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Sunday 10 Octobe 1897
A clear bright day, chilly, wind North.
The water in tub froze to thickness of window
glass. The season is extremly dry, no rain for
a long time. The pastures are dry and brown.
The trees are many colors, nuts are ready
to fall from the shucks, flowers are dead and
frozen, a blue haze or smoke pervades the
air and forest fires are raging and destroying
property and lives in many places. We kept
our beds till 1/2 6 this morning. V built coal fire
then Wallace came and stayed awhile & W & V
went up island in boat to ask the boys to a
husking. Will here a while. Maud gone over
to Wills. Ed Weaver here. Grace went to church.
Flora came this morning for their bread which V
had brought from the villiage. two loaves. Then
came Lottie for the other two loaves. Wind West & cold