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April 1875
Thursday, 01 Apr 1875
At home and cleaning house
Friday, 02 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia in the fore
noon
And prepared the dining room
in the after noon
Grand
River is over flooded
Paid out 269
Saturday, 03 Apr 1875
At home Able was here and
had my mail
Received a letter from
E R Shepard
Sunday, 04 Apr 1875
Went to church to the
Benedict class and led the
class
Monday, 05 Apr 1875
Went to run meeting
And the boys tagged sheep
Tuesday, 06 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia
And took brother Philipe
with me
Let him have one hundred and
fifty dollars
And the boys tagged the
sheep
Lona? And Emery, Eddy was
here
Wednesday, 07 Apr 1875
Went to Mannies?? Woodruff
and took mother out there
Thursday, 08 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia
Donated for the fund ?? the
bonds cash 16.60
Sold 19 lbs of butter for 20
cents per lb
Sold wheat 31.5 lbs
Received 36.93
Friday, 09 Apr 1875
Went to Gardner Philips in
the
fore noon
And worked in the Shop in the
after noon
Saturday, 10 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia to work on my
place 63
Sunday, 11 Apr 1875
At home
Monday, 12 Apr 1875
At home
And grafting apple trees
And the boys are sowing oats
Tuesday, 13 Apr 1875
At home grafting
The boys finished sowing
oats
Wednesday, 14 Apr 1875
At home grafting
The boys plowed the garden
And planted potatoes
Thursday, 15 Apr 1875
At home worked in the Shop
It rained and snowed
Wind blew very hard
and it is cold
Friday, 16 Apr 1875
To Mr Hutchinson in the
after noon
It is very cold
It froze ice in the house
last
night
And it froze
Emerettas
plants
in the house
Saturday, 17 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia and met with
the grange
Paid out 14.81
W Mitchel may have and took
the blessment
Sunday, 18 Apr 1875
Adline and ?? Moon went to
meeting Br. Phillips ??
Brother Wolverton Led the
class
Scott came home today and
returned
Monday, 19 Apr 1875
At home sowed clover seed
on the Slashing?
Ross Jones came to see me
about my lot in Ionia
Tuesday, 20 Apr 1875
Went to
Anson
and
Ables
An Mr Galanvey? to boys
splitt (split) nails
Wednesday, 21 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia and received
for
villig (village) land .. 65
dollars
And paid out 1.28
Received for ?? 1.50
Thursday, 22 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia after lumber
And to dinner to Mr Bushes
Paid out 4.50
Received from J Ames $200
Friday, 23 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia got a load of
lumber
And saw Brother Spencer
And paid out for oat meet
(meat?) 2.68
Plaster 1.50
?? and notions 1.26
Saturday, 24 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia after plaster
2.40
And saw Brother Philips at
Brother Flemings
Sunday, 25 Apr 1875
Went to meeting at the hall
Brother Wicker preached
Monday, 26 Apr 1875
At home
Doctor Wicker and brother
Williams were here
Paid the doctor 3.00
Tuesday, 27 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia
Got Ida and Nellie hats
And paid out in all 14.43
Paid to Gardner Philips
for ??? 200
Wednesday, 28 Apr 1875
At home and planted potatoes
Thursday, 29 Apr 1875
At home and it snowed most
all day
Friday, 30 Apr 1875
Went to Ionia
Mr Rusk Deton to cash for
fruit trees 6.85
For Sundres?? 2.00
Received 38
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May 1875
Saturday, 01 May 1875
At home the snow fell about
6 inches deep
Sunday, 02 May 1875
Went to meeting
Brother Philippe preached
And I led the class And
organized the Sabath School
Monday, 03 May 1875
Went to
Robert Flemings and
to parsonage
And to Brother Hinds with a
sick horse
And took dinner
Tuesday, 04 May 1875
Went to
Fredies picnic in the
fore noon
At home in the after noon
Wednesday, 05 May 1875
At home and it rained most of
the day
Anna was takin sick
Thursday, 06 May 1875
Went to Ionia
And got my fruit trees from
Mr Powel
And set them out today
Friday, 07 May 1875
At home not very well
North East wind cold
Saturday, 08 May 1875
Went to Berlin Center to
??..tley meeting Brother Buil?
Took dinner here and Preached
Sunday, 09 May 1875
Went to Berlin Center to
quantley? Meeting
Brother Bret preached
Monday, 10 May 1875
Went to Ionia to the mill
The teacher Mr? Betts
came here
Tuesday, 11 May 1875
I took dinner at Mr Ostons
in Boston
Wednesday, 12 May 1875
Went to Ionia
And went to Mr ????
Thursday, 13 May 1875
At home
And I grafted Canada seeds??
and planted potatoes
Is rainy now
Friday, 14 May 1875
At home cold and cloudy
We turned out the young
cattle and colts
Saturday, 15 May 1875
Went to the grave yard and
trimmed the graves of
Anna and
father
and
mother
and Artha??
