DIARY
OF MOROINI REES
1899
January 1. Weather
pleasant but little snow. Our total indebtedness is $145.00 for a self-binder
that is not much good and $20. 25 erroneously charged in book store.
January 12. On hand,
eight cows, six calves, fifteen horses, all kinds, about 1,000 bushels of
wheat, twelve hundred of flour, four hundred pounds
of pork, $63.00 cash, fifty acres fall grain in the ground and five hundred
forty acres of land free of incumbrance. On the
eleventh we had a February storm, snowing and drifting, about fifteen inches of
snow on the ground now.
February 1. We have had
ten days of the finest weather we ever seen at this time of the year.
February 3. Most of the
snow gone. Dave and Phillip went to Provo today.
February 5. Yesterday
and today is the coldest weather this winter. Dave came home on the
twenty-seventh of January and started to work for James E. Jones on the
thirteenth of February.
February 6. We are
having a bad snow storm. A foot of snow has fallen.
February 19. The
weather is lovely, lots of snow gone.
March 1. A little rain
and snow that night.
September 1. We
thrashed five hundred sixty bushels of grain.
September 21. Got
$50.00 from Peter F. at one per cent.
October 3. Went to Salt
Lake City and returned on the eleventh. Cost of fare $2.75.
October 18. Rain and
snow since the eleventh. The boys are plowing. This day got $50.00 from the
bank at one per cent.
October 20. Mary E.
Rees and Daniel P. Thomas were married.
November 4. I received
$100.00 from P. Fredricson at ten per cent per annum.
1900
August 22. We commenced
to thrash over the river and got through on the twenty-ninth. We got 1,536
bushels of wheat, 219 bushels of rye and 91 bushels of oats. Total 1,846 bu.
September 8. We
thrashed 12 ½ bushels lucern seed.
September 10. Commenced
to plow over the river. Bought a new sulky. Cost $57.00.
October 2. We went to
Provo October second and returned October 14. It cost with the train $11.20.
Sold 190 bu of rye for 84¢ per 100 lbs in Brigham City.
October 20. Drawed $60.00 in the bank at one per cent.
October 31. Paid $60.25
in the bank.
November 16. We have
planted most of the land south of the creek with New Zealand wheat, the south
patch hardly ½ bu. to the acre, next the creek sowed heavier.
November 21. It has
been raining and snowing for four days. The ground is covered with snow.
Phillip has gone to Collinston. He took ten sacks of
wheat. We have sold to date 225 bushels of wheat.
November 26. Lee Hall
put 116 head of cattle in the pasture at 3 p.m. at two cents per head per day.
The weather is lovely. We are planting rye.
December 9. We are
through planting rye. We are now sowing New Zealand wheat north of the garden,
some in the center of the patch without vitrol.
Yesterday I sowed some Sonora wheat in the top of the field without vitrol.
December 14. He took 42
sacks, 89.40 bushel. Sold for 40¢. We are sinking a new well.
December 17. Sold for 38¢
91 bu. We took 44 sacks to Bear River mill. Paid $8.75 for lumber.
1901
January 4. The weather
has been lovely. The roads are dusty. Rec'd. $30 for straw and $36 for pasture.
Gome and George took 90 bushel, 42 sacks to Collinston. Sold for 37¢.
January 6. Raining hard
yesterday and today. Bought a new wagon box. Cost $22.00.
January 8. Mary Ellen
was confined.
January 10. Mrs. Tovey was buried.
January 13. No snow to
speak of on the ground. Our total indebtedness will not exceed ten dollars. We
have about 900 bushel of wheat.
January 16. Sold 100
Bu. 48 sacks of wheat at Honeyville mills for 38¢.
The weather is lovely, no snow on the ground.
January 14. The sow brought
seven little pigs.
January 19. We have
sold to date 696 bushel of wheat, 320 sacks.
January 26. Sold 167
lbs. of lucern seed at 6 ½. Paid Dr. Kerns $7.00 for phillip. Paid T.M. Thomas $5.00. The weather is lovely but
the roads are very muddy.
January 31. Mrs. Mason
was buried in Samaria.
February 3. One-half
inch of snow last night.
February 4. Mrs. Hannah
James was buried.
February 10. Started to
Ogden with wheat. Took 155 bushel, 75 sacks. Sold at 50¢ and 46¢.
February 19. Snow and
rain today.
February 23. Raining
all day, snow about all gone.
March 6. Started to
Ogden with three teams loaded with wheat. Took 69 sacks, sold for 46¢ and 47¢.
It snowed like winter.
March 14. Started to
plow on the fourteenth with two plows.
March 20. Sowed some lucern on the bench.
April 3. It is snowing
like winter, four inches on the ground. It has been very cold and stormy for a
long time.
April 6. Three inches
of snow fell today.
April 9. Snowstorm.
April 11. Planted lucern on the Central farm.
April 13. Nice, warm
rain last night.
April 18. Planted lucern above the corral. The weather is fine. Started to
sow wheat.
April 25. Phillip went
with the sheep. Planted oats on the river today.
May 1. Planted some lucern in the south on central farm. Went to Collinston. Took 45 bushel of wheat, Sold for 53¢ sacked.
May 6. Received a
letter today from Richard Walters, No. 3 Oak Row Cwnbach
nr Aberdare, Glanmorganshire,
announcing the death of John Morgan.
May 11. We had a nice
soaking rain.
May 13. Went to Collinston with wheat. Sold for 51¢ sacked, Fifty bushels.
May 14. Rain again.
May 17. The folks
arrived from Provo.
May 23. Sold 108 bushel
of wheat in Corinne at 50¢.
June J. Sold 110 in
Ogden for 52¢ at the mill.
June 8. Sold 55 bushel
for 54¢ at Nae Canays.
Commenced to sow lucern on the eighth.
June 27. To Wales.
Stayed ill Chicago one-half day. Stay in Buffalo 24 hours. Visited the Pan-American
Exposition and the Niagara Falls.
July 1. Arrived in
Boston. Took the boat on the third and steamed out 12 noon on the Commonwealth
Dominion Line. Arrived at Liverpool on the eleventh of July. Got to Porth on the twelfth, went to Treherbert
on the fifteenth, to Cwmbach on the sixteenth, to Merthyr on the twenty-second and back to Porth the twenty-third; to Merthyr
on the twenty-fourth, went to Carmarthen on twenty-fifth, to Goodwick and fishguard on the
twenty-sixth, left there on the third of August, stayed in Llanelly
on Sunday, the fourth, stayed in Swansea, and paid nine pence for the round
trip to Mermbles.
August 5. It is the
nicest place of all. Went to Abernant in the
evening> went to Merthyr on the sixth, to the Esteddfod, went to Mountain Ash on the seventh and to Aberdare, went to Merthyr on the
eighth, went to Brynmawr on the ninth, to the Blina and back to Merthyr on
tenth, to Wwmback on the Eleventh, stayed there two
days. Went to Porth on the thirteenth, then to Treherbert on fifteenth.
August 18. Went to Treorkey on seventeenth, back to Porth
on eighteenth, went to Cardiff on the twentieth.
August 29. Started home
on the twenty-ninth. Steamed out of Liverpool August thirtieth. Arrived at New
York September seventh. Stayed there ten days, Started west September
Seventeenth. Stayed half a day in Ogden. Reached home September twenty-second.
The thrashing was over quite a while.
October 4. We have had
a good soaking rain. Phillip went out to the sheep for Gleed
September 29, and quit October 22. We have been planting rye since October
first.
October 16. We have
been planting fife wheat on the bench for three days. Phillip went to herd
sheep with Gleed September 29. Gwennie
has taken three lessons and Thomas two.
October 27. A good
soaking rain. We have been planting some New Zealand wheat next to None and
planted rye east of it November first.
November 5. The boys
are through getting wood for the district at $4.20 a cord.
November 14. Sold oats
to date, 365 and 505 lbs at $1.00 We thrashed early
in September. We got in Cherry Creek, 386 wheat, on the point, 465, rye 41,
oats 116, total 1,008.
November 30. Phil and
George plowed six hours today. The weather has been lovely all this fall but
not enough rain, We planted some rye on the lucern
today.
December 1. We heard
last week that our friend, George Smith died in Willard City.
December 8, We have
been plowing nearly all week and have had lots of rain, The ground is fairly
soaked.
December 9. Today is
stormy, it is trying to snow.
December 11. Snowing.
December 13. Snowing
today, I guess we will have sleighing now.
December 16. The
weather is clear and cold, A few inches of snow on the ground, We got the stock
up feeding, also the mares and colts weening them.
December 20. Started to
Corinne. Took 74 bushel of wheat, Sold at the mill for 68¢. The weather is very
fine.
December 30. We took
some of the stock down on the river, Snow is all gone.
1902
January 8. Came home
today from Logan. Went with Phillip, The snow is all gone. We have been having
a fog all week.
January 10. It is
lovely weather today, Sold 100 bushel of wheat for 65¢ per bushel.
January 19. The weather
is very fine. The cattle and horses out doing well. No snow on the ground. I
owe $4.25 to Phillip Rees.
January 24. We have had
lovely weather until today. The ground bare all over. Stock doing well, in the
field. Today it is trying to snow a little.
January 25. Four inches
of snow has fallen. We brought all the stock and horses home.
January 29. The weather
is cold and clear. Very cold.
February 2. The weather
is still cold. We have a little snow.
February 9. It has been
thawing the last two days. Snow is all gone. The weather is like spring. We
advertised two mares.
February 11. Went to
Salt Lake and Provo. Round trip fare $4.75 and got home February twenty-first.
The weather delightful.
February 23. No snow
anywhere. The roads almost dry.
February 27. It has
been raining like spring.
February 28. Today it
snowed like winter. Four inches of snow on the ground.
March 4. This month so
far has been cold and little stormy but it is fine today. The snow is all gone.
March 9. It snowed
three inches last night. It is very fine today.
March 10. We bought two
stray mares today, the coldest for $5.25, the other for $21.75. This has been a
fine day.
March 11. Started to
Ogden with fifteen bushel of wheat. Sold for 80¢ and 809 lbs
lucern seed sold for 8 ½ ¢ without fanning.
March 14. It snowed
four inches last night in Ogden.
March 19. It rained
here all day.
March 20". Fine.
March 21. It snowed
last night three inches.
March 26. School was
out the end of a five months term.
March 27. The weather
is a little cold and unsettled. The teacher received today $171.35.
April 4. Went to Salt
Lake and to Provo. Returned on the sixteenth. Wheat all in The children are all
down with mumps. Little Dannie died April thirteenth, 1902, and was burried on the fifteenth.
April 19. We are
plowing for oats.
April 26. It has been
raining for five days. It is fine today.
April 30. We put a
little of the oats i.lt today. George started to work
for Charlie Lewis today.
May 1. Raining today.
May 8. Finished
planting the oats. Planted over 600 lbs from W. W.
Evans, sowed broadcast on the west side of the river.
May 25. We got through
plowing our summer fallowed land. It has been trying to rain for a week but it
has cleared up now.
June 1. It rained a
little today and froze the potatoes in the night. Returned from Brigham City
today where we sold two loads of wheat for $81.00 and sold the gray team for
$125.00. Bought a new buggy for $158.00 and harness for $28.00.
June 11. Returned from
Brigham City. Sold wheat for eithty [sic] and ninety
cents. It came to $75.00.
June 13. Started on the
Lucern. We got eitht [sic]
loads at home and we hauled seven loads home from the south farm. We got eleven
loads by the stackyard on river farm. Everything is
very dry. We have had no rain for a long time.
June 30. We got through
with the lucern. We got eighteen loads in all on the
river. We had quite a rain on the night of the twenty-seventh.
July 2. Blowing all
day. It rained all night, snow on the hills this morning. It is very cold.
July 23. We have
finished the hay and got through hauling the rye today.
July 25. Thomas went
with Phil to the sheep.
July 28. The summer has
been very dry. The wheat is very thin and short.
August 1. Went to Collinston to bu;y a Craver
Header. It cost $215.00, half to be paid in sixty days and half in nine months.
August 11. Got through
heading our wheat. We headed 53 ½ acres around Malad
and about 100 acres of our own. We got $1. 00 an acre for outside heading.
