Hiram E. Leonard Diary, August 8 - 14, 1872
“8th Thursday A fine pleasant hot day & verry dry I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed about 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold Chandler boys thrashed for H Rogers at my place today I had for my 1/3, 64 bushels of oats delivered at Kenyons.
“9th Friday rather a cloudy hot day with a shower in the evening I did my choars choared round some closed up at about 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick with a cold.
“10th Saturday A cloudy morning but rather a fine day & more cool I did my choars choared round some closed up a little after 8 & went to bed a little before 10 nearly sick with a cold etc Clark French & J Lehman went to Naperville in Josephs carriage & came back in afternoon pretty well set up with liquor & beer Emma Barrus came up in the stage from Naperville & were riding with Clark French & Jo Lehman carried Mary Tart they got home 11 or 12 oclock or later & stayed at Tarts over night Young Herick was here.
“11th Sunday A cloudy day & not verry warm I did my choars choared round all day some & and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick I slipped down the cellar stairs before breckfust & hurt my ribs and side pretty bad Young Townsand come over with John Stricklands carriage after Emma Barrus to go at stay there a week. She was up to Graves with Mary Tart but went back to Naperville Capt. Sam C Smith’s remains were brought from Chicago today by Naperville & buried in the ground by Graves, 10 or 11 carriage 7 waggon met the funeral at Naperville & brought them up, John Billings called here on his way to Wheaton.
“12th Monday fine weather for the season I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold & _________.
“13th Tuesday rather fine weather but hot & dry I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold & being lame Judge Williams decided the County cete question of DuPage County today in favor of Naperville a majority of 123 votes and throwed out the town of Winfield.
“14th Wednesday fine weather but hot & dry I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold & a lame side Mr Cole was married to Susa Smith this week.”