Hiram E.Leonard Diary, November 3 - 9, 1875

“3rd Wednesday fine weather but cool  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 afflicted with the rheumatism.

“4th Thursday  fine November weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 as usual  The railroad men were here sticking the grading stakes on the railroad.

“5th Friday  fine cool weather for Nov  I did my choars was at the office all day cloased up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism and a cold  Dr Hatch came out today.

“6th Saturday  A fine day for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold and the rheumatism  Watson finished picking my share of the corn.

“7th Sunday  fine pleasant comfitable day  I did my choars eat breckfust & went with S French to York Center than to Bob Reads & stoped an hour or more  then went to Fullersburg then came home did my choars wrote some & went to bed at about 8½ nearly sick & tiard  I went to Rob Reads & Brush Hill & round home.

“8th Monday fine weather for Nov  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold  Devenport & Eddy the Railroad men came & stayed all night to Perrys  Sarah Paver came to her Mothers Mrs Wards tonight.

“9th Tuesday  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 afflicted with the rheumatism  Devenport & Eddy went back to the ________ gravel route this morning by way of Fred Mathers  A Waterman was arrested before now for cheating government.”