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Whitmarsh goes to Obriens
conclude the school business in
regard to hiring the Teacher.
The teacher brings home a catalog
of the school library which proves
to be only childrens story books
including a few of Coopers & Dickens &c

Tuesday 6 February 1906
A clear cold morning 18 below zero.
They think the ice is good for a
man to walk across to the U.S.A.
At 1/2 past 10 am Voltie walked across
to Quinn's drawing the kerosine can on
hand sled, returned at half past 4
pm with kerosine, oil, a coat for Sr, tobaco,
a pair of shirts for himself and
a lb of coffee. The teacher brought
us a book from the library "The
last of the Mocachins by Cooper.
V ate dinner with Horace Dodge