home read finish "Infelice"  Do not think I like it as well as Beulah. Very similiar to B. & St Elmo¹

Not quite as warm as yesterday. Do not feel very good. Go to school. Get letter from Will  School does not go to suit me today. Home  See Lute  He is looking after Miss Cavert to track[teach?] The three boys out but do not see them

Rains all day very hard early in the day. School & I don't go right today  Louise stays over tonight  I come home. Meet Mr. Church[ill] says Mr. Catlin is dead

School goes good today

Pleasant  School. Go all ready to go to Mr. Catlins funeral but his body does not come_  Stop at store home. dress to go to Hortonville. Nell Miss Murphy Miss Draper go to depot with me  Laura & Herm meet me at H_

Rainy  visit with Dr. folks  call at Almiras. Train late do not get started for Clintonville until noon. Freight train but ride in sleeping car. Guy meets me at depot  Find all well. Go over town between showers

Pleasant  Go to Church M.E. with Jen in Morn & Evening Go to Cong S.S. try to hear a class  Do not know the lesson. We all call at Besankins  Elder Light preaches in evening  good sermon

Up half past three breakfast Jen & Guy goes with me to train Take lantern. Leave her box at Horton. take buss home. Mrs Gates has breakfast ready  Go to school am so sleepy & tired_  Get to bed early

Up late  put in a good long sleep last night School  Go to school  all goes well today
Write to Will

Pleasant_  school
Home stop at store Eve Nell comes & brings me letter from Kate says John is better  Go to P.O. mail letter to O_  for the yarn for Nells saque. Miss Gifford stays with Miss Ward tonight

Very warm & pleasant  Get letter from Lelia Patch  School goes as usual. As school closed Mr. Nelson was taken by the S. house on bed  was hurt at the Locks  Stop at Abbies  Laura & Herm been out today  Pinafore tonight Nell goes I do not

Rainy early_  school_  Mr Conkey visits us_  say "You have a very pleasant school this term"!! Speak pieces & draw maps_ Lute & Lib come  Nell & I go home with them very dark cant see roads  Get home all safe

A.M. Nell & I wash. Lib cleans house. P.M. Let & I iron  Get all done. Been cold & windy. Baby so good. Men folks drawing corn stalks

Beautiful day Clear & cold  Help do up work_  Let goes to S. school  John Jacquot comes & takes Nell for a ride_  Lute brings Nell & I to town  roads quite good. Evening read go to bed early

Beautiful day_  Go to school A.M. school goes good  P.M. rather noisy. Home sew & read

Pleasant. School  get letter from Jen  School goes good today  Home  Evening go to Mrs Jewells. Nell & I go up town  trade with Carrie Switzer

Pleasant early. Clouds rains, a few flakes of snow  school_  Send a box to John & Kate. Mr. Gates takes it to Express Office  Weight 4 lbs  Write to Kate

Pleasant & cold_  School  Nothing unusual today  today  Meet Uncle Miner W_  Miss G hurry to over to see her fellow & have to do just so &c

Pleasant_  School  All goes well today. P.M. after recess our school goes in Whitmans room to hear them speak  See Lute up town  Stop to see Nell  She does not go home  Nell comes & stays all night. I begin my mittens. Get my feather from Jun. $4.00

Up late  Nell & I go up town  She gets cloak $7.50  I get dress to wear to school. Mrs J. Culbertson comes home with me & stays to dinner. P.M. Call at Cooleys  Evening Annie Alice Miss Wood Flora & I go to Miss Gifford. Give her a surprise  Call ourselves "Investigating Committee"

Pleasant Up late  Go to M.E. Church with Miss Gifford  wear my beaver cloak the first time this fall. Write Jen H_  Nell comes over  she is lonesome  Visit with her  Evening read

Get ready for school  All goes well until towards night  whip Nellie Maxwell. Home stop at Drugstore. Miss G_ drops the brandy bottle! Knit & visit with Mrs Gates all evening_  she has hired girl

Cloudy but does not rain until towards night  School_  full today_  P.M. Ida Bunter visits me  Home  knit on my mittens  Call at Cooleys  no one home

Pleasant. Go to school  Whitman lets Nellie Maxwell go in his room to be examined without saying anything about it to me  I am pretty mad!

