Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 2 - 8, 1875

“2nd Wednesday  fine growing weather  some cloudy & misty  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  Jones brought a sewing machine here today & the folks bought it on time.

“3rd Thursday  fine growing weather  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.

“4th Friday  fine growing weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“5th Saturday  fine weather with a cool air  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism.

“6th Sunday  A cloudy damp morning & most of the day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 with the rheumatism.

“7th Monday  pretty fine weather for June  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with rheumatism  James Stolp died at Aurora today in some kind of a fit droped down.

“8th Tuesday  fine growing weather  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  A E Carpenter at Pittsburg to an A__Mason convension  Dennis Connell washed my sheep.”