May 1884
1 May 1884 • Thursday
Hauled five loads of sage down to Bourn’s molasses mill.
2 May 1884 • Friday
Celebrated. Attended a concert or entertainment in the Hall given by the Young Ladies in the fornoon. Went down to O. L. Robinson’s in the after-noon, received calls from Lou, Marian & Mary Lizie Clark, Grand Robinson & wife Ema Palmer, and Turah Robinson.
3 May 1884 • Saturday
Hauled 2 loads of sage to Bourn’s <Sunday 4th> stormed all the afternoon. Steve came from Cache in the evening, brought Madam.
4 May 1884 • Sunday1
5 May 1884 • Monday
Hauled 3 loads of sage and fired sage.
62 May 1884 • Tuesday
Grubbed sage
73 May 1884 • Wednesday
Tried to trade for Barber’s plow. When Went teaching in the afternoon. [p. 69]
8 May 1884 • Thursday
Burned sage in the fornoon and sowed lucern in the after-noon. Attended seventies meeting in the evening.
9 May 1884 • Friday
Rec’d letter and blanks from C. P. Ry Land agt. Sowed lucern and repaired Alice’s wagon in for-noon and made a Teacher’s visit in the after-noon.
10 May 1884 • Saturday
filled blanks and sent to C. P. Ry. Co. went over to Bourn’s with my mares, worked in the strawberry bed. &c. Attended Teacher’s meeting.
11 May 1884 • Sunday
Worked on the big creek in for-noon. Visited with Steve, Lou, Alice & children.
12 May 1884 • Monday
Went down on the bottoms twice and to Barber’s once to see sulky plow. Worked in the garden. Drove Bell & Madam on the buggy.
13 May 1884 • Tuesday
Hired 35 dol.’s of Mother for six months at 8% int. Bought Barber’s sulky plow. Plowed fore Spikeman
14 May 1884 • Wednesday
Plowed all day for Spikeman.
15 May 1884 • Thursday
Took Mother. and baby over to Nerva’s, went up in north string hunting for potatoes. Plowed the lot. &c. Found the middle line of the pasture and set the stakes for the post holes. [p. 70]
16 May 1884 • Friday
Leveled and planted the lot.
17 May 1884 • Saturday
Put up the partition line of fence between Jacob Miller’s & our pastures.
18 May 1884 • Sunday
Br’t Dr. Joe from Depot. also brought Steve, Lou & family & Alice Ann & Family up. Took them all back in buggy moved Alice Ann and things up here from B. F. Ks. in after noon. Took my Alice riding in the evening.
19 May 1884 • Monday
Sold the hay on Alice Ann’s meadow for this season to T. J. Steed for $50.00/100 $30.00 down and $20.00 in one month Went on the bottoms to show T. J. Steed the meadow. Went to the Court house to see J. E. Robinson. & Jos. Barton. Took Alice & Family to Salt Lake City in afternoon
20 May 1884 • Tuesday
Stayed in town over night & saw them off for Arizona on the D. &. R. G. Ry. & Returned in the afternoon.
21 May 1884 • Wednesday
Dug post holes in the pasture and tore down the west fence. had two shoes put on Bell.
22 May 1884 • Thursday
Took a bale of wire over to B. F. Knowltons; took sulky plow to. Black[p. 71]smith shop. Hauled the material that was in the west fence of the pasture up. & put down carpet & shook carpets.
23 May 1884 • Friday
Hauled posts down to the pasture and dug post holes.
24 May 1884 • Saturday
Set posts in pasture, Drove up to Barton’s store, took Alice & baby on
23 May 1884 • Friday
Attended Teachers Quorum.
25 May 1884 • Sunday
Took Mother up to Aunt Alices with team and buggy & brought her back in the evening.
26 May 1884 • Monday
stretched wire on north & west sides of pasture and set posts on west side.
27 May 1884 • Tuesday
Finished the pasture fence, settled with Jacob Miller & J. H. Wilcox on pasture & taxes. went to mill and went teaching in afternoon.
28 May 1884 • Wednesday
packed my wagon and prepared to start for Bear River.
29 May 1884 • Thursday
prepared still farther to go to Bear River.
30 May 1884 • Friday
Started for Bear River in company with Steve & Family, & others. Nooned at Riverdale, rode on in to Ogden ahead of teams and got extras for plow, camped at north edge of Harrisville for night
31 May 1884 • Saturday
drove to Bearriver via. Dad Town [p. 72]