Hiram E. Leonard Diary, December 20 - 26, 1871

“20th Wednesday  pretty fine weather for winter  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick.

“21st Thursday  rather a fine day for winter  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  James Fairbanks wife died this morning about 2 or 3 oclock Chandlers daughter.

“22nd Friday  rather a snowey day & rained at night with thunder & lightning rained hard  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & worne out.

“23rd Saturday  a rainey morning the water running in brooks all round the wind blew hard in afternoon & grew cold  I did my choars choared round the most of the day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick  James Faribanks wife was buried today at the Junction  G Hagaman & Lezer Stone came from Chicago  here tonight & went with Emma Stone to S McKellips.

“24th Sunday  rather a fine day but some cloudy & very ice & slipery  I did my choars choared round some went to farm was round store the most of the day went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“25th Monday  a fine day for Christmas  I did my choars was round the office & house all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick, D Kenyon & family were here at dinner & all went to the Baptist Church to Christ tree at night.

“26th Tuesday  fine weather for winter  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.”