Friday July 1, 1892

North wind all day and quite warm mercury at 92.  Mr. Crow around shooting birds and choring around all day.  Will cutting wood and this afternoon him and Hannah gathered and pout apricots out to dry.  Hannah ironed in the morning and I done up the work.  I have had one of my bad spells of sick head ache, been very sick all day.  The old turkey hen came off with nine little turkeys.  The state is running daily now.  Commenced to have a daily mail today.

Saturday July 2, 1892

Considerable wind today but warm mercury at 98.  Mr. Crow choring around went over to the post office this evening.  Will went up to Franks this morning to take some sacks up and to get the plow scrapers and some teams to fix the checks ready to irrigate.  Will fixing the checks this afternoon.  Hannah and I canned 25 cans of apricots we pealed some of them put up six jars of apricot preserves.  We pealed them.  Hannah cleaned out and washed the shelves in the storeroom.  We got a half barrel of sugar at Thompson's.

Sunday July 3, 1892

Another warm day mercury at 98.  We have all been setting around the most of the day.  Will and Hannah writing letters.  Hannah and I went up to see Mrs. Mays this evening.  She is pretty lame.  Frank and Ida down this afternoon.  Bennie is a great deal better.

Monday July 4, 1892

Another close warm day mercury at 99.  It was very calm the windmill didn't run but very little today.  Mr. Crow got up and started to Modesto this morning at four o'clock awhilst it was cool.  Will plowing and scraping fixing the ditches, getting ready to irrigate.  Hannah and I washed and we have been cutting and putting out apricots all day.  I haven't had a minutes rest an old hen stole her nest in the barn came off today with seven little chickens.  Will went down to the garden to set his gopher trap.  They are bothering the melons vines.  He had tow gophers in the trap.  I got a letter from Mrs. Hoyt. 

Tuesday July 5, 1892

Cooler today Mercury at 88 very calm until late this afternoon the wind turned to the north and blew quite hard.  It had been in the south what there was of it.  Mr. crow helping Will about fixing up the checks and he was killing birds in the lower orchard.  Hannah and I cleaned up the cellar to put the milk in it is too warm to keep the mil on the porch we mended in the afternoon.  Pike Crow and Mag her tonight.  We hare having a pleasant visit with them.  Mr. Crow didn't enjoy the celebrations at Modesto yesterday very much said that it was too warm.  There were a great many people into enjoy the fourth he met a good many of his old friends.

Wednesday July 6, 1892

Calm this forenoon, some wind this afternoon.  Mercury at 86.  Mr. Crow went up this morning to let the water on and him and Will irrigating the little field below the granary.  Hannah ironed and I done up the work.  Her and Will gathered a lot of apricots and her and I put them out to dry.  Pike and Mag staid here last night. They went out to Nellie Stewarts today.  He got a lot of peas and beets to take out to Nellie.  Mr. Brayler her with some horses to ranch.  The canal man and the superintendents of the Canal Company her after their water bill.  Mr. Crow paid it two hundred and 25 dollars.  Mr. Brayler staid until after dinner.

Thursday July 7, 1892

Warm and close mercury at 92.  Some wind in the evening  cool all forenoon.  Mr. Crow and Will washed, watering the little field back of the granary this afternoon.  Will went up and turned the water off and he cut a bee tree.  Hannah churned and cleaned her room and mine.  She put the carpets up and mopped my room floor.  She made a peach short cake for dinner.  Her and I went a visiting this afternoon.  We took a case of eggs out to the station went back by Frank Crows stopped and talked to them awhile, stopped and talked to Tom and Laura awhile and then went and spent the after with Mr. Luther Riggs and her mother in law.  Mr. Crow and her was raised neighbor children.  The threshing machine is at Frank Crows as we went to the station we saw lots of men running to a fire in Mr. Winter's field.

