Hiram E. Leonard Diary, March 27 - April 2, 1873

“27th Thursday  rather a fine day with a foot of snow on the ground  I did my choars choared round closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick  Young ________ Willa Carpenters wives brother was married today to Patricks daughter north of Wheatons.

“28th Friday  rather fine weather & thawed some  I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick with a cold  J Dadey sawed wood for me today.

“29th Saturday  A fine thawey day  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 10 sick  Jerry Dady sawed wood for me today.

“30th Sunday  A cloudy forenoon & rainey afternoon  I did my choars went to the farm & watered my cattle an choared round sewed some grass seed and got home a little after noon wrote some etc went to bed about 9 [in margin] a rainey afternoon.

“31st Monday  rather a cloudy damp nasty day  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“April 1st Tuesday  A misty nasty day with some flakes of snow  I did my choars choared some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 10 about tiered out  Town meeting  S French elected road commissioner of the town & Fredenhagen elected Township School Trustee  James Ward came to his mothers today.

“2nd Wednesday  Some snow squalls  I did my choars choared round some closed up  at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½.”