August 19. Gomer
returned from Portage where he cut 31 ½ acres of oats with self-binder at $1.00
per acre. Thomas commenced to work for M. V. Rees, July 25. Fred Skinner
started to work Thurs-day morning, August 7, for $25.00 per month. We started
to plow going three days ago.
September 3. We got
through hauling the oats.
September 9. We started
to thrash. We got through in three days. We got wheat on the bench, 497 bushel,
on grove farm, 477 bushel, rye 126, oats 191 bushels. Total 1291.
September 27. Went to Collinston. Took 44 bushel of wheat. Sold for 54¢ sacked.
Phil went to Logan this trip.
October 3. Sold 50
bushel of wheat for 54¢ at Collinston. Went to Salt
Lake and Provo. Came home on the 14th. The boys planted tye
on the central farm while we was gone.
October 30. Sold 48
bushel of wheat at Corinne for 75¢.
November 3. We have
planted nearly all the fall wheat. We planted Red Clawson both sides of the
north creek. We have not vitroled any of the wheat
this fall.
October 27. About this
time we thrashed the lucern seed. It was raining all
the time while thrashing. We got 23 bushels toll and all.
November 14. Eleven
sacks of wheat was stole from the house at grove farm this week.
November 18. Went to
Ogden. Paid $33.00 on the header. Sold 89 bushel of wheat in Fielding at 72
cents loose.
November 25. Planted
some rye. We got a snowstorm on the 19th but it soon went off. George and Gomer
went to Provo on horseback.
December 4. More snow
last night. Winter has started in good shape. We paid up in all the stores.
December 14. We have
had quite a bit of rain and snow last week but now it is freezing severely. The
ground is nearly bare.
1903
January 5. Received
five dollars from W. J. Skinner.
January 8. Sent 36
bushel of wheat to Samaria Mills. Got 57¢ per bushel.
January 10. Went to
Provo. Returned January 19th.
January 20. Bought
linoleum, 7 ½ yards, $1.35. Supposed to be good.
January 25. It has been
thawing last week. It is thawing today. Snow nearly all gone. Sold $6.25 worth
of rye at 1¢ per pound. Received $10.00 from Wm. Skinner.
January 27. It rained
and snowed last night. We have nice sleighing now.
February 3. The weather
is very cold. Sleighing good.
March 1. We have had three
weeks of very severe weather with more snow than we have had for years.
February 28. Got $45.00
from the bank.
March 2. Ma went to
Provo. It is raining and thawing all this week.
March 8 It snowed today
about two inches.
March 19. The snow went
off almost at once. We could plow yesterday but it turned off cold and storming
a little.
March 10. Today very
fine. The snow going off fast. Yester-day was the last sleigh ride of the
season.
March 20. We started to
plow a little in the upper pasture. The weather dry and cold.
April 2. Returned from
Ogden, Sold wheat for 84¢ and 11.50 lbs. for 10¢ without refaning
lucern seed. We have had a cold storm.
April 3. Started to
Salt Lake City, returned on the 12th.
April 4. Ma came up
from Provo and returned on the 7th.
April 14. Started to
plant wheat on the bench.
April 16. Started to
plow on the bottoms.
May 7. Sold 83 bushels
of wheat in Ogden for 84¢ per bushel. Sold the blue horse for $50.00. Paid
$100.00 , the last payment on the header. Started to plow on grove farm.
May 16. We got a wild
snow storm today. The ground was very dry, most of the fall wheat is not out of
the ground for the want of rain.
May 17. We had a good
snow storm today. It will help the grain
a little.
May 24. Sold fifty bushels
of wheat in Corinne. Sold for 80¢ loose. We have had a nice rain for three
days.
May 31. Returned from
Salt Lake where I went to see President Roosevelt.
June 2. Sold 51 ¼ bushels
of wheat at 76¢ at Collinston.
June 5. Sold 45 bushel
of wheat sacked for 79¢ at Collinston. Went to Logan
City, returned on the tenth.
May 27. Locked up five
sheep supposed to belong to Dave Jones.
June 1. Joe Holdrige put his horses in the pasture. He had them in one
week before May 17.
June 16. Sold 54 bushel
of wheat in Corinne at 80¢ in the mill. Also 1500 lbs
of rye at $1.00 per hundred.
July 1. Sold 54 bushel
of wheat in Brigham City at 90¢.
July 13. Sold 54 Bushel
of wheat at 90¢ in Brigham City.
July 23. Sold 32
bushels of wheat at Honeyville Mill for 75¢ and got
300 lbs of flour.
August 6. All the
children went to Logan to see the circus.
August 30. The Indians
thrashed 200 bushels of wheat. We let them off. They did not thrash it clean.
The new machine thrashed the balance of our grain on the 26th, 319 bushel.
Total 527.
August 2. On or about
August 2 Dave Jones shut my cows in his stable. On Tuesday I replevined them. The next day I got Tom Parry and Bill
Morse to view the fence on Dave Jones' place. The fence in some places had only
one slab, in other places only one pole, in face it was a very poor excuse of a
fence. About August 4th I sued him for fifty dollars damages. The time set for
the trial was August 15th. He nor his lawyer appeared nor put in their answer
to the complaint but we would not take advantage of him. We gave him until
September first to appear. When that time arrived they asked to let it go until
after the discourt. That’s what we did. When court
was over we set the trial for the 28th. The trial came off but they did not
appear. We got judgement against him for $20.00 and
costs amounting to $45.65. Then he appealed the case and on October 19th he got
George E. Gray and T. A. Davies and others to examine his fence after it had
been repaired several times.
September 1. Joe Holdrige got his horses from the field. They had been in
three months the last time. We started yesterday to plant fall wheat on grove
farm. We don't vitrol any.
September 3. We started
two plows yesterday but today we are moving some seed on grove farm. The
grasshoppers have destroyed considerable of the seed.
September 10. Got
through cutting the seed lucern. The weather has been
very cold for three days. Everything is frozen. No moisture yet.
September 14. The
ground froze last night. Paid Phillip $10.00 tonight. He drawed
$19 before.
September 27. Richards
Bros. put 100 head of cattle in the field, paid $50.
September 28. Got
through planting fall wheat. Got judgement against D.
W. Jones for $20 and cost amounting $45.60.
September 29. Took 23
bushel and 39 lbs of wheat to John E. Jones’ mill. Got
all the bran and 87 lbs of flour. Due yet 653 of
flour.
October 17. We thrashed
the lucern seed today. We got 17 bu,
all told.
November 29. Sold 875 lbs of wheat to Geo. Moss today for 79¢ per bushel.
December 2. Today is
clear. It has been very foggy for the past week.
December 3. Today has
been cold and clear. Everything is frozen. Received $105. for wheat at 70¢ per
bushel in granary.
December 7. Sold 50 bu.
of wheat in Brigham Mills for 80¢ and went to Ogden where it was 86¢.
November 28. Sent six
horses to pasture.
December 4. Got one
horse out for two days.
December 7. Took two
back to the pasture. We had a little snow on the 11th and on the 13th we had
lots of fog and frost.
December 18. We had six
inches of snow last night.
December 23. There was
a little new snow on the ground this morning and it is very cold and drifting.
We are having good sleighing.
December 26. Well,
Christmas is past. Dave and Sarah and our Dave and Mandry
and Jaune were here with us, the weather is tine but
cold. It is fair sleighing. Frost was heavy over everything and foggy this
morning.
December 14. We took
the horses to the field over the river.
1904
January 6. We have had
lovely weather with snow all over the ground about 5 inches deep. The sleighing
is good and have been for over three weeks. I have been a little sick for over
two weeks.
January 8. We don't owe
one dollar anywhere We have got about 100 bushels of wheat to sell, about $100
worth of lucern seed to sell, one pair of colts. I
was offered $200 for both. One bay mare two years old missing, eight other
horses, 2 cows, one calf, $260 cash and 135 acres of fall grain planted. The
weather is fine.
January 10. It is
snowing today.
January 11. It has
snowed about 6 inches. Fine today. On December 30th 591 persons was killed in
the Iroquious Theater, Chicago, the play was
Bluebeard, time, 3;30 P.M.
January 20. The weather
and sleighing is fine. Had no storm for a long time.
January 21. Snowing. We
got 15 inches of snow.
February 4. Gomer took
a load of wheat on the bobs to Corinne. Sold 41 bushel at 77¢. The weather has been fine but cold.
February 7. We had
three inches of snow last night. We got about 12 inches on the level now.
February 15. We have
bad small squalls of snow this month. Today it has been snowing and raining. It
is thawing tonight.
February 22. Today our
sleighing is done. It rained all night and today.
February 26. It has
been thawing all the week. The snow is all gone. Lots of it gone into the ground.
March 4. It rained and
snowed last night but it has all melted into the ground. We have had quite a
bit of rain the last week.
March 10. It rained and
snowed today.
March 15. We had a
soaking rain last night.
March 16. It froze hard
last night.
March 21. It rained
hard for four days and then topped off with four inches of snow Saturday night.
It is cold and snowing today.
March 23. Raining and
snowing all day.
March 25. Snowing a
little last night and today.
March 27. Little snow
last night.
March 30. Heavy rains
yesterday and last night.
March 3l. Last night it
froze like a rock.
April 2. Went to Salt
Lake City. Returned on the 7th.
April 4. We had a nice
rain.
April 8. All the wheat
is planted on the bench.
April 16. We had a nice
rain for a few hours today. We have had hot weather for a week. The fall wheat
looks like a meadow.
April 18. Started to
Ogden with alfalfa seed. Returned 23rd. Sold for 13 ½ and 8¢. It rained heavy
for two days.
April 28. Mrs. D.R.
Jones was buried today. The week has been fine today. I sold a team for $275.
May 1. A rain storm
this afternoon.
May 4. It is raining
heavy tonight. It rains a little every day this week.
May 8. Just returned
from Elkhorn. It has been raining a little every day.
May 16. bushel.
Returned from Ogden. Sold 60 bushel of wheat at $1 per Traded Charlie away.
May 18. A nasty dry
wind today. No rain for over ten days. Wheat looks fine.
May 24. We planted the
winter potatoes today.
June 2. We have a
splendid rain. It. has been raining off and on all day. The grain needed it
bad, the land was powder dry.
June 6. Gomer has gone
to Malad with 45 cedar posts. He has sold 174 at 12 ½
¢ each.
June 8. William T.
Jones came home.
June 7. We commenced to
mow the lucern on the bench. The land is very day but
the stream in the ditch keeps up fine. We have watered nearly all the lucern since mowing.
June 16. We have hauled
all the lucern.
June 22. We had a
soaking rain for an hour this afternoon. About five loads of wild hay is what
we got this year.
June 25. A severe frost
last night.
July 1. We had a
soaking rain today.
July 3. Returned from
Ogden and Salt Lake today.
July 5. A little rain
today.
July 20. We started on
the rye with the binder.
July 28. We commenced
on the wheat yesterday. Returned from Logan on the 25th. Sold the cow and team
on the 26th.
August 5. Returned from
Ogden on the mail. Cost $2.50. Bought a home for $850.00.
August 8. Got through
heading over the river.
August 10. Got through
with the binder
August 16. We got done
hauling the bundles on the river today. We cut the second crop of lucern yesterday. Ma went to Provo. Due T.M. Thomas, $1.20.
Due T.M. Thomas, $1.15. Butcher shop 85¢.
August 22. Returned
from Ogden, everything froze last night. It has been very cold for three
nights.
August 23. It. rained
half the day today.
August 31. Commenced to
thrash. Got through September 5th. Ma come home.
September 8. We have
had good weather, no rain or wind. We thrashed rye, 120, oats and wheat mixed,
40, wheat, 1314, lucern. seed, 18 ¼ bulk of seed was
froze.
September 15. Went to
Ogden. Sold two loads wheat, 40 sacks, $76.45.
September 17. Sold 43
sacks wheat at 78¢, total $82.38.
September 21. Sold 65
sacks at. 79¢ cash, total $121.00.
September 23. Sold 66
sacks wheat at 80¢ cash, total $128.23.
September 25. Sold 43
sacks at 80¢ cash, total $83.00.
October 1. Sold 22
sacks at 78¢ cash, $41.00.
October 3. Moved to
Ogden. One load of furniture.