Pleasant  Go up & get my dress fitted, find Libbie & Herms folks. I go home with Herms folks & stay all night_  Lett has supper all ready & house warm

Visit at Herms until most noon. we all go over to Libbies  Jane Noble & Net along, I get dinner  Willie Mills & Bennie Page bring us out to town, cold & snows some. Get here about dark

Have to go to school  would like so much to stay home today

Election day  No school  Sew on my dress all day  Nell goes across the river & stays all night. Pleasant day

School again. Guess it is better not to have any vacation at all. It is harder to begin school

School

Go to school_  PM Put all our schools together in my room & have speaking_  Mr. Whitnman also speaks  Clara Jacquot & Erma Barteau come over to see Nell

Rainy. Sew on my school dress. Go over to Abbies few minutes in A.M.  P.M. Mrs Gates & I go up town  I select me a bonnet

Pleasant. Do not feel very good so do not go to church today. read  Nell comes over we visit  Fake cold

School as usual. Mrs Ketchum over at noon to sell us tickets for Concert $.75 a piece  Have hard cold in my head

Clouds Go to school  get letter from Will Verity  School noisy  have to talk so much fell tired when night comes. home  go up town get bonnet  Miss Gifford and I go to M.E. Organ Concert in new Church  Good nice &

Louise staid all night  Up real late. Looks like rain. we are about 5 min. late  The first time in 4 years  Begins to rain after nine  Mrs. Knickerbocker sends for us to stay all night  Have pleasant time

Up early. visit until school time cloudy & rains some during the day. Home Nell here  she stays to supper. Knit read & visit. It seems so good to be at home

Cloudy  Go to school  how I wish I could stay home today_  School passes off pleasantly but I don't feel very good. have cold in my head Stop at Mrs Jewells & stay to tea  Nell & Millie expected to go to Greenville tonight but they do not come for them

Cleared off nicely. Mend shoes  Go up town with Nell Get her some things. Sew & knit  Mrs Bouriell Randal spends the P.M. with us  Evening knit on my mittens

Pleasant but windy  Go with Nell & Mrs Gates to the Dedication of the Methodist Church  Rev. Hatfield preached & then followed the begging for $7000 they got $4600. Evening Nell here. Write to Delia, Mate & Libbie

Clear & cold Go to school  feel real good today. Get along nicely. Home  Evening Mrs Burns & Annie Cooley spend the evening with us

Clear & cold Go to school  A John Tracy married today quite a number of the children out P.M. have headache home. Miss G goes to Mrs Ballards to stay all night

Go to school alone  get letter from Jennie H_. Very cold today  school as usual home wind blows awful hard & so cold  Nell over here with her mittens for me to finish them

Cold Go to school. Get Postal from Dr. V_  Has been sick from wound in hand is some better is thinking of coming home. Evening Mrs Burns & Alice Cooley here. finish Nells & my mittens

Pleasant. cold. go to school. Get along very well today Miss G & I see Lawler says we can have holiday after Thanksgiving. Children speak pieces. Home. Hear Alice Birmingham dead. read & knit  Get letter from Florence A_

Two or three snow squalls the rest of time very pleasant  bathe sew go up town a few minutes. Call at Mrs Jewells Evening Nell knits here  make button holes for her  Look some for Will but does not come

Clear & cold  Get ready  go to Mrs Jewells for Nell to go to Church. We do not go  Flora just come from Oshkosh  been to see Maggie Perry_  her husband left_  Home at noon  Write to Rolla & Will  Evening Go to M.E. Church with Nell  I call at Mrs Jewells for her  Go to PO office

Cold early, but moderates before night  Go to school  Whitman says that the board consented to let us have Friday  Deguire[?] fixing our storm door  Children so noisy in halls  Home all evening

Pleasant Go to school  Huntleys lecture tonight  do not go  Read & visit with Mrs Gates

Pleasant early but begins to rain about noon. Close school for the rest of the week  Home in rain. Lute comes for me to go home. Nellie Millie & I all go_  only one seat in buggy  rains most of the way home  All well

Rained hard all night & most all day  Have chickens for dinner we only have our own folks & Will gone  Help Nell sew on Jen's dress. Baby so nice & good

Snow on the ground! but not enough for sleighing  help Nell sew all day Will & Delamater come home from hunting just night

Pleasant. Let 15 years old today  Nell & I sew all day after the mornings work is finished In the evening Let has a party over 40 present dancing The chief music Beautiful moon light evening

Cool & windy  up very late  help do up work.
Towards night Willie Mills brings us to town in buggy  Find Mrs Gates & Gracy all alone  Enjoyed vacation

Pleasant Go to school. Get letter from Rolla. I feel quite like school again. All goes very well today. Home. read & write to Kate & Henry a Postal. Plina Tompkins married today Charlie Clark

Cloudy_  Go to school all goes about as usual Home. write & read  Knit some  Alice Cooley here  she plays & sings for us

Cloudy  School  Effie Bedell visit us. Come away over alone  Evening. Mrs Burns here to tea  Mrs Gates goes to be initiated in Rebecca Lodge¹. Nell Mills comes & stays all night

Cloudy  Up late  Go to school  Nothing unusual happens today. Home  Read Post, J G Saxes Poems¹. Begin Gail Hamiltons "A New Atmosphere"²