Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 10 - 16, 1875

“10th Wednesday  fine cool weather for November  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 afflicted with the rheumatism etc   A Waterman & family went to Iowa about today  he had been arrested by government for swindling.

“11th Thursday  fine cool weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly tiered out  Eddy came here tonight with 6 scrapers to commence on the railroad.

“12th Friday  fine cool weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered out  Eddy & the scrapers went back East till Monday had a railroad meeting at Naperville to get our road from us.

“13th Saturday  fine cool weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered  they had a railroad meeting at Naperville tonight to see about the narrow gage railroad & get it from us.

“14th Sunday  A cloudy mild day & looks like a storm  I did my choars was at the house the most of the day went to the farm & back wrote some & choared some went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“15th Monday  fine cool winter weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Lousburg commenced grading the railroad on Jud Graveses today.

“16th Tuesday  fine cool winter weather for Nov  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.”