October 6. Went to Salt
Lake and returned October 9th.
October 15. Paid $20
for painting the house in Ogden. $14.00 would have been ample. It could be
painted in 12 hours time by two men. They want $12
for painting the roof, They say it will take eight gallons of oil and mineral.
October 16. We have had
considerable rain this last week. Last night it rained in torrents nearly all
night.
1905
February 14. Phillip
and George come to Ogden with 98 bushel of wheat. Sold to the mill for $85.45,
92¢ per bushel. Gave them $5.00 each for expenses and $2.00.
March 2. The weather is
lovely and has been for two weeks. The sprinkler was out today. The roads are
dusty.
March 10. The assessor
was here today. The ground was $4.50 per foot, the house at $3OO., organ and
furniture $25. Total $437.50. The weather is still lovely.
March 27. The weather
is stormy and has been for nearly two weeks. We have bad lots of raia. It has been favorable to !all graia.
On the 25th we got one-half ton of coal. Cost $2.00.
March 30. We got about
6 inches of snow last night.
April 6. Went to Salt Lake
this morning. Came home on the 9th.
April 17. We have had
two good rains this last week.
June 10. Thomas went
from Malad to the sheep camp.
June 17. I brought the
last of the wheat, sold for 85 CENTS. Headed the rye on the bench. We had one
stack.
July 18. We started on
the wheat.
October 27. We bought
1500 lbs of coal.
November 17. Sold
95--10 bushel.
November 19. Little
Earl died Sunday morning, aged 3 ½ years.
November 20. Bought
2000 lbs of coal.
November 24. Sold
43--50 and $69 lucern seed.
November 27. Sold 101 bu of wheat all at 64¢
sacked. I have taken 16 ½ bu of wheat to the
mills, 4 bu to Ogden and 715 lbs
of rye. Gomer has had 109 ½ bu of wheat. Ma and I
came home December 11.
December 3. Thrashed
814 bu all told.
December 30.Gomer's boy
was born.
1906
January 6. We bought a
new cutter for $22.00, the snow being nearly 12 inches. Bought one ton of slack
coal, $2.75 delivered.
January 8. There is now
a balance in the Pingre Bank, $91.78, in Malad Bank, $5.00.
January 12. Gave Gwennie $3.50. Total in bank, $88.28.
January 25. Went to
Salt Lake and returned 27th.
February 1. In the bank
$88.28.
February 2. Drawed $6. Malad Bank $19.96.
February 10. We have
had 15 days of a fog. Today the sun came out a little but to hide again soon.
On January 15, Gomer left $13.95 in the bank and February 12, he sent me $20.
Total $33.95 . Gome sold 54 bushel wheat February 5,
·received $30.00.
May 3. Sold 136--13 bu of wheat at Cherry Creek for 62¢. Sacked all the wheat
we had and came home after being up there 17 days. The wheat came to $84.34.
Gomer sold the hog for $7.73 which is not received.
May 19. We have had a
splendid rain for nearly a week. Noan came here sick
from Neveda on May 2, of spotted fever. The doctor
bill cost his $30 without the medicine.
June 15. Sent a letter
to Rickard Walters.
June 14. Thomas went to
Idaho.
June 6. I returned from
Idaho. Up to that date we had all the rain we wanted.
July 9. A heavy thunder
storm and big hailstones.
July 17. We put the
horses in pasture. Received 95¢ over from Ben Ledbetter.
July 12. Gomer came
down and brought the cow and calf one week, also three horses.
August 3. We sold
Cleave for $40, twenty do and twenty Sept. J. we old the calf for $6 and the cow
for $35. I got $15 down and $20 due September 4. Late in September I sold Chief
for $56.25. Ma and I went to Malad. Stayed two weeks.
Returned October 4th.
October 4. Gomer was
thrashing when we got there. We thrashed 781 bushels of grain and ten of seed.
Of the grain 56 was rye.
October 15. Went to Malad. Returned to Ogden on the 24th. Had a terrific wind
in Salt Lake and Ogden October 21. Broke down all the poles from 13th street to
Five Points Uprooted scores of trees across the sidewalk and buried houses and
many barns down. It blowed ours to pieced, some off
across the road.
November 5. The barn
rebuilt again complete. W. T. Jomes helped all
through.
October 4. William
Roper was buried in Salt Lake City. I think he died the day before.
November 17. Winter set
in very severe.
November 18. Ma went to
Provo.
November 19. Sent five
dollars to Sister Ellen.
November 21. Five
inches of snow on the ground. Still winter weather.
November 22. It is
blowing something terrible and cold, The snow is drifted deep in the sidewalk.
Street cars did not run until afternoon.
November 24. Gomer got
here today. He brought 12 sacks of wheat, 5 of rye and 3of flour. He went home
on the 27th.
November 29. Sarah
Thatcher died Thanksgiving night.
December 2. Dinah came
here on her way to Provo. Mary Ellen's boy was born November 26, 1906. Ma got
home December 10.
December 14. Gomer sold
our pig for $7, straw for $11.50, and 13 sacks wheat to Will Evans and 5 sacks
to mill and 3 of rye. Also 7 sacks wheat, 12 in-all and 3 sacks chicken feed.
It has been raining quite a bit the last day or two. We have a little snow on
the ground now.
December 16. Snowed a
little last night. In Pingree Bank at this date,
$143.75.
December 22. Got $10
from the bank, total $133.75. Been to Idaho. Sold 345 lbs
of lucern seed for $36.55. Paid $2 poll tax for
Gomer.
December 27. In the
bank at this date $120.50.
1907
January 3. In the bank
at this date $105.58. Last week it was raining today cold.
January 8. Went to Malad. Returned on the 13th. Snow is over two foot there.
January 12. Sold 342 bu of wheat at 47¢ sacked, sold straw for $16, sold the
Cherry Creek farm. Received $500 as part payment.
January 17. It is
snowing everyday. We have nearly two feet on the
level.
January 25. The numbers
of the castings on the solid comfort Sulky is boxin,
184, axles, 212.
January 29. Half ton of
coal by Hawks.
February 4. Ma returned
from Malad.
February 5. The weather
very fine after nearly a week of rain. Snow about all gone.
February 11. Received
one month's rent from G. Neerings.
February 18. It rained
hard yesterday and today after two weeks of beautiful, fine weather.
February 25. Subscribed
for the Deseret News. Received the first paper Monday, February 25, 1907.
March 1. Received $40
for Jack, $25 for harness, $9 for rent. paid $7.40 for tithing.
March 11. Paid $5 to
the Academy.
March 20. We have had a
nice spring for dry farms. Rain off and on all the time but no gardens in yet.
March 28. Went to Malad.
April 3. Returned. Too
much mud and rain to do anything.
April 5. Went to Salt
Lake.
April 7. Returned.
April 9. Paid $5.25 for
coal. Was right out.
April l5. Went to Malad. Baled 217 bales and shipped it to Ogden. Sold two
small loads of wheat, 23 bu, 29 lbs
and 34 bu and 10 bu 23 lbs to the mill making a total of 67 bu
and SJ lbs left in the bin. About 60 bin. About 60 buckets or 16 bu and 13 bu 24 lbs to Will T. Total of 29 bu, 24
lbs to Gomer. Received for the last 34 bu of wheat $17.20.
May 20. Due from George
$25 for wagon and $3.50 for harness.
June 13. Sold to George
H. Facer 120 acres land for $500.00. Paid in two years at 5% per annum. Sold to
Gomer, the cupboard for $2, bureau, $4, chairs, 25¢ each. Sold four pulleys to
M.V. for $1.25. Received for the hay $92.77, cost of baling and shipping, $46.90,
net $45.87.
June 21. Received 2200
of hay. Cost $8.00. Received from Neerings April $9,
May $7, June $7.
June 22. Received from
Miller, $8 for rent. Paid $10.50 on tithing and 50¢ ward expense.
August 13. Received
from John Miller $10.50 for rent. Sister Ellen died August 14, 1907, in Pontyprydd.
September 8. Received
of John Miller $9 for rent from September 13th to October 13th.
September 7. Sold to
Gomer V. Rees one bay mare for the sum of $165.00.
September 9. Paid $4.50
on tithing.
October 7. Just
returned from Salt Lake. Quite sick having a bad cold. Received $192.20 from
the crop of wheat. We thrashed 824 bu. Gave 89 ¼ for heading and 82 to the
thrasher. My share of the expenses was sacks, $15, twine, 50¢, help $8, board,
$5, Sold 680 bu at 68¢ amounting to $462.40.
October 9. Ma got $25.
for herself. She bought a coat for $12.50. I have now in the Malad bank $42.20, and in the Pingree
Bank $95.48.
October 13. Due from Gwennie on coal $1. Received $9 for rent up to November 13.
November 4. Paid for
bedstead, $10, springs, $5.50, shoes No. 4, $1.98, No, 7, $2.98.
November 8. Ma spent
$4.60 for herself.
November 1. Received $6
from Mr, Jackson for rent.
November 9. Lent one
dollar to Gwennie. They owe me now $25.15. Balance in
Pingree bank, $93.91 and in Malad
Bank, $42.
November l5. Gwennie paid $1. Balance $24.l5.
November 23. Received
of J. H. Miller, $6. Balance due $12.
November 29. Received
of J. H. Miller $6. Yet due $6.
November 12. Paid
$17.10 for tithing.
November 13. Went to
Salt Lake City for Styles Tracy and Ruth Nickols.
Received $4 from Millers for one month's rent.
November 2. Received of
John Jackson $12 for one month's rent.
November 23. Thomas has
been out nearly an hour after dark.
November 27. Mr. Love
died. They stored their furniture here, November 12, 1907.
December 7. Margaret
King died.
December 9. Ma went to
Provo. She had $8.25.
December 8. It rained
all night and today.
December 11. It snowed
last night and today.
December 5. Gwennie's baby was born at six o'clock in the evening of
December 5, 1908. P. M. Rees was married November 28, 1907. They visited here
with us until December 8. Gwennie was married in the
Salt Lake Temple, January 9, 1907.
December 23. Tithing
due to date, $3.10. We have had very cold weather for the last week. We have
had about four inches of snow. It isn't so cold now.
1908
January 6. We got the
electric light put in the house on the 4th.
January 5. Emily and
Joe and George came down.
January 25. We got the
first number of the Daily Examiner.
February 1. Coldest two
days of this winter.
February 21. Sold the
farm on the river to G. Moss for $2400. Got $400 down the balance in two years time at 8%.
March 1. Returned from Malad. Went to Salt Lake and Provo. Returned home on the
9th.
March 11. Rented the
house to Peter Hollenback.
March 13. Got the front
room papered. The paper was 35¢ a roll, border 15¢ a yard. It cost $5.25. Four
bolts for the ceiling and it took only 3 bolts of plain paper for the wass. We paid $3.50 for man to put it on. The border was 20
yards.
March 21. Paid $23.10
on tithing on the rents and all money received to date. Gwennie
paid $3.65, all she owed to me.
March 30. Commenced to
build the house on Quincy.
May 2. One glass door,
$5, lock 75¢. Paid E. B. Judkins this day $257, also
$125.
April 23. We got a
splendid rain.
June 22. John H.
Miller's account, paid to date $40.
July 1. Due from J. H.
Miller $570. for the house and 25 feet of the land.
July 11. Received $12.
August 15. Received $10.
August 22. Received $9.
September 5. Received
$3.
September 11. Received
$3.70.
September 19. Received
$2.
September 26. Received
$2.
October 24. Received
$20. Paid to date $111.70. Total $116.80.
October 31. Paid $5.
November 28. Paid $5.
December 2. Paid $10.
December 12. Received
$10. Total to date $141.70.
1909
January 12. Paid $5.
January 20. Paid $5.
January 26. Paid $4.30.
February 2. Paid $8 for
the month of January.
February 23 . Paid $10.
February 28. Paid $5.
March 9. Paid $4. Total
paid $183.
March 12. $6.oo.
March 27. $10.00
interest in full $24.00 for 1909 and up to May 1, 1909.
June 12. In account
with John H. Miller for house No. 2030, located on Quiney.
He has paid to date $199.00. Sold to J. H. Miller May 1, 1909, 25 foot
adjoining for the sum of $150. Balance due on the whole, $561.
