Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 8 - 14, 1876

“8th Thursday  fine growing weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly tiered out & sick with a cold  T Jones & J Hudson went to Wheaton today & went before the Supervisers today with a Remonstrance to oppose  Wm Platt’s getting a lisence for a saloon.

“9th Friday  fine hot growing weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiered out & nearly sick.

“10th Saturday  fine growing weather  I did my choars was at the office the most of the day  fixed some fence closed up & went home a little before 9 went to bed 9 ½ nearly sick  Dennis Connell washed Williams sheep this afternoon.

“11th Sunday  fine hot growing weather & a shower in afternoon  I did my choars choared round some mowed some  Jerry Pollard altered my lambs  I wrote some at the store & choared round went to bed about 9 nearly sick  William Lindsay & wife called to the gate to see me he starts for Ames Iowa tonight.

“12th Monday  cloudy rainey day ground verry wet  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“13th Tuesday  fine growing weather but rainey & wet  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly worne out with the rheumatism etc.

“14th Wednesday  verry rainey wet weather & cool  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 9 nearly worne out with the rheumatism etc.”