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Sat Aug 2 Fine as a fool and a good deal warmer. Lew helped Johns folks haul hay. Dave and Mother went to town to hear that famous trial. I irrigated and hoed in the squashes up on the windy hill place.

Sun Aug 3 good We kept Sunday mostly but a little after noon Mother Meda Plummer and I went over to Mr Haags and we had a real nice time saw their specimens and curiosities captured by the shotgun and got out of the ground and I think that Plummer really enjoyed it much. I think that they will have lots of fruit this season especially apples.

finished irrigating the first piece at J H Howards today. 7 days Mon Aug 4 About So So. Dave went to town. Lew helped J H Howards haul hay. I irrigated over on the Howards place and worked at a front piece for the wagon rack for the boys had broke the one that we had.

Tues Aug 5 Dreffel nice and awful hot. Dave and Meda went to town. Dave has just got home he brings word that Millington his wife and sister were bound over to be tried for the murder of W H Avery at the fall term of court. Lew and I done various jobs. I fixed the wagon rack and we ground 3 sickles and worked in in the garden some.

Wed Aug 6 Fine hay weather. Lew helped J H Howards to haul hay. I cut alfalfa on the 10 acre piece East of the lake. think that I done quite well considering I was using Sue and Sade.

Thurs Aug7 Nice but cloudy some towards night. Dave went to town and took over the Denver butter and some apples. Lew raked hay and plowed some in the pop corn in the orchard. I mowed finished the ten acre piece East of the lake and cut what was worth while up near the house at Windy hill and we had a special alliance meeting here this evening.

Fri Aug 8 Pretty good hay day but it rained a little towards night. Dave raked a while but gave it up and Lew finished the piece but didnt get the other little piece raked it was too damp. Mr Dixon helped this forenoon and Mr Birdsall all day after about 9 Oclock and Bert Burdick helped this afternoon and we got 6 loads good big ones mostly. I hoed out the rest of the big squash patch and part of the pop corn in the garden and helped at the hay some.

Sat Aug 9 nice but rained a little dab just as it was getting dark. The hay was a little wet this morning so we hoed some corn in the

[continued from Sat Aug 9 entry of previous page] garden but got four loads on the stack and good ones too. Mr Birdsall and Bert Burdick were here to help. I went to town to see Mr Avery and Mr Alford and saw them this afternoon. I helped at the hay and hoed some and amused myself in various ways.

Sun Aug 10 Another of them fool days with lots of bluster but no rain. Went this morning to see how much damage Mr Alford sustained last year but we did not quite agree but may be we will yet. Had lots of company today. Dotts s and Charleys folks were here had a nice visit. Lew went up to Mr Dixons and cut a little patch of native hay to sort of pay them for the use of their horse on their mountain trip.