July 2. Paid $25.00.
August 28. Paid $4.10.
September 11. Paid
$20.00.
October 12. Paid $21.00
November 11. Paid $5.
December 11. Paid
$25.00.
March 12. $2050.
March 23. $7.00.
April 12. Received $5.
May 13. Received 10.00
dollars.
June 10. Received $10.
July 15. Received from
Orson Olson, $10. Paid the first year $199. Paid the second year to May 13,
1910 $148. Total paid $347. from $760 leaves a balance due on the house $413
May 13, 1910. Interest due, $24.78. Due on insurance $330, and $250 on city
water, $580.
May 2, 1908 Went to
California, Spent 10 days in Frisco, two days in San Jose, one in Santa
Barbara, eight days in Los Angeles, two in Long Beach. Returned on the 28th of
same month. Cost $37.75. Paid additional $2.75 for tourist birth to return.
June 17. Went to Provo.
Gwennie and us returned 22nd. Thomas worked two weeks
in the printing office but left for Idaho July 2nd.
July 16. We went to
Salt Air and met Mae and M.V.
July 21. Went to
Lagoon.
August 4. Went to
Lagoon alone.
August 17. four days.
Went to Cherry Creek and Elkhorn. Returned to Ogden. Stayed at Elkhorn
August 25. Got $15.
from M.V. for Thomas. He paid him up to Saturday night, 22nd.
August 30. It rained
this morning. The weather turned quite cold.
Sept 8. Ma went to Malad. Nellie had a baby Saturday Sept. 5th.
September 16. Thomas
came home. Commenced to work next day for Tea Company.
August 31. Cleared up
the mortgage on the brick house of $203.
September 20, 1908 M.V.
is owing him for 16 days work but he has received $5 on the account.
September 24. Ma came
home from Malad. It rained all day and froze
everything right down.
September 26. We had to
pick about all the grapes. We sold 75¢ worth. We had sold 35¢ worth before.
September 28. Sold 80¢
worth of grapes and 60¢ of grapes to this little store.
October 1. We went to
Salt Lake and returned on the eighth. It rained for two days.
October 10. Received
$9.60 from Thomas. Received $6 from Charles Barnett for harness. He will pay
the other $6 Dec. 1.
October 23. Received $5
from D.J. Rees for fanning mill. It has been snowing for a week. We had four
inches of snow but it has all gone today.
October 17. We papered
two rooms at the Five Points. It took 8 rools for the
wall and six rolls for the ceiling, 15¢ a roll and 30¢ to put it on.
December 25. Dan came
here and left December 30.
December 31. George
came here.
January 1, 1909 The
weather is lovely.
June . M.V.Rees was here two days.
July 3. George Rees was
here four days.
August 21. Returned
from Los Angeles. We were gone six weeks to the day. Noan
and Phillip and their families were here Sept. 4 for three days.
September 6. George A.
Rees and Pearl P. White were married and left for Malad
the next morning.
October 27. Pearl came
to Ogden and went back November 4th.
October 2. Ma went to Malad. Returned in nine days.
November 19. Phillip
received for wheat $486.22.
December 16. Bought
from quarter of beef, 115 lbs at 5¢. Sold half of it
to J.H. Miller, paid January 12.
December 18. Gwennie was confined Saturday, 2;30 p.m. Mary Ellen came
here next day and went home.
1910
January 12. Got 3000 of
coal. Cost $9. We had a little coal at the time. We had eight sacks of flour
November 30th.
March 12. I have been
in Salt Lake nearly all this week trying to see a new auto, three h.p. for $200. but sold this day for $150. Bought a house
and lot on Kennington A venue No. about 1188, from C.
Fischer, 560 South 8 West for $2300. Rented it.
March 18. Received $20.
per month from Mr. J.A. Holdaway. Next rent will be
due April 21, 1910.
March 19. On deposit in
Pingree $740. Due on tithing this day $9.70.
March 25. Gave Gomer
and George Rees $50 each. Went to Malad and Elkhorn
March 21. Returned March 26. Fare round trip $4.
March 22. Gave M.V.
Rees $600. at 7% interest.
April 3. Went to Salt
Lake. Returned the fourth. There will be $28 interest due June 27 to E. J
Wills, 15 West 2 South street, Salt Lake City.
May 23. There was a
total exlipse of the moon tonight and Halleys Comet was visible. It will show again in the year
1985.
May 24. We got a ton of
Rock Springs coal today, $5.50 delivered.
August 17. Sold the
house on Washington Avenue last May to James Davis. He is to pay $20 a month on
the first of each month and 7% interest in advance every six months.
September 14. Pearl
came to Ogden and went back September 27.
October 6. Went to
conference. Returned October 9. Ma came down on the 8th. Dan was there.
October 29. Emily went
home to Elkhorn after being in Ogden six days.
December 23. Pearl came
to Ogden.
1911
January 12. We went to
St. George and returned February 28.
April 14. We have had
very cold weather for a week. I think most of the fruit is killed.
June 2. Returned from Malad. Went May 23.
July 7. MV Rees came to
Ogden.
July 22. George and
Pearl came to Ogden. He returned on the 26th. She went under an operation here
on the 28th.
August 12. Pearl P.
Rees went to Malad today.
August 12. Nellie
Palmer came home with Joe Thatcher.
September 22. Mary
Ellen and the children came here.
September 24. P.M. Rees
came here alone. I loaned him $35 and he went home September 26th.
1912
February 14. Gwennie's baby girl was born at 11;55 p.m.
Janurary
1. Returned from Malad. Ma came on the 4th.
February 21. It is
snowing today.
March 19. Greenwell
vacated the house. He paid altogether $55.
April 11. Bought a Ree automobile in Salt Lake. It is brought up to Ogden the
same day. It was bad weather.
April 24. It balked by
the park. The only trouble was it was feeding gasoline too fast but i didn't know it at the time. It was hauled to Brownings. They said that ten hours was put on it, April
25. It was brought home in a bad condition.
April 26. I took it
down there again. Asked Arch Browning to ride with me a few minutes. He did so
he said she wasn't working right, for me to drive in, Their man got at it and
failed to drive it on the elevator. Finally he killed her and then went to
dinner. When we returned he fixed her in 15 minutes.
May 1. I took her down
to get them to oil the auto and told them that she got fearful hot after half
an hours drive, But no one could remedy the trouble.
May 2. She died out
again the same as on April 25th, and she hadn't been drove over two hours since
she came from the shop April 26th.
May 4. Ma got a new
hat, cost $5. Five dollars she says. She don't want any more hats for two
years.
June 1. Came to Salt
Lake. Bought 5 ½ packets of Kalcimine. Paid $2.35.We
used 6 packets for the three rooms, pantry and bathroom.
June 18. Sold the house
in Salt Lake to Mr. Murrey for $2300.
November 11. Thomas R.
Rees went to Germany. He paid $80 from Ogden to Liverpool. He sent $50 to
Liverpool and had $60 with him and left $79.40 at home but owed $15 for board.
November 30. It looks
like winter has come to stay. Ground covered with cold snow.
November 29. Thomas
arrived at Liverpool.
December 10. Sharp,
frosty, winter weather. Some snow.
December 17. Sent
$25.20 to Switzerland for Deseret News.
1913
January 6. Dave brought
Ramola to Ogden. She started to the Lorin Farr school January 8.
January 13. Sent $25 to
Thomas today to Mariahilfer Str. #53 2 Tur 12 Vienna, Austria.
January 25. Sent a
letter to Dembinski Vt
37al-8 Budapest Vll Hungary. Letter also January 30.
January 28. Received a
letter from Thomas. Wrote to him Feb.11.
January 30. Gomer and
family came and brought us a large ham. After them Phillip and family came and
brought dressed chickens.
February 18. Leona came
here from Malad. Went to work February 21st.
February 27. Sent a
letter to Thomas.
March 14. Ma went to Malad.
March 20. We started to
move the two buildings today.
March 21. We moved the
shanty and started on the foundation.
March 22. Finished
foundation. Worked three full days. William Emerson worked nine hours.
March 24. It snows
heavy every night. Joe worked half a day on window frames. Emerson didn't work
but 25th worked 7 hours short.
March 25. Joe worked eitht.
March 26. Started at 10
a. m. Very cold. Worked seven hours. Will start at ten a. m. Worked 7 hours
short.
March 27. Will started
at 9:30 Worked after 6. Worked 8 hours.
March 28. Will started
at 9 a. m. Worked until 6:30.
April 6. Went to
conference. Came back on the 7th. Very busy on account of building.
April 16. Joe and Romola went to Malad. She took
$2.50 with her.
May 2. It froze ice
last night. Much of the fruit froze tea days ago. I think it all went last
night. Cold the last three days, no rain.
June 15. Returned from Malad. Absent 13 days.
July 2. Ma went to
Provo. Returned July 8.
August 16. Ma and Mary
Ellen went to Malad.
November 17. Sent $30
to Bornheimer Landwehr 78 1
Frankfurt A M Germany.
December 18. George
came to Ogden from California December 8 to us.
December 16. Dave
called here and M. V. December 17.
December 18. Sent $22
to T. R. Rees to Wiesbaden Blucher str 2% Weisbaden i/p bei
Scheuter.
December 18. Tithing
paid $20.80 up to December 31.
1914
January 30. George
boarded here seven weeks up to Jan. 22.Started again Feb. 3, 1914. John paid
$5.75 for coal, .50 for wood. P.M. Rees paid $1.50 for the pictures received
them Feb. 2, Cost $9.00 per dozen.
Feb. 18. Thomas address
now is Frandfurt Zussel
str. 44 11 Germany.
Feb. 29. Sent $24. to
T.R. Rees . Got one ton of coal' was right out.
February 25. Gwennie gave birth to a baby boy at ten forty five am.
Received $1.50 from M. Von Picture in account with George M. Rees.
March He boarded here
from Dec. 18 to Jan 20 and from Feb. 3 to March 21, 1914, including a total of
eleven weeks and 2 days. Making $38.50, he paid $53.50 and drawed
in furniture $10., cash $5., coal $1.60, total $15.70. Paid Pearl for
calcimining $2.50, for washing $1.00 and $4.30 for a weeks
work. George got $1.25 from Gwennie $17.95 butter, 30
cents bal. Due $3.25, $9.25.
Mar. 26. For rent $6.00.
George moved to the house April 17.
Mar. 28. Ma went to
Provo. Took $5.00.
May 29. We went to Malad in Nonan's automobile he
and the whole family brought us home, May 30. They went home June first.
Mar. 21. Sent $20. to
T.R. Rees to Zeughans Str. 67# Barmen igf Germany.
April 2. We papered the
dining room today. It took nearly six roles for the wall and four and half for
a drop ceiling. Without a drop ceiling three would be enough.
April 6. Sent $100 to
Thomas and garters 25 and socks 25 Postage 12 cents Bal. 62¢. Loaned John
$4.60. Rent $1.50. Insurance $3.08. At the depot 25¢, Total $9.15.
April 13. 5:20 P.M. I
received a letter from Thomas and as I got through reading it I heard four raps
on some of the house doors it seem to me. I went out and looked all around the
house but saw no one. I couldn't tell which door it was. Gwennie
went to Malad April 9. John went April 6. Ben Waldron
died at Samaria.
April 16. Wm. E. Jones
dies.
April 21. Received
$60.00 from F.P. Murray.
May 20. Received $30.00
from F.P. Murray.
June 6. We started to
burn the electric light.
June 30. Paid tithing
in full $27.00.
July 9, 1914. Received
$1.00 from Wm. Picett. Loaned to John Miller $30.00.
June 2 and 3. Rain for
a day and two nights.
June 6. It has been
raining nearly all week.
July 4. Very heavy rain
nearly all day. D.J. Rees moved his family to Ogden Saturday August 8, and
bought the farm on the Cardon bench for $3,300. He
paid John Roth $334.00 for the crop and other things.
August 18. D.J. Rees
paid $45.00.
Aug. 19. Commenced the
sack of sugar today.
August 31. Sent a
letter to H.W. Valentine.
Sept. 1. German card to
Thomas.
Sept. 5. Bought 600 lbs flour paid $15.00. Started to use it Sept. 14. The
weather is very cold. Snow on the hills. Had no rain for two months.