Friday July 8, 1892

Cool mercury at 88 still and calm.  Mr. crow down to the orchard shooting birds.  Will choring around.  Hannah and I cut a lot and cultivated the garden.  Hannah and I put out a lot of apricots to dry we worked at them last night until after dark.  Frank and Bernie came down after vegetables and pears.  Pike Crow and Stewart here the first time I have seen Stewart for a long time.  A man her to see Mr. Crow about crushing barley.  Mr. Crow got a letter from Mr. Kasson.

Saturday July 9, 1892

Another pleasant day mercury at 88 more wind that yesterday.  Mr. crow and Will cleaned the granary.  Will cut a bee tree and this afternoon.  Then Charley and Hannah, Jennie Morris and myself had quite a time getting a jennet out she bogged own and couldn't get out without help.  Hannah went to Newman with her butter.  I scrubbed one up the work, cleaned the chicken yard and hen house.  Hannah baked cake, cooked chicken got us a nice dinner.  Jennie Morris, Beth and Archie here and spent the day.  We had a pleasant sociable day.  Pike Crow here this morning.  Will got a bucket of honey but it wasn't nice.  Mr. Crow planted some beans and cucumbers seed down in the lower garden.

Sunday July 10, 1892

Cool and calm the most of the day.  Mercury at 80 cool and windy this evening.  Mr. Crow went down to poison some gophers in the lower garden this morning that was cutting the vegetable up.  This afternoon him and I hauled the barley and  mended the sacks, 80 sacks to be mended he is going to send it up to Franks to be crushed in a day or two.   The men were coming after it in the morning and wouldn't have time to fix them.  Mr. Crow wrote to Mr. Kassen.  Will cut and put out apricots all forenoon.  He pealed some to dry to send to his mother, Frank and Ida down for dinner, we had chicken.

Monday July 11, 1892

Cool today Mercury at 76.  Some wind this afternoon.  Mr. Crow and Stewart Crow has put in the most of the day killing birds and squirrels he planted some cantaloupe seed.  Will been fixing bee hives or rather caps for the tops of his hives.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  Hannah went up to Mrs. Mays awhile and she came home with her.  Pike Crow down this morning to bring Stewart to say a day or two.  Frank and Bennie down.  Frank was looking over Uncle Bens bank accounts.  Ed is crushing barley at Brad's today.  Will be up at Franks in a day or two.

Tuesday July 12, 1892

Mercury at 82 considerable wind.  Mr. Crow and I went up to Cash Eastin's, we went around our land to see if the men that rented it was done harvesting it.  Jeff Eastin is done his part but the other men hadn't commenced to cut the grain.  I stopped at Mrs. Eastin and Mr. Crow and Cash Eastin went to Newman and Mr. Crow settled up with Mr. Newman for the wheat that he sold to him.  Wheat Jeff raised he sold for 1.26 a hundred.  I spent a pleasant socially day with Mrs. Eastin and she had a friend visiting her from Oakland, a Mrs. Taekenrall.  Hannah ironed and baked two or three different kind of cakes.  I went up to Brad's he got home from San Jose.

Wednesday July 13, 1892

Warmer today Mercury at 82 cool last night we needed considerable cover on the bed.  MR. Crow went out to the station and got Nig shod.  This afternoon Sam and another man brought down two loads of crushed barley and then they took up two loads of barley yesterday to be crushed and brought back two loads of the new barley down going to take the balance out to the warehouse.  Will choring around drove some hogs back that had gotten out.  Hannah and I got up a good dinner for our company.  Jennie and Archer Morris, Charley Bell, Ruth Stewart and her little girl spent the day here and Frank Bell this afternoon, we had such an enjoyable visit from them.  Mr. Dale and Mr. Philips here to buy mules.  I got a letter from Mrs. Miller.  We set the old yellow turkey hen.  Hannah sewing on Mrs. Chantry's dress.  I went up to tell Mrs. Mays good by they are going away tomorrow.