And went to Ionia
And took dinner to
John Youngs
Sunday, 16 May 1875
Went to meeting and let the
class
And
Jane went to meeting
and I taught the Bible class
Monday, 17 May 1875
At home scraped?? and painted
the buggy
Mr Evens and wife was here
Tuesday, 18 May 1875
At home painted and varnished
the Buggy
And made soap
Wednesday, 19 May 1875
At home
Made soap for
Nelson
Thursday, 20 May 1875
At home planted corn with
4 hands
Doctor Wicker was here stayed
all night
Then gave some medison
(medicine)
Friday, 21 May 1875
Went to Ionia Jane and
Emeretty
(Emeretta) went with
me And we had a fine dinner?
Saturday, 22 May 1875
At home to work in the garden
Went to
Ansons and
Ables
after supper
Sunday, 23 May 1875
Went to meeting at the hall
and
let the class
And attended Sabath School in
after noon
Monday, 24 May 1875
Went to Nancy Millens in the
fore noon
And to Ionia in the after
noon
Tuesday, 25 May 1875
At home washing apple trees
The road commishner
(commissioner) was here
Wednesday, 26 May 1875
Went to
Ables this morning
At home most of the day
Nelson planted for Chris???
Thursday, 27 May 1875
At home and sent a card to
Doctor Wicker for
George Simmons
Friday, 28 May 1875
Went to Morrison Lake a fishing
Frederic and
Nelson
Saturday, 29 May 1875
Went to Ionia
Floney?? came home
Emery and Amelia
was here
Sold load corn
Sunday, 30 May 1875
Went to meeting let the class
Alfred Millard and family was
here
Monday, 31 May 1875
Went to Ionia Jane went with
me
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June
1875
Tuesday, 01 Jun 1875
We worked on the road
The boys washed sheep in the
fore noon
Wednesday, 02 Jun 1875
To work on the road
A nice shower?
Took cherry to sell ??
Thursday, 03 Jun 1875
To work on the road
Elden Philips was here
Friday, 04 Jun 1875
To work on the road
A very nice day
The boys dug post holes
Saturday, 05 Jun 1875
To work on the road
The boys dug post holes
Sunday, 06 Jun 1875
Went to meeting at the hall
and taught the Bible class
Went to Sabath School in the
after noon and taught the Bible class
Monday, 07 Jun 1875
Finished road work
And sett (set) post in the
after noon
Tuesday, 08 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia in the fore
noon after lunch
And made fence in the after
noon
Wednesday, 09 Jun 1875
At home making band fenel??
The boys commencet
(commenced) cultivating corn
A show in Ionia
Thursday, 10 Jun 1875
At home in the fore noon
Went to Ionia in the after
noon
And Jane went with me
Friday, 11 Jun 1875
At home shiring (sheering)
sheep
A nice little shower of rain
Saturday, 12 Jun 1875
At home Shering (sheering)
sheep
Quite cool
Polley
(Polly) was here
Sunday, 13 Jun 1875
Went to Sunday School and
meeting and led a part of the class
And Brother Woverton led the
balance of the class.
Monday, 14 Jun 1875
At home in the fore noon
sheering sheep
Went to Ionia in the after
noon with corn
Tuesday, 15 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia with 2 loads
corn and oats
Wednesday, 16 Jun 1875
Went a fishing with Brother
Philips to the Morrison Lake
Thursday, 17 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia
Jane went with me and Polley
(Polly)
Friday, 18 Jun 1875
At home in the fore noon
Doctor Wicker was here and we
went to see Nancy in the after noon
Doctor stayed all night
Saturday, 19 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia
Met with the Youngs
Sunday, 20 Jun 1875
Went to the hall in the fore
noon
Doctor Wicker here
And the Sunday School in the
after noon
Monday, 21 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia twice
Alfred and Many is here
Betsey is here
Tuesday, 22 Jun 1875
Went after Brother Philips to
preach Sister Millens funeral
Wednesday, 23 Jun 1875
Attended Nancy Millans
funeral
John Gibson was here to day
Thursday, 24 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia in the morning
with Alfred and John Gibson
And in the after noon with my
wool
Friday, 25 Jun 1875
At home
Alfred and Mary is here
Mannie came here
Scott
commenced work
Saturday, 26 Jun 1875
Went to Ionia in the after
noon
Jane
and
Anna and
Fredric and
Scott
Sunday, 27 Jun 1875
Went to Sunday School and
meeting
Brother Elmer led the class
Monday, 28 Jun 1875
At home
Mannie (Morris??) stopped
here and fed
Went to see Emery just night?
Comenst (commenced) haying
Tuesday, 29 Jun 1875
At home
Went to
Ables after supper
We are haying it to day
Wednesday, 30 Jun 1875
At work in the hay field
Emery and Amelia and children
are here
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