Sept. 15. Sent $20. to
Hm. Smith to Liverpool for T.R. Rees.
October 11. Dan and the
two boys came from Provo, 1914. John Miller buried his Mother Caroline Miller
Sept. 28. Margeret Vaughn King died Dec. 8, 1907.
David P. Jones died Dec 8, Oct 25, 1914.
Nov. 8. Ma went to
Provo. Ma and Thomas came home Nov. 11, 1914. T.R. Rees arrived from Germany
and Wales. He was gone two years to the day. Evan Evans sent me a cane and his
wife sent a shawl for Ma.
Nov. 22. They all came
here from Malad except None and wife and Nellie and
J. Miller, to meet T.R. Rees and hear him.
Nov. 30. Last night we
had the first snow but it vanished before noon today. We have had beautiful
weather but too dry.
Dec 5. Received of D.J.
Rees $5.00 all-so Pork $6. on account.
Dec. 18. It is winter,
we have had some snow for several days. Bitter last night. It snowed much more,
and the sleigh bells can be heard on the city streets. M.V. was here last
Friday for one night. Thomas went to Malad this
morning.
1915
January 4. Thomas
returned to Malad to teach school. Started to teach
Jan. 11. The weather is very cold.
January 21. We have
plenty of snow for good sleighing. We have had two weeks of cold frosty weather
but not severe. Paid John Miller insurance today. $3.96.
January 25. M.V. went
with a bad accident the shot gut discharged a load
through his left hand. He came to Ogden Feb. 4 to Dr. Voyce
and returned Feb. 7th.
February 1. D.J. Rees
paid $6.90 for lumber for his new well.
February 2. We have had
a big thaw for three days.
February 4. It snowed
last night eleven inches.
February 8. We have
seven inches of snow but is thawing today.
February 15. J.
Williams died Feb. 18. W.W. Evans buried.
February 26. Snowing
all day 5 inches has fallen.
February 27. $15 for
one sack of sugar. $7. for coal, 3300 to John Farr, $9.40.
March 29. It rained
last night. 1 Most all night and a half day. Enough for the present. Today
Thomas sent his Ma. $2.50 and the same to his Father.
March 25. Paid S. E. Jost $300. $700 more due him for land.
April 2. Went to Salt
Lake for one day.
April 3. Thomas and Gwennie came here.
April 4. Went to
Conference for one day.
April 5. Thomas went
back to Malad to his school. Recd. $12. from George
for rent.
April 8. Many hours of
pouring rain. Bought eight acres of land from S.E. Josr
for $1,000.
April 10. Gwennie went home today.
April l5. MV. And
Phillip came to see me today in the auto and went home on the 17th.
April 22. We had a good
rain last Right.
May 23. We have had
snow and much rain for three weeks off and on. I am just recovering from five
weeks severe sickness. M.V. Rees and family came here in their auto May 17 and
went home May 23. Gomer V. Rees came here May 19 and returned May 23.
June l5. We are having
plenty of rain. The dreadful war has been going on for ten months and is still
raging.
June 17. We all went to
Malad and returned June 23. The night of June 25, was
about cold enough to freeze. M.V. Rees came with his auto for Mary Ellen and us
and brought us home.
July 4. The great Libery Bell is exhibited in Ogden today on its journey to
San Francisco Exposition. Mrs. Ledbetter called July 20 on her way to San
Francisco.
July 22. And George got
through at Tremonton.
July 23. Ma is bottling
our own apricots.
August 5. George and
Pearl went our West to stay on a farm, owing $16. rent and $2. loan. Dean Wm. Jardine, wife and his mother of the A.G. College, Kansas,
visited August 1.
August 6. President
Middleton was buried.
August 10. Got two big
cases blackberries by express prepaid, from Provo.
August 14. Pearl Rees
came to Ogden to bury her niece that drowned. Returned August 15. Joe and Emily
and Thomas and Noan and the children came here in the
auto and returned next day.
August 24. D.J. and I
went for an outing through Weber, Coal-ville, Kamas,
Heber, and Provo. I came home August 30. Phillip and family had been here since
the 26th but had gone home.
Sept 1. Two hours rain
tonight.
Sept 2. Went to Malad and released the mortgage on the farm of P.M. Rees
and went to Elkhorn. Returned home Sept. 8. The house on Quincy Ave. was rented
to McIntyre Aug. 19th.
Sept. 30. P.M. Rees
made the final payment on his farm.
October 1. Noan and family came and took Ma and the family to Provo
and came back to Ogden on the fifth and Pa came home the same night from Salt
Lake before Conference was over. Thomas went to the University Sept. 29, 1915.
October 18. Gave D.J.
Rees $785.60 cash.
October 20. D.J. Rees
and children started to University at 9 A.M. this morning. Dinah left yesterday
to visit in Heber. The same night George and Pearl came in from Promonotory where he worked for Thomas C.
October 21. Got a
letter from Mrs. Murray but no money this month of fixing basement.
October 23. Ma went to
Cherry Creek, and returned Nov. 4.
Nov. 6. Heavy rain and
heavy thunder and lighting. After dark it snowed very heavy.
Nov. 10. A wintry scene
trees covered with snow. Eight inches on the ground and cloudy today.
Nov. 12. Been cloudy
all week. Bad winter weather. Sent a letter to Wales yesterday. Hope to get an
answer. George has been working in Salt Lake over a week.
Nov. 19. John Miller
and family came to stay for the winter.
November 26. Rundz moved into the house on 12th street. The sun has been
obsured for three days. The weather has been very
dismal.
December 2. Tithing due
to date $25.17.
December 18. Bought a
fur coat for $15.00.
December 20. Thomas
came up from Salt Lake City. Weather has been very fine but rain today.
December 31. It has
been very cold for a week about six inches of snow on the ground.
1916
January 1. There is in
the Pingree bank, $500 on interest and $55.28 open
account in the First National $200 on interest. Thomas went back to Salt Lake.
George didn't come up.
January 2. Thawing a
little today have had another severe sick spell since Dec. 23rd. Not well yet.
January 6. Had a severe
attack of chills and fever.
January 8. Rec'd. two
tons of coal cost $1.50. Still on the sick list. The weather has been very fine
for a week. Little snow.
Jan. 9. A light fall of
snow last night.
Jan. 13. Gwennie paid $2.00 on coal and light bill $2.60 all she
owes now is $1.50 on coal. Paid for coal in all $10 in all by Gwennie.
Jan. 15. It has been
snowing for three days lots of snow on the ground. Ma has been sick for three
days with a cold.
Jan 17. It has been the
wildest weather we have seen for many years snowing and drifting over 12 inches
snow on the level.
Jan. 19. It has been
blowing fierce for three days. Rec'd. from J. Peter Jensen today, $436.35. $225
of it belongs to D.J. Rees. Dinah gave birth to a 9 ¼ lb
boy at the Hospital at Roosevelt, Jan 14, 19l4. Got $211 from J, P. Jensen.
From A.W. McIntyre rent $4.50. Got a letter from Thomas. Got a letter from
George, Jan 21.
January 22. Rec'd from
Mrs. Murray $32.50.
January 25. Ma got a
nice suit for $10. shoes $1.98, and rubbers,.50--$2.48.
January 29. We have
terrific winds and snow, for ten days or more. Snow is 12 or 18 in. deep.
Feb 6. The bear never
seen his shadow on the as it was storming all day and dearly all the seek.
Today is rainy all day. Water and sluch [sic] over
the tops of our shoes everywhere. We got a letter from Dave yesterday. 18
inches of snow in Altonah, he said. We will send his
notes to his lawyer tomorrow for collection. I sent them Feb 7th.
Feb 7. Sent a letter E.
Evans to Wales.
Feb 29. We had quite a
blizzard this morning. Last Saturday and Sunday it was snowing. Monday was fine
nearly all the snow melted all last week. Was fine weather, snow nearly all
gone. We got a 26 cent lump of coal, Feb. 1916.
March 15. We put five
rolls of paper on the wall and five rolls on the ceiling of the south room. And
five rolls on the wall and four on the ceiling on the north room. Two rolls of
paper covered the ceiling of the bedroom today. March 24.
January 23. I sent $125
to D.J. Rees. Feb sent thirty to D.J. Rees. March 22. I collected $21. for him.
I have now in hand for D.J. Rees $70. from Peter Jensen and $10.50 left yeat from Jost. Taxes $60 I must
pay George out of it.
March 21. There was a
heavy flood, The whole country was immudated from the
20th street nort [sic] of the creamery, Plowed the
farm March 27th.
April 5. Advertised 81
city lot, cost $3.50.
April 6. Went to
Conference for two days. The weather is fine but not warm enough. Last week we
had a nice warm rain.
April 11. Gwennie and John went home this morning and it started to
rain at night.
April 12. Ground
covered with snow at noon, it is all gone.
April 18. Rec'd. rent
$4.50 from McIntyre and $2. from S. Runtz. Rain last
night and today.
April 20. It rained and
snowed yesterday and last night. It froze ice. The fruit perhaps is all killed
by frost.
April 26. Paid Mrs.
Vandyke $17.51 for George and put $25. in the bank for him. Will have to put
$25. more in the bank for him.
April 28. Paid Wm.
Pickett $18 for George A Rees.
May 2. The farm house
vacated.
May 9. A miserable cold
winter wind all day.
May 10. Last night it
froze all the fruit and gardens. Advertised the house and three acres of land
all plowed for ten dollars per mo. Paid 50¢.
May 12. Cloudy like
storm rain needed bad yesterday I gave notice for A. W. Mcntyre
to move in 30 days from date and to pay up his rent inside of ten days. A.W.
McIntyre moved out of the house May 18 oweing $18
rent.
May 19. Raining today the first for the first
for a lont [sic] time but didn't last long.
May 23. Sent $8. to
D.J. Rees. Paid .65 more than due.
May 24. A good rain
last night and some today. On May 12 I rent-ed the
one field and house with the farm to Joseph Dell a Jap for $12 per month and
rented the meadow May 17 to Bishop Powell for $65.
May 20. Joe Dale left
the farm June 2. We have had two or more good showers of rain last week.
May 27. Rarr rented the house on Guinley
Ave.
June 5. Ma and me went
with M.V. to Malad and returned June 12. Joseph H.
Thomas went to the Hospital June 8, 1916.
June 16. Went to see
the 23 wells in Ogden with Noan. Emily came here.
Ethel came on the 21st. They went home June 26. And Joe went June 27. Went to
Salt Lake with the Old Folks. They forced us to wear a red badge.
July 15. Nothing very
important has occured [sic] for some time only an
undesirable tenant placed on the farm by an unscrupulous agent, but I managed
to oust him in two days, Avery much needed rain for about six hours today.
July 19. Rented the
Lucerne for $50 and the-house for $8 for a month to C.R. Ratz.
$23 yet due to be paid Aug. 29. I am putting cement on the roof and on the
floor of the cellar.
July 11. Sold the house
and lots on Quincy Ave. to John T. Schuimann for
$1150. on the installment plan, $15 on the first of each month at 3 per cent
interest, $15 down.
August 1. Ma went to Malad and returned Aug. 11. Pa went Aug 4, returned Aug. 8.
Rachel was sick.
August 14. Ma went to
Provo. The reason is Mary Ellen gave birth to an eight months baby boy on Aug
11.
August 18. Gwennie came to Ogden and on the 19 went to Provo.
August 26. Ma returned
from Provo. Our early peaches is ripe.
August 29. P.M. Rees
returned the loan $154.70.
Sept. 2. Gwennie returned home from Provo.
Sept 22. Emily returned
home after being here ten days. Sept, 18 sent $1.10 to the Druid.
Sept 23. It rained
heavy in the night.
Sept. 30. Ma went to
Provo. Mary Ellen is sick.
October 1. Rained last
night and today heavy.
October 2. Rained. I
went to Provo and returned to Salt Lake Oct. 6. and came to Ogden Oct. 8.
Returned fare from Ogden $1.10, to Provo $2.20. Rained for a week.
October 10. Ma came
home from Provo. Bought a silk dress in Malad for Ma.
Oct. 24. Ma went to Malad. Returned Nov. 5.
Oct. 27. Pa went to Malad. Returned Nov. 4.
