April 1919

–Tuesday, April 1, 1919 (weather cold s.)
Harvey racked potatoes in a.m. I hauled manure all day 6 load. Harvey and Austin went to Mars Hill tonight. Had meeting at Rans Wrights (*Randolph Wright- father of Moody Wright) tonight.

–Wednesday, April 2, 1919 (weather cold)
Hauled 1 load manure and went after bobsleds. H. hauled 2 load. p.m. Hauled 2 load and racked potatoes Duglous and I. H. hauled load of frame for Geo. Nichlos meeting at Dugs tonight.

–Thursday, April 3, 1919 (weather fine)
I took load of wood to W. Gerry with 4 horses 1 cord $13.00 not paid Harvey racked potatoes a.m. I hauled 1 load of manure and Charley and I gathered sap. Harvey went to Fort (*Fort Fairfield)

[W. Gerry -?.25]

–Friday, April 4, 1919 (weather fine)
Hauled load of lumber up to Dugs We all helped clean machinery out of machine shop a.m. Charley and I wentt up to sapwoods and gathered 3 puncheons & 1 bbl he boiled I gathered with King & Don

–Saturday, April 5, 1919 (weather foul)
Harvey took load of potatoes this morning in sacks Mer & Kit I hauled 3 load manure a.m. Hauled 1 load . gathered sap in p.m. Beecher C helped us . Charley boiled. Mr Carter & Effie came tonight. ….(torn)……..p.m. done.

–Sunday, April 6, 1919
Had meeting all day in Mission. They had meetings in church. 3 meetings Clifford Gray as leader.

–Monday, April 7, 1919 (weather warm)
Charley boiled and I gathered sap in a.m. H hauled 1 load manure and got bbls at Dugs. We finished gathering p.m. 10 bbls on hand . Fertilizer came today.

–Tueday, April 8, 1919 (weather cold)
Took two teams and got 2 tons fertilizer Austin and Sherm brought in 13 bbls for us. Clifford hauled 1 ton. Had funeral in church this p.m. Mrs Good died. Set up sawing machine p.m. Charlie boiled.

–Wednesday, April 9, 1919 (weather fine)
Harvey went after the rest of fertilizer 3 horses . I boiled a.m. We gathered in p.m. Mr Jones was up to sapwoods today. Harry Lunn came out to meeting this p.m.

–Thursday, April 10, 1919 (weather foul)
I went up and boiled this a.m. Had funeral in church Murlin Ladner (*son of Banford Ladner and Jennie Flewelling, sister to Milton Flewelling) died Tuesday. Charley and I went over with hitch.

–Friday, April 11, 1919 (weather rainy)
We set up saw machine in a.m. racked Walters sled over in p.m. Harvey hauled out lumber from mill Charley went up and gathered puncheons Elvin Hoyt helped him.

–Saturday, April 12, 1919 (weather rainy)
faned over some wheat. p.m. sawed wood. Randolph helped us Charley and Basil was up to sapwoods and boiled gathered some. Had out black team on the road p..m. broke out to centre with wagon. Papa was up to Hoyts with Ruby. Sold 13 gal. honey today @ $3.00

–Sunday, April 13, 1919 (weather rainy)
Had meeting’s in mission today 3 meetings Mr Carter preached. There was meetings in the church today 3 meeting’s roads in very bad condition.

–Monday, April 14, 1919 (weather cloudy)
Harvey took Mr. Carter & Effie to the train this mourning took early train. Charley Clifford and I went up to sapwood & gathered boiled and cut wood. Harvey and Earl fanned over grain 45 bbl oats put ping away

–Tuesday, April 15, 1919 (weather stormy)
Hauled manure all day 2 teams. Had Walters team & man in a.m. Earl helped us. Harvey split wood a.m. racked potatoes. Charley boiled sap today.

[Walter Curtis
Earl Foren]

–Wednesday, April 16, 1919 (weather fine)
We sawed wood today. Harvey Earl and I Old sow paged today had 7 pigs and 2 lambs 6 in all.

[Earl Foren]

–Thurday, April 17, 1919 (weather stormy)
I hauled our lumber from mill. Harvey and Earl split wood a.m. Charley and Moody went to Blaine We split wood p.m. Mr Grant up tonight.

[Earl Foren]

–Friday, April 18, 1919 (weather fair)
We sawed wood today Clifford and Earl helped us. We sawed 40 drags in p.m. Charley and PApa were up to sap woods and gathered some One yearlyn ewe had a lamb. 9 lambs in all. Charley went over and got 10 gallon of gas in morning.

[Earl Foren
Clifford]

–Saturday, April 19,1919 (weather fine)
We sawed a few drags and Harvey went down to Uncle Lem’s (*Lemuel E Flewelling, brother in law to Charles Flewelling, husband of sister Elma Agnetta Flewelling) and got circular saw. We sawed Earl’s slab wood Clifford helped us We worked 1/2 day Charley boiled and gathered some.

[Carl Foren – $3.00]

–Sunday, April 20, 1919 (weather dull)
Had 3 meetings today in mission and organized a Sunday School. They had meeting and Sunday School up here today.

–Monday, April 21, 1919 (weather windy)
Earl and I split wood today all day Harvey went up to Johnstons and moved some wood and he took a load of wood up to Dugs.

–Tuesday, April 22, 1919 (weather fine)
I hauled fertilizer for sug. hauled 1 1/4 ton to centre and dinnired to station and brought 9 bbl in pm Charley and Harvey taped some trees over today and gathered some.

–Wednesday, April 23, 1919 (weather fine)
Harvey tood the rest of potatoes Austin took 9 sacks Harvey brought back 1 ton of fertilizer for Dug (*Douglas Wolverton) Charlie Earl and I taped some trees over gathered some brought sheep down.

–Thursday, April 24, 1919 (weather dull)
We took engine and circular saw and went up back and cut wood for camp. Charlie Harvey Randolph and I . The mill broke down again.

–Friday, April 25, 1919 (weather rainy)
We killed a pig this a.m. Charley Earl and I Harvey went to Woodstock Charlie caried him out . I cleaned out celler p.m.

–Saturday, April 26, 1919 (weather cold)
We gathered some sap froze in quite bad. Earl split wood a.m. we worked on sewer pipe in the afternoon couldn’t get it started

–Sunday, April 27, 1919 (weather dull)
Had Sunday School and testimony meeting in a.m. 43 in attendance. They had Sunday school and 2 meetings we had meetings in afternoon and evening. good attendance.

–Monday, April 28, 1919 (weather fine)
I plowed garden in a.m. We went up to sapwoods and gathered sap Charley Earl and I the sap rand good Boyd’s folks plowed today with 2 teams.

–Tuesday, April 29, 1919 (weather rainy)
I boiled sap all day today from 10 o’clock boiled 1 puncheon & 1/2 . Charley and Earl Harvey worked on sewer pipe today

–Wednesday, April 30, 1919 (weather fine)
Harvey got the sewer going and I worked in mill Worked in pans in am. and pilled in p.m, Harvey spread manure in p.m. with black team.