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Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 14 -20, 1871

14th Wednesday  fine growing weather with some showers & cool  I did my choars was round the office a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

15th Thursday  fine cool growing weather  I did my choars was road the office all day a choaring etc closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

16th Friday  A fine pleasant day crops a growing finely  I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick [in margin] my pet cow that I milk took the bull tonight at milking time  A festival at Meth Church tonight for McGregor, rais between 30 & 40 dols.

17th Saturday  A rainey morning had rained during the night  I did some choars & went up in the rain to milk my cow at the farm as I left her up there last night, I found the cattle all in the road  I found them milked & came back choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiard, it cleared off in after noon.

18th Sunday  A fine pleasant morning  I did my choars was round the house the most of the day took a nap etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick.

19th Monday fine growing weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

20th Tuesday  rather a fine day for the season  I did my choars choared round the office all closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick, Jonas K Ball was found laying on the ground supposed to be drunk near his house he was carried in to his house & laid down & found the next morning to be ded  supposed to of died in a fit.”