Nov. 4 &5. We had
four inches of snow. It stormed for nearly a week.
Nov. 16. It has been
very cold up to now, and is yet. Yesterday we bought five hundred pounds of
flour, paid $3.65 per hundred. We had a hundred and fifty pounds on hand.
Nov. 27. It snowed very
hard yesterday but it's all gone. Ground froze very hard today. Many acres of
beets in the ground.
Dec. 23. Started to San
Diego, Cal. Reached Los Angeles Dec. 25, 11:30 A.M. Left there at 2:30. Reached
San Diego 6 P.M. Fare $3.75.
1917
Jan 28. Started home at
9 A..M. with the automobile stage. Fare to Los Angeles, $2.75. Reached home Jan
31. 9:30 P.M. Fare round trip, $42.75, with bed in the sleeper.
Feb. 12. Gwennie gave birth to a baby boy at five o'clock P.M. Her
Mas went to Malad Feb 13 and Pa went to Provo Feb. 17
and returned Feb 23. Feb 28, Ma returned from Malad.
Mar. 1. Rented the farm
to C.R. Ratz for one year, $100. To be paid on or
before June first and $8.00 per month. Last payment to be paid Feb. first 1918.
Mar. 3. M.V. Rees came
down from Malad and returned March 5 and was
snow-bound nearly all night near Plymouth.
Mar. 10. It snowed four
inches yesterday and today. Very little sign of spring yet.
Mar. 14. It snowed all
of eight inches last night and today.
Mar 21. Sent $40. to
M.V. Rees. The snow is all gone down on the farm but, it is cold and stormy
today. Hay $30. a ton here. Rec'd. 67¢ from A.W. McIntyre. He has paid $7. now.
There is due yet $6.50. We have had, a snow storm several times lately.
April 3. We had a
blizzard yesterday. It left four inches of snow but it is all going off today.
April 6. Pa went to
Salt Lake and returned April 9. Ma went to Provo April 7 and returned April 12.
Weather was beautiful, but it rained that day.
April 15-Sunday. It
snowed like January until six inches was on the ground.
April 14. Noan came here for one hour then went home on the train.
April 20. Planted wheat
on the south end.
April 28. Planted wheat
on the north piece. Madsen planted Rye fore part of April. April 30. A little
nice rain after three days of strong cold miserable wind.
May 12. A nice heavy
gentle rain today after three days of high scorching winds. The trees is all in
blossom 6 weeks later than last year.
May 19. Got a letter
from Mrs. F.P. Murray, but no money, on accounting of plastering and painting
house.
May 20. Drizzling rain
all day. Very cloudy. The Titanic was sunk by an iceberg April 14, 1912. Lois
over 1500 souls. Length of boat, 882-9-92-6. The Lusitania was sunk by a German
Submarine May 7, 1915. Length, 785 by 88 feet. Loss of life about 2000.
May 28. It has rained
some today and nearly all night and a little every day for eight days past.
Everything looks fine.
June 4. Nailed 3000
shingles on the slope roof.
June 10. It rained last
night and this forenoon. It was cold yesterday.
June 17. It is very hot
today and has been hot for the last four days. Things is very dry. Thomas came
home Friday, June 8. Worked June 11. Nellie came down June 1, and went under an
operation next day and went home June 8. George came here June 9 and went home
June 11. Ratz mowed the last of his hay the 12 th.
June 18. Noan came down on the train and went back next day.
June 29. Went to Lagoon
with the old folks.
July 6. My hay was
mowed by George Butter and hauled July 9 by John Anderson. Four and a half
tons. George came here July 26. Started to work July 27.
Aug. 9. Rec'd. $20.00
from Mary Ellen.
Aug. 11. Went to Malad alone and returned Aug. 23. Fare $3. Returned Sept.
1. Gwennie came from Malad
and returned Sept. 8. Emily returned also. Mary Ellen came Sept. 2 and returned
9th.
Sept. 17. Tonight
George and Thomas left. T.R. went to school and George went to housekeeping.
The south room was papered. 30 cents a roll. Br. 7¢. It too 6 rolls for wall.
Five for ceiling Grapes and our own early peaches is ripe. Sept. 6 rec'd. $20
from T.R. for board and from George $30, Sept 5. On this day T.R. paid his
Mother $4.00 on his board.
Sept 19. Noan and little Emily came here and went home next day. We
are gathering all the grapes.
Sept. 21. Albertas nearly ripe.
Sept. 23 and 24. It has
poured, the rain. Received the first Examiner, Sept. 26. Will get it 45 days
for .65 cents.
October 3. Today we
picked the last of our peaches. The cling stones we have sold three bushels and
gave some. We had a big crop of fine grapes and pears. We have all picked now.
October 18. John Miller
raised 206 bushel, mostly barley with some wheat on his OWJI. farm, and he got
for his share 119 on Hugh Jones’ farm. Phillip sold wheat $477., Cattle $417, a
pair of mares $275, chickens $9.30. Dee Thomas raised about 1200 bushels of
wheat and barley.
October 24. Went to Malad. Returned Oct. 29th.
October 30. R. Schuinmann vacated the house on Quincy. Nov. 7. We had a
nice soaking rain. It has been dry for a very long time. Lovely weather.
Nov. 20. Gwennie came from Malad. From
Mrs. Murray only $20 because of taxes.
Nov. 28. All the
children but Mary Ellen and Phillip came here for Thanksgiving. M.V. And Gomer
went home Nov. 30. T.R. and Dave went Dec. 1. Joe and Emily, Dec 2. We had
quite a rain Dec. 3. We had the first snow but it all went off.
Nov. 11, 1917, Gomer's
wife gave birth to a baby boy. Noan and Maretta came to again Dec. 15, to get glasses for Maretta.
Dec. 19. Thomas came to
Ogden to get a recommend [sic] to get married. He said he had been here Dec.
16.
Dec. 21. The weather
has been ideal warm like spring for three weeks. They say trees is budding.
Dec. 15. Gwennie owed $20. She paid $5. Dec. 4, and $15 Dec. 15, and
I returned her one dollar she had paid on the pictures last summer.
Dec. 17. I loaned her
$6.15 to pay for coal due now.
Dec. 26. P.M. Rees and
family came here and went home Sunday night, 30th. Thomas was married Dec. 20th
in the Salt Lake Temple, to Theo Irene Nelson.
Dec. 31. The weather is
like September weather. Warm, with no snow. and no frost in the ground, but I
have been down sick for more than a week with a severe cold.
1918
Jan 1. Thomas came to
Ogden Dec. 29 and his wife came here today, and both of them left Monday
morning Jan 7. It has been raining and snowing all day. The ground is white.
David B. Thomas died yesterday Jan 6. Ma and myself is down sick, yet with a severe
cold.
Jan. 14. It has been
snowing all day and every day for a week. There's a foot on the ground. Ethel
has been here 12 days on her way to the Twin Falls and she is going tonight.
Jan 22. It has been
snowing for two weeks we have about 18 inches on the ground. The weather has
been quite cold for a few days. Nephi Hopkins has paid five dollars some time
during the last week. Address T.R. Rees, 2126 # N.W. Washington. D.C.
Jan 27. Cold and very
cloudy. Eighteen inches of snow.
Feb 14. Paid on Bonds
for Dave fourteen hundred and one dollars and sixty five cents. And ten dollars
to Judge Gunnel for him.
Feb 9. Mary Ellen gave
birth to a six months baby boy. It only lived one half hour. They named him
Earl. Ma went down there Feb 13, and came home Feb. 26. D.J. Rees came here Feb
16, at 12 P.M. and started home Feb. 20th. He left $200 with James Pingree.
March 4. M.V. went
home. Stayed here one night. Four inches of snow same night.
March 6. Snowed an inch
last night. Mr. Fracer moved into the house March 4.
March 18. The ground
was dry enough to plow this forenoon but it's raining a little now. Thomas came
here Mar. 15 and his wife came on the 17th and went to Malad
today. Thomas and his wife started for Washington D.C. March 22nd. It has been
a long spell since we have had any moisture.
March 28. We had a good
rain. Then warm.
April 2. We had a cold
snow storm, one inch.
May 3l. We had a good
rain last night. It has rained off and on for a week. The weather has been
cool.
June 10. It has been
unbearable warm for over a week. Emily and Gome went
home. Emily was here ten days, Gome three days.
June 13. It is fearful
hot and dry. The small cherries is getting ripe.
June 20. June 22. May
16th. It rained last night, quite a bit or a very hard shower.
June 22. Hot and dry.
John and Gwennie moved to the farm on May 16th.
June 23, we got a heavy shower. Then a heavy rain.
July 3. It is raining a
little today or trying to.
July 9. It rained last
night very heavy for many hours. July 10 it rained again last night quite heavy
and it is thundering tonight again. Mary Ellen sent in two big cases of large
cherries today. I sent her a dollar bill in return.
July 20. Only $15. from
F.P. Murray this month.
Aug. 4. We are having
hot weather. The apricots is all gone. The peaches is beginning to turn red.
Aug. 6. Emily and Joe
was here on account of Lenard going to California. On the tenth, Emma came here
from California where she went to get married.
Aug 16. It rained heavy
last night, and the day before yesterday. Our peaches is ripe. J. Miller paid
$21. That is $30 in all now.
Aug. 26. Went to Malad in Phil's new auto. Returned on the train Sept. 4.
Sept. 5. Picked the
last of the peaches and all the pears, and a lot of grapes.
Sept. 14. M.V. came
here. Ma went to Malad on Sept 15 with Noan. We had a nice rain.
Sept 15. It rained
heavy last night and today off and on all day. Oct. 3. Went to Salt Lake and
the fair. Ma and Leslie went to Provo. I went to Provo on the 6th. Returned
home Oct 7. We had lots of rain but no frost.
Oct. 13. I dreamed last
night of seeing a bright red hot fire burning on the ground and the little
chicks walking unhurt through the red hot coals.
Oct. 16. Very heavy
rain today for three hours.
Oct. 17. We papered the
north room ceiling took 4 rolls, the walls six rolls.
Oct. 20. Mrs. Murray
only send $15 this month. T. R. sent me a nice Fountain Pen for my seventy
birthday present.
October 28. It has been
very cold for these days. Last night it rained heavy last week we had the first
killing frost.
Nov. 3 and 6. We got
the first storms then we had a very nice weather.
November 9. The Kaiser
of Germany abdicated there was a great Excitement all through the country.
November 11. At five
A.M. the Whistle blew Bells Rang, and there was Pandemoniam
Reighned for many hours.
Nov 15. It thundered
rained and hailed all day.
Nov. 19. Ma got a pair
of shoes cost $4.00.
Nov. 20. Rec'd. from Mrs.
Murray $25.00.
Nov. 24. We have had
three fearfull cold days and high winds.
November 19th. Pres.
Joseph F. Smith died in Salt Lake City.
December 9. Rain and
sleet today. It has been very cold for 3 weeks and froze hard.
December 21. Went to
Draper and Provo and went home Dec. 29. M.V. Rees came here with Gome returned Dec. 24. The weather is fine but cold with no
snow. Gomer and family went to Provo and returned home Dec. 29. Sunday I went
to Salt Lake and Provo Jan 7 to meet Dave but he didn't come. I came home Jan
10 .The weather is fine, roads dusty.
1919
Jan. 19. The saddest event
of my whole life I cronicel here that is the Death of
My Beloved Wife. The Wife of my youth who died this Sunday afternoon at seven
minutes past three in the afternoon. We buried her on Jan. 22nd after a slight
but fatal illness of little more than four days of kidney and heart trouble.
Six of the children was at her side when she passed away. Mary Ellen came in an
hour after she died and David came at one o'clock in the morning the day of the
funeral. Thomas was in Washington D.C. and could not be here in time for the
funeral, which was very sad. She was buried in a beautiful new lot in the Ogden
City Cemetary.
Feb. 8. We have had
snowstorms four days this week. It has been thawing. The ground has had a
soaking. The bear never saw his shadow for three days. The first of the month.
Feb 14. We have had
snow nearly all this week again. We have 8 inches now and its cloudy. I went to
Malad Feb. 22 and re-turned on the 28. Stayed one
night at Brigham City. Went to Provo, March 2, and returned home March 7th.
