Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 2 - 8, 1873

“2nd Thursday  A fine cool dry day  I did my choars was round the office all day making out my Post Office returns etc closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ sick  A Fredenhagen had a fine wedding today & dance tonight at Barn there were about a dozen there  Doc Waterman & Wm Wright & wife were there.

“3rd Friday  rather a fine morning began to rain _______ noon & rained in afternoon & rained hard during the evening  I did my choars was round the office all day making out my returns of post office closed up about 8 ¼ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  William Collings wife had a son born this morning about 5  S Billings a putting up a wind mill for S French.

“4th Saturday  A cloudy damp muddy morning & day  I did my choars choared round the office & making out my post office returns all day closed up at about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out  Mary Tart went up to French tonight.

“5th Sunday  A cloudy damp day & sprinkled some about noon & showered some during the afternoon  I did my choars & choared round some up at my place, wrote etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick & tiered out.

“6th Monday  fine weather for Oct  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick.

“7th Tuesday  fine dry weather for the season  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  Caroline & Mary went to Aurora by way of Naperville with Sebe French & got home about 2 or 3 oclock.

“8th Wednesday  fine dry hot weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  Mrs Stone came here from Naperville.”