Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 26 - November 1, 1870

“26th Wednesday  A fine morning but cloudy & rained in afternoon  I choared round at the store closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  Griffeth worked in forenoon & went home about one oclock did not get my eye spout fixed.

“27th Thursday  A cloudy damp morning & looked like rain but broak away along in forenoon & was a fine day & a beautiful evening wind blew pretty hard all day  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 about sick etc  Darius Bartholomew & Anna Lehman was married today  they went to Aurora & got married came back about 2 ½ & Bish & family went up to supper.

“28th Friday  A fine day.  I did my choars was round office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered out  Griffeth work & closed off my stair  Emma Stone came to Jont Pollards.

“29th Saturday  rather a fine day but cool & some ________ & sprinkled in & rained conciderable before Sunday  I did my choars choared round closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  A mass convention held at Naperville Whitney was nominated for the legislature, John Kline for sheriff & Doct Daniels for coriner  Nelson Stone stayed all night  L York & T Pelham here.

“30th Sunday  A cloudy rainey forenoon rained pretty hard till near one oclock when it broak away  I did my choars & choared round the most of the day & went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“31st Monday  rather a cloudy morning but rather a fine day  I did my choars was round the office a choaring all day closed up at about 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“November 1st Tuesday  A fine day & evening  I did my choars was round the office the most of the a chaoring, cloased up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  Jane Balys babe died [in margin] Jane Baly child died went back to Wheaton with Perry.”