March. Nellie gave
birth to a baby boy March 1 and Mary Ellen a boy March 6 and Gwennie March 9. John has been sick for ten days with the
Flu. and is sick now. We have had several snow storms this month. It snowed
four inches last night.
March 24. Rec'd. a
letter from Evan Evans, 34 Ynyswen Rd. Greorky Glanmorgan, South Wales,
G. Britain. Weather is fine.
March 28. Mary Ellen's
baby boy three weeks old and buried next day at Provo.
April 8. Gomer came to
Ogden last night and George started for Provo and Altonah
same day in the morning. I have been quite sick for two weeks and am not much
better at this writing. At noon or one thirty today I dreamed as I slept on the
bed that I was in a strange town by the sea. There was a great fisherman by me
that belonged in the town and a tall stranger came there and was anxious that
the fisherman there would take the boat out to sea, and bring him in a fish.
The man came to talk to me about the Thatcher family which leads me to believe
that Mrs. Thatcher might be dead.
April 13. Noan and Phillip came here and went home Wednesday. Noan brought eight head of horses.
April 19. Rented the
hay and pasture to Elias H. King for one year. Cash, $75. Due from Mrs. Murray,
April 10, $428.87. Went to Provo, April 28 and returned May 2. Fare $4.48. The
weather is dry. Rain is needed bad. Went to visit Mrs. Murray May 2nd.
May 13. Spent two weeks
in Malad, and went to the Lava Hot Springs, returned
May 26. Spent seven days at conference at Salt Lake City. Joe and Emily and
family returned from Provo. June 16, left here for home 18th. Gomer and family
came here on June 16. Left for Provo on the 18th. Paid $27 for the
coping to J.W. Wheelrighto Bought a Tombstone for
$100. Paid $25.00 on it.
July 20. Thomas and
Theo came home on their vacation from Washing-ton D.C. They went to Mt.
Pleasant next day and I went there July 23. Both of us returned July 26. Went
to Malad Jyly [sic] 29 and
came home Aug. 9th. T.R. on the l0th. Thomas and Theo bid us good bye Aug. 11th
and went to Mt. Pleasant on their way back. The apricots were all gone Aug. 1.
We have had no rain here to speak of since May 30th. Nearly all Gomer's grain
burnt up by the drought.
August 23. We picked a
few ripe grapes.
August 25. Very hot. No
rain yet. Marie Hanson came here yesterday. Sunday August 31 we had a little
rain, also a little rain Sept 2.
Sept. 3. The only debt
that John owes now is $7 .50, balance on flour.
Sept 7. P.M. Rees and
family came here. Departed on the morning of the 9th. We have had a few good showers
of rain. We are bottling peaches and pears. There is a lot of the Albertas and Orange peaches and a few pears on the trees
now, Sept. 9. Sept, 7, Peter Frederickson was buried.
Sept. 18. We have had
some rain today and yesterday. About the 21st of September we picked all the
pears and the peaches and all the grapes. On this day we picked the cling
peaches. The weather is dry and quite cool in the night. No rain for over a
week.
Sept. 25. John and Gwennie bought a house. Beyond five points on Dan St. for
$1260. Me and Phillip measured the north field. It is 95 rods long. We started
to measure the width at the south end and then in five pieces as follows. 15
rods+8 feet, next, 14r-4 ft., 13 x 17 ft., next, 10 x 4 ft. for a little
distance. It is about 8 acres.
October. 2 – I went to
Salt Lake but I didn't visit the Fair. Monday night, Oct. 6, I went to Provo.
Returning on the ninth. Loaned $950. to J. H. Miller.
Oct. 14. It has rained
all day and all night. Last night and it is raining now, 9 p.m. and it rained
Oct. 2 and 3rd.
October 17. I want Mr.
W. H. Frazier to make all payments yet due on the farm to Mr. John H. Miller,
when I can't come myself.
October 11. I was quite
sick last night and today.
October 17. I went to
Willard yesterday. Gone three hours to visit Mrs. Davis.
October 23. I went to Malad returned Oct. 30. I didn't go to Elkhorn nor Cherry
Creek.
October 31. We have had
several days of snow storms since the 25th of Oct. and it was very cold. It
left four inches of snow on the ground. It was very cold. It looks like winter
here has set in for keeps.
Nov. 1. Mrs. Mary
Williams returned from Rigby where she went for ten days.
Nov. 5. The weather has
been nice all week.
Nov. 7. We had a big
snow storm, then a mighty wind.
Nov. 24. The weather
has been almost perfect for two weeks, but heavy frost at night bad for fall
wheat as we have no snow.
Nov. 26. It snowed very
little last night and today it is snowing and blowing and drifting fearful and
very cold. A bad winter's day.
Nov. 30. We have had a
dreadful cold wind for two days and then it rained and on Dec. 1st we had four
inches of snow.
Nov. 29. Gomer and
family and Noan came to Ogden and all went home Dec
2nd.
Dec. 7. It snowed last
night.
Dec. 10. It snowed four
inches last night. We have ten inches on the ground.
Dec. 11. It blowed a strong thaw wind, more then
half the snow vanished before night. It rained and hailed and then snowed that
night about 8 inches and Phillip came here in the storm at nine that night and
went home on the 13th. Weather cold and fine.
Dec. 14. Mary Ellen
came here and her two smallest children and went home De. 23rd. Emily came here
Dec. 21st all alone and went home Dec. 24th. I went to Salt Lake on Dec. 25,
and came home same night. train cost $1.95.
Dec. 26. The weather
has been very fine for a week but cold.
1920
Jan. 4. Sunday we have
fine weather for over a week but quite cold but it snowed yesterday and today
eight inches.
Jan. 6. It has been
blowing a terrific gale all this afternoon and tonight and it is very cold. Gwennie has been very sick since New Years
day with tonsilitis.
Jan. 9. Mrs. Mary
Williams went to Rigby.
Jan. 17. We have a long
spell of severe cold weather until two days ago. It moderated and rained a
little this morning. It was like spring.
Jan. 22. Mrs. Williams
came back yesterday from Rigby. She was gone 12 days. The weather has been very
moderate for some time. Today it is raining all day.
Jan. 27. We have had
several nice warm days. Mrs. Williams left for good, Friday, Jan 23. Noan came here Jan. 24 and left Jan. 26th.
Feb 21. It rained quite
a lot last night. Sunday 22md, it rained all day. 23rd it snowed a little last
night.
June 24. No rain.
Everything very dry. P.M. and came in at 12 noon, 24, and went Lenard was
brought to the hospital. She went home at 4:20 home again at one P.M.
July 21. Gwennie's baby was drowned at five points. 15 months old.
His name was George Raymond Miller. All the folks came but Dave and Thomas.
They was too far away. Charlotte came here the night the baby died. I went over
to West Weber July 5th.
July 4. The baby was
buried from five points. The folks went to Malad the
same night and Gwennie and Mary Ellen went to Provo
the seventh. My cherries are all gone. No rain yet.
July 6. Weather hot and
dry. No rain yet. 30th, rented 4 rooms furnished for $9. a week.
July 19. Rec'd. from
J.H. Miller, the $25 I had loaned him. Weather very hot, no rain for a long
time.
July 23. A heavy rain
nearly all night.
July 25. Nice and fine
all day. Went up to Gwennies.
Aug. 3. A nice rain.
Got a young calf into the family.
Aug. 4. Paid for board
$10.
Aug, 7. I went to Malad and returned on Aug. 12.
Aug. 25. Very cloudy
and raining some.
Aug. 26. We have very
heavy rain all night.
Aug. 27. Rain last
night again and today.
Aug. 28. Rained very
heavy last night again.
Aug. 29 and 30. Very
fine and hot.
Sept. 20. No rain since
Aug. 28th, dry and hot.
Sept. 8. Left West
Weber on the 6 A.M. train.
Sept. 13. Charlotte
brought the buggy to get me.
Sept. 15. Came home to
stay for good.
Sept. 20. The fruit is
picked. I had a few peaches. Peaches are selling at 2 and $3 a bushel.
Sept. 23. Yesterday and
last night it rained very heavy. I sold my home on 20th and Gramercy today, for
$3150. Received fifty dollars down.
Sept 25. Sold the stove
for $25, heater $3 and 2 skillets, 60 ¢.
Sept. 29. The house is
not sold. Evans went back on his purchase. Forfeited $50. Charlotte came over
on the train. I went back with her. Only stayed with her only one day. The
weather is fine.
Oct. 8. Went to Salt
Lake for conference.
Oct. 9. Rented one room
for a month for $12 at Jos. W. Taylor. The weather is fine. Very cold rain and
snow nearly through the month. Went to Ogden Saturday, and came back same
night.
Oct. 17. Went to Ogden
and back same day.
Oct 19. Ethel Gibbons
gave birth to a girl baby.
Oct. 21. Gomers wife
gave birth to a ten pound boy baby.
Nov. 2. Went to Ogden
to vote and other things, returned next day to Salt Lake City.
October 15. Bought a three
room house for $850. No. 926 East Court.
November 10. Went to
Provo. Stayed seven days. Gave the deeds to Mrs. F. P. Murray. Due yet from her
$6.95.
Nov. 23. Came to Ogden.
A.C. Delorot moved Nov. 24th nearly set the house on
fire. Nov. 28th went to Salt Lake, returned next day.
Dec 5. Went to Salt
Lake and back. Fare $1.19. The house there was vacated the day before.
Dec. 7. Rec'd. $17.50
damages and Belnap $10, $27.50 in all from A.C. Delorot.
Dec. 12. Mrs. Annie
Rees and Mrs. Reziah Owen visited me all day today,
Sunday.
Dec. 11. It is snowed
four inches in the afternoon.
Dec. 21. Due now from
Mrs. Murray $6.95. She promised to pay Dec. 10th.
1921
January 1. Came last
night from Malad. Phillip little son Vaughn Ray Rees
died in the Dee Hospital at 8g45, Dec. 28th, 1920. 89 He swallowed a bit of
peanut and it went down into his lungs. Drs. Ezra Pitch and Pugmire
couldn't locate it. I had stayed in Malad six days in
all at Emily's. Fare to Malad $3.56 each way.
Jan. 4. I rented the
four rooms today to R. S. Vance for $25 per month. It is raining today a
little. A sprinkle of snow last week not much.
Jan. 7. Moved to Salt
Lake. Paid $15. for the moving truck.
Jan. 16. Went to Ogden
and back. George has been out of work more than two weeks.
Jan. 23. Went to Provo.
Came home Jan 25th. Fare $2.80.
Jan, 25. Gwennie gave birth to a girl at 7:30 A.M. On the 25th Emily
came to wait on her.
Jan. 27. The assessor
was here today. House $200. The ground $210. The furniture, $25.--$235. Got a
letter from Gomer and answered it today.
Jan. 30. I went to
Ogden and back same day.
Feb. 1. Mary Ellen gave
birth to a baby girl before its time again. It weighed 3 ½ pounds.
Feb. 7. I took the
Deseret News one month. 60¢.
Feb, 14. We have had a
few snowstorms this month but the weather has been like spring last four days.
I have had a dreadful pain in my left side all last week. It snowed three
inches.
Feb. 25. Went to Provo
came back Feb. 27th.
March 1 .Went to Ogden.
Got $335. cash.
Mar. 3. Went to Malad. Got very sick and returned to Ogden on the 6th and
home on the 7th. The weather has been very lovely with no snow.
Mar. 8, In the Walker
Bank I have $95.00, the weather has been warm but it rained March 19 and a
little snow last night.
March 31. Well, this is
the last of March. It came in like a lamb and oes out
the same, the month has been rather uneventful, we have had enough fine warm
weather to bring out the buds and cold enough to kill much of the fruit so they
say.
Feb. 9. Paid to L.D.S.
Hospital for seven day. $29.85, and never again shall they have that much from
me. It is good service but a poor boarding house. Vegitable
prison, once a man goes in he can’t leave without a release or a permisson. Emily came down on the 8th of Feb.
April 8. They say that
all the fruit is killed. Emily and Gwennie came down
April 2. Emily went home yesterday and Gwennie went
the day before. She was 4 inches of snow all during Conference.
April 14. Went to Ogden
with a Piano, returned April 16. It has rained off and on several times since,
It is pouring rain today April 23.
