Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 6 - 12, 1876

“6th Thursday  fine weather for April & more mild & the roads a getting better  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick.

“7th Friday  fine weather for the season roads better  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  Mrs Hughs had a daughter born today  Dr Smith attended  A man by the name of Egan found ded at the Junction near the post office this morning  Several women a visating here & 5 or 6 other places had visaters today, Earnst Woolf had a Dunker Sirape tonight they had to bind him.

“8th Saturday  A fine pleasant mild day getting good  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly tiered out & sick with the rheumatism  Earnst Woolf was tried for assat etc & fine $25 & bound over to keep the peace etc before Hudson  old goos began to set on 4 eggs & lays 2 more afterwards.

“9th Sunday A fine pleasant day some cloudy in afternoon & cool air  I did my choars was at home the most of the day went to the farm after breckfust & back went to bed about 9 afflicted with the rheumatism & cold.

“10th Monday  cool raw cloudy weather & verry wet & muddy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold  Dr Hatch came from Chicago.

“11th Tuesday  rainey disagreeable weather & the roads are verry mudy & bad  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 badly afflicted with the rheumatism.

“12th Wednesday  Disagreeable weather & the ground verry wet  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick as usual.”