Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 24 - 30, 1872

“24th Thursday  fine pleasant weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ tierd and nearly sick with a cold  Solomon Williams wife had her third 3 child born today.

“25th Friday  pretty fine for October  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick  Henry Rogers finished husking corn today or Eds hands finished for him.

“26th Saturday  fine dry weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a cold  Mrs Mariam Ward went to St Charles to Dr Coons & went & got her fortune told etc.

“27th Sunday  A fine warme day for the season & dry  I did my choars choared round some and went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick with a cold  Cabel Battles brought Mrs Ward home from St Charles, Jerry Dady helped me fix my pumps today  Eaton Manvills wife had a child born in about 4 months after being married.

“28th Monday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some closed up at about 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a cold  Eaton Manville’s wife had a child born in less than 4 months after being married, they were married the 27th of June & child was born some week or two ago.

“29th Tuesday  rather fine weather for Oct  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick with a cold  Caroline went to Naperville to get her carpet yarn today.

“30th Wednesday  rather fine weather with a cool raw air  I did my choars choared round some all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a  cold  Jerry F Pollard & Jont Pollard drew manure for me all day.”