April 27. Went to Ogden
today. Paid Mrs. Murdock for the water on Dan Street and came home April 30.
Sold the house in Salt Lake May 3 for $1000, net $150. down $850. due to be
paid in monthly installments of $20, and interest to Mr. Joe Needham.
May 3. Bought another
house the same day for $750. cash down. The weather is beautiful now.
May 4. Interest Rec'd.
on $500 one month $3.45 from J.A. Hogle today. Paid
$750. today for two lots and house.
May 9. Went to Ogden
and sold the home in Ogden to John and Gwennie for
$2500. They paid the balance on the Dan St. house $457.80, and $1100 on the
house at 859-20th street.
May 16. Moved down to
37th street.
May 21. Went to Provo
today and came home on the 24th round trip fare $3.13.
May 25. It rained heavy
this morning and every day for more than a week. Crops should be good.
May 29. Went to Ogden,
returned June 1st.
June 1. John paid $10
on the place and $5 on the Piano.
June 5. It rained a few
minutes today and thundered.
June 17. It has been
very windy and cold all day and last night. It is trying to rain.
June 19. Well, the
storm passed without hardly any rain. On the 17th it was very cold and chilly
for 24 hours or more. Very cold. 18th rec'd. from Joseph Needham Interest was
$7.30 six weeks principal $52.70.
July 2. Started to
Provo with Phillip and his Family. Returned to Ogden.
July 5. Went to Malad with him on the 6th and returned to Ogden July 11th.
Brought the furniture to Salt Lake July 13th, paid the auto truck ten dollars.
July 31. We had a very
heavy rain, rec'd. from Oscar Madsen $5 for D. J. Rees wagon box.
Aug. 1. Went to Lagoon.
Fare 35¢.
Aug. 13. Thundering and
raining. We have had a good rains this week, the folks have harvested but
George on Millers Farm.
August 21. It rained
hard in the night. July 12th J.H. Miller paid for the rug, $10. Mary Ellen came
here tonight and went to Ogden on the 23rd.
Aug. 25. Gwennie and her went to Malad.
Aug. 31. Went to Ogden
and returned Sept. 1.
Sept. 2. It rained
heavy today. I just got the interest from Frazier for the past six months
$72.80.
Sept. 2, 1920. Paid
Mrs. Carrie Williams $500 on a piece of property I bought of her on State
Street, 142 feet by 313 feet, $3500. Must be paid Oct. 2, 1920, A mortgage of
$500. $20 rent is due on one house Sept. 10, $8.00 on the small house Sept. 17.
Sept 8, 1921. Look
carefully in this book and you will find nearly how my business stands, I
believe, at this date I have $1100 at the Walker Bros. Bank and $250 with J. A.
Hogle and Co.
Sept. 8. We have had
three night as cold as Christmas weather but now it is quite warm again.
Sept 15. Received from P.M. Rees $150 on two notes
dated July 1, and July 20, 1921. The night are very cold. The fall weather is
here very early. No rain for some time.
Sept 19th. We have had
no rain yet, weather little warmer. Rec'd from Joe Needham $25. interest
included, and one dollar on linoleum.
Sept 24. It is very
fine, I moved on the 19th of September.
Sept, 28. Rec'd. a loan
from Thomas $300. A loan from Dan Thomas $200.
Oct. 1. Paid on the
C.A. Williams place $2000, Taxes Oil this place wa8 $48.37, on my other little
house $5.62. My taxes in. Ogden. is $18.17.
October 8, Rec'd. from Noan $250. Interest $8.75, is due yet. 3525 is Gwennie phone number.
October 11. I attended
all the meetings of the conference. They were all good.
Oct l0. Gwennie came here, Went home the next day, We went to the
fair one day, We have had no rain for months it seems.
Oct. 17. Joe Evans
failed to pay his rent, I think Thomas got my letter today. I received a letter
from George, no from Pearl. I got two ripe tomatoes in my garden today. Today I
burned the leaves and moved the coal shed. The weather is fine and no rain yet.
Oct. 18, Mrs. Needham
paid $1, on linoleum.
October 24, We had a
very heavy rain. Very good. Joe Evans paid his rent today.
October 26. Today
rec'd. $1.60 interest, from P.M. Rees.
Oct. 27. We had heavy
hail and snow today. It is cold winter weather all right.
Nov 2. The weather is
beautiful again. It is very hot in the day but cold in the night. Lizzie Edwards
Neel was buried Nov. 1. At this date I have $25.81 in the Walker Bros. Bank and
$300 at J.A. Hogle and Co. Main Street.
November 16. A thin
covering of snow this morning and its very cloudy all day.
Dec. 15. We have had
beautiful weather for the last 12 days, but the nights were cold. Today it is
cloudy.
Nov. 17. Winters day.
Snowing to the top of my shoes last night. and today.
Nov. 18. It snowed again
last night about four inches. Over six inches now.
Dec. 2. Yesterday it
rained all day. Last night it blew something awful. Today it is snowing all
day. Six inches now.
Dec. 20. We have had
beautiful weather for a long time but the last two days has been stormy rain
and snow, but it has thawed all the snow away.
Dec. 22. Six inches
more snow but six went off. We have nice weather to the end of the year. It is
fine but foggy, Dec 31st.
1922
Jan 11. Well,
the weather is and has been fine and clear and frosty very cold all this month
so far we have two inches of snow on the ground. The winter has been ideal so
far. I went to Ogden for Christmas for four days, train, cost $1.62. Noan came here yesterday, but only stayed for dinner. He
had to return back on Jan. 11th.
I have two hundred
dollars on interest with J.A. Hogle and Co. and a
little in the Walker Bros bank and no debts.
Jan 19. I rented the
two rooms today to Mr. A. H. Gorden for $2. per week.
He paid for one week. The weather has been fearfull [sic]
cold and we have four inches of snow on the ground.
Feb. 26. Well, this
month has been a month of snow storms, rain, and thaws, all through. Snowing
today all day. At intervals Gomer and George were here for two days about the
15 of Feb. I listed this place for sale for 30 days. Feb 25th. The last two
days of Feb. was the coldest days of the winter with terrible stong [sic] winds, and March is cold and snowstorms on
March 6th.
March 9. Well, we have
had a few nice days but cold snow about all gone.
March 10. This morning
we had a big surprise to find more than 8 inches of snow had fallen during the
night.
March 20. The weather
is fine and have very pleasant for a week. Snow all gone.
March 22. Weather is
ideal. Leona has been sick.
April 6 . No one came
from Ogden. Baby sick.
March 30. Went a letter
and $4.75 to Maria to the old country to Bethnel Row.
It is very fine today but March has been cold and stormy nearly all through.
April 8. Snowing almost
a blizzard.
April 9. Sunday.
Weather not very good.
April 15. Eight inches
of snow fell last night. We have had winter all through the month.
April 17. Snowed two
inches last night again, but it is fine and thawing this forenoon.
April 26. I was quite
sick, and went to Ogden. Stayed there one week.
May 10. It has been
pouring rain for two days and nights and to-day it is very cold and cloudy. It
is sure to snow, tonight and maybe kill most of the fruit. It did not snow nor
did it kill the fruit.
May 26. Today it has
been very cold all day. The stove felt good. All day yesterday was a very hot
day. Mary Ellen stayed here two nights and went to Ogden May 19th.
May 29. I went to Ogden
and returned June 2nd, and Mary Ellen went home from Ogden.
June 4. Both girls got
their teeth out. I sold the farm in Ogden for $1600. Got $200. down and $15 a
month. The real estate man got $80 out of it. Frazier sold for $550. to Mr.
Stuart. I sold to Ernest W. Darley. Mr. Myers planted the land May 29 to June
3. The weather is hot. Rain would be good. I loaned $5 to Mary Ellen today.
June 9. Loaned $15 to
Emery Adamson and Mrs. Crowcraft.
June 10. In the Pingree Bank, $8.54. In the Walker Bank $650.01.
June 11. Sunday, Joe
Evans moved away, oweing me rent $2.50.
June 15. I loaned Eight
hundred dollars to Mrs. Hoagland for three years at seven per cent of 412 East
Second South. Salt Lake City.
June 16. It is warm and
clear today. It rained on the 13 and 14 and a little on the 15. It was a
soaking rain and much needed.
June 18. Went to Ogden
with Phillip and Nellie and the children and came home next day.
July 3. Statement from
the Bank of Commerce today is balance 32¢. Loaned ten dollars to P.M. Rees,
Loaned $25 to Coslett Thomas. P.M. Rees has paid the
ten dollars.
July 16. Went to Ogden
to meet Thomas and his wife. I went to Malad the same
day for four days.
July 19. Thomas and
Theo came to Ogden and he went to Malad and came here
to Salt Lake, July 26th but only stayed here one night. Phyllis came here Aug
10.
Aug. 2. Thomas came
here and went to Provo next day. We had a nice rain. August 2nd we picked
apples, 6 bushels red astrachan apples July 30th.
Aug. 16. Thomas and
Theo came here for one night and a day. Then went to Malad.
Aug. 20. It rained very
hard here for twenty minutes.
Aug. 24. Thomas and
Theo went home. Aug. 26 I bought the crop of corn, potatoes, celery, two long
rows at Sherrifs [sic] sale. It me $55.00. Dan and
Mary Ellen and Lizzie came from Provo. Cassies wife
died Aug. 22nd.
Aug. 28. Picked 3
bushels pears. The price is $1.50.
Sept. 12. Phyllis went
to Provo. Thomas reached home Aug. 27th.
Sept 22. I wrote to
Emily and to Gwennie and to Provo today. I have sold
all the pears over six bushels at $1.50 a bushel. The apples ain't ready yet.
Sept. 25. Dave and
Dinah came here and went next day.
Sept. 20. Went to
Ogden. Deposited 150 dollars at Wrights at six per cent interest.
October 21. I put more
money with Wrights. I have Five Hundred there now.
Oct. 16. I sold the
home on State Street for $5000. and bought a home on the west side and moved
Oct. 26th.
Nov. 1. It snowed six
inches.
Nov. 10. It rained and
snowed quite a bit today.
Nov. 22. M.V. Rees paid
seven interest. I went to Malad Nov. 11. Returned
Nov. 20th. Cost, $8.60. Rec'd. $65.85 from Mr. Wm. S. Jones. R.F.D. #5. Box 9,
Ogden, Utah.
1923
March 21. Due June 1,
1923, $234. from Mr. Jones at 8 per cent interest.
March 27. Mrs. Mary E.
Green Brown came here from Ogden to work for $3. a week.
April 23. Dr. Stanfer gave up his services on my eye.
April 27. I painted the
house with 18 lbs. of white load, cost $3. linseed oil, one and a half gallon,
cost $2.50, lamp black, half pacet.
May 26. Rec'd. $300.
from Frazier, To date, $500 in Wright Bros. Bank.
Dec. 24. Received a
nice sweater from T.R. Rees, from Phillip, a chicken and a nice box full of
things from Ezra Thomson, and a bottle of very nice preserves from Mrs. Rains,
Dec. 26th.
1924
Sept. 19. Mary Ellen
was operated on Friday, for appendicitis and gall bladder, at the L.D.S.
Hospital.
October 4. Emily and
Phillip came from Malad for four days.
October 9. M.V. and
Gomer came and stayed for two days.
1926
December 6. Maria Roper
George died, aged 65 years at 4 Phillips Rowe Cwnn Rach Averdare.
1928
June 8. George Roper
died on May 16.
July 12. Dave was here.
July 13. M. V. was here.
1929
May 8. Emily went home
after having been six weeks waiting here.
Dec. 21. Sick. Went to Malad. Went to Provo. Stayed there four weeks.
1930
Feb 18. Went to Ogden
for a few days.
Feb. 27. We had about a
foot of snow last night.
Feb. 1865: Prices in
Utah. Flour, $16 per cwt, har
$35. and $40 per ton, cord wood $20 and $25, corn meal $11 per cwt, wheat $6 per bu., barley $4 per bu., better per lb.
$1.26, coffee per lb. $1.25, tea per lb. $5 , sugar $1 per lb., coal oil $12
per gal., potatoes $3 per bu., pork 50¢ per lb., beef 18¢ and 30¢, mutton 25¢
per lb.
