Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 6 - 12, 1875

“6th Wednesday  Some cloudy & damp  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 troubled with the rheumatism & cold  fixed my stove today.

“7th Thursday  cloudy damp disagreeable weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 about as usual Mrs Fredenhagen died tonight about 8 in the evening had been sick 6 or 8 weeks  Herrick quit carrying the mail.

“8th Friday  A pretty fine day but cool & cloudy  I did my choars was at eth office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  Russel carried the mail today for the first time  T W Watson thrashed at his house today Rogers.

“9th Saturday   A cold cloudy morning heavey frost & began to rain about 10 & was damp the rest of the day & rained some  I did my choars was at the office house all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & troubled with the rheumatism  Walla & Caroline went to Naperville & _________  T W Watson thrashed one stack on mine before it rained with the Rogers machine  Hoyts & Gloss  A T Jones found his colt ______ ________.

“10th Sunday  A cloudy damp day  I did my choars was at the house all day wrote some etc went to bed at 9 troubled with the rheumatism  Mrs A Fredenhagan was buried today  funeral at the Baptist Church at 10 ½ AM funeral sermon preached by Rev. O W Van Osdel.

“11th Monday  rather fine for the season some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold etc.

“12th Tuesday  cool cloudy weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 afflicted with the rheumatism  commenced to thrash in mind today _____ _____.”