Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 24- 30, 1873

“24th Thursday  A cold nasty snow squalley day about 4 inches fell during day & night rough weather  I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ sick with a  cold [in margin] snow fell from 4 to 6 inches.

“25th Friday  cool weather the ground covered with snow but it all went off during the day  I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ sick with a cold  Emma Stone came up to Frenches today.

“26th Saturday  A cool cloudy raw day  I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ sick with a cold  Emma Stone and Lucy French came here this afternoon & stayed a while & went back to Frenches before supper.

“27th Sunday  rather a fine warm day with some clouds & looked like showers  I did my choars choared round up to the farm half of the day wrote some etc went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick with a cold  Emma Stone & Lucey French came here towards noon & stayed till about 4 or after meeting & went to Frenches again & then to Naperville.

“28th Monday  rather cool backward weather  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“29th Tuesday  cool cloudy backward weather  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“30th Wednesday  cold wet backward weather  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ sick with rheumatism & cold.”