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Show -477- In evening went up to reservoir with W &H Bond and at mothers and J &HQHatch am staid there untill mtdmght Water very high and we sent for all the brethren at home to came and help us save ite At 12-30 I came horneo Worked on reservoir in morning It is 25 Apr Wednesday all right J but waste ditch washed out badly In afternoon at home attending to mail &co Heed, letter from Peter Ell Dea.News; Sowed and harrowed in oats all day 26 Thursday on land I broke in Marchi have about 3 acres of oats in now, 27 Fridey Stormy day with snow Went up to Reservoir and opened one gate to waste ditchQ Chopped wood &c" 28 Saturday Heavy frost last night. Hauled a load of wood to Mary Ellen and one load to Enma, In afternoon hauled to fenc ing around on mothers lot and brought one small load from there t( field and repaired some fence I bought of WoHeBond for 10000 in stock tithingc Fixed up some other fence &co Stayed at MoEo e o , ... e 0 ... - - 9 - eventng, Took a bath, Milked cows Milked 3 now (Em) Pearl and 29 Sunday Attended some of Wrote horses care Took Crumpy (Mary) Daisy Attended at I Dinner MEe SeSo where meeting at 2 Perno presdded Took some walk in evening & got up cows where a number spoke Done various chores and fixed up fence on 30 Monday mothers lot in the morrdng, In artemoon, worked my team plank ing oat ground. At home in evening, 1 May Tuesday Planted potatoes in my first 20 about acre , planted some corn and planked the potatoe ground. M,E. helped me plant In evening attended an exhibition at the in - 0 II I' 0 Q I> , I) 9 .. - 0 school house. 2 Wednesday _ Sowed some lucerne, barley and black chaff Attended to mail.. cancelled harrowed and planked it &c in le12. Got 60 lbs potatoes of EeLewis for 60 Ibs corne Read was noise a bed to retire evening. Just as we were about to in heard and we looked out and found Amanda Tiet«.1ens cabin all a blazee Went there with buckets and with the rest of the people of the place we soon put it out, But her oldest child Sarah 3 face and arms yrs old was brought out of the ruins dead, her had went out babe her with mothep burnt all up It appears her a·few minutes before to a dance leaving her oldest girl asleep. Had been gone only a few minutes when she looked out towards wheat, e home and found her house afire old noon, Am 37 years 3 Thursday Fastday Fasted untill up papers today Done various chores about home, straightening needs fixing, which ditch Went to reservoir and examined waste e _ 0 0 |