Thursday July 14, 1892

Cool and pleasant mercury at 80 some wind this afternoon.  Mr. Crow hoeing in the garden.  Him and Frank Crow went down to the lower garden and got Frank some beans, corn and pears.  He got some cucumbers.  Will hoeing and cutting thistles. Frank men fished hauling the ground barley here this forenoon.  San, Frank and Bennie here for dinner.  Hannah and I pealed three cans of apricots and Mr. Crow soldered them for Will to send to Illinois to his mother. We gathered the apricots and boxed all that was dry.  Hannah cut me out a shirtwaist and fitted this afternoon.  I have been over hauling my boxes and putting camphor for keeping away moths.  I took down all of Mr. Crow's notes and dates as we expect to go away tomorrow.  Mr. Dale and Mr. Philips staid here last night went to Modesto today.

Friday July 15, 1892

Cool and pleasant today mercury at 82 considerable wind.  Mr. Crow down working in the garden this forenoon.  This afternoon he wrote a letter to the San Joaquin Valley Band and sent them the check for his wheat the sold to Newman.  He went over to the Post office.  Will plowing down in the lower garden this forenoon, this afternoon he is scraping in the ditch.  Hannah finished my waist.  I done up the most of the work, irrigated the yard, cleaned the hen house, chicken yard, smoke house and store room, burned bones and cleaned around in general.  Then Ingram here this afternoon.  She looks quite well.  Our early peaches are all gone, the second lot is just beginning to get ripe.  The apricots are all gone except an one tree.  We have plenty of corn and beans, cucumbers and other vegetables.  We have had one mess of tomatoes.

Saturday July 16, 1892

Another cool pleasant day mercury at 82.  Mr. Crow went up to Newman this morning after some chicken feed and to get a drainpipe from the pump fixed.  This afternoon he wrote a letter to Cash Eastin and took it over to the post office.  Will chored around all forenoon.  This afternoon he went across the river killed a couple of jackrabbits and found a bee tree.  Hannah and I cut out a lot of corn and put it out to dry.  I took a bath and chored around.  Hannah sewed some commenced to put some pickles down in salt.  Johnnie Sharp here for dinner.  The first time that I have seen him for years.  Sam brought the wagon home and brought some chicken feed.

Sunday July 17, 1892

Warmer mercury at 86 not so much wind today.  Mr. crow around in the forenoon.  This afternoon he went up to Franks to get him to come down and help about the mules tomorrow.  We have all been lazy today.  Mr. Crow and I wrote  letter to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt.  Mr. Crow said that Bell Crow and her children was at Franks.  Loyd Crow and Homer Smith came down today to have a ride on old Bill they had a grand time riding in the little field.

Monday July 18, 1892

Warm what little wind there was southeast until about 3 o'clock the breeze came up from the north turned cooler mercury at 76 at the warmest part of the day.  Mr. Crow, Will and Frank came down branded the little mules.  Hannah and I washed, I mended.  Hannah finished Mrs. Chantry's two waists.  Will went down to the lower garden and gathered the peas for seed.  Frank is irrigating his alfalfa up at the ranch.  We have a humming birds nest in one of the elms it has two little birds in it.  They are so cute they fit as tight as if they had grown there.  Mr. Crow got a postal from the SJ band that they had received the check from Newman for wheat.

Tuesday July 19, 1892

Cooler today mercury at 86 some wind this afternoon.  Mr. Crow and Will put the wire on the garden fence this morning then Mr. Crow went out to the station to see about some seed wheat.  He wrote to John Stewart to know if he had some seed wheat to sell.  Mr. Crow came home by Franks and George Stewarts.  Will went out to the station this afternoon with a case of eggs for Hannah.  Mr. Crow paid Dennis for shoeing horses. 2.75 cents.  Hannah and I ironed and packed my things to go to Oakland, will go to Modesto tomorrow.  Hannah churned and molded four rolls of butter to send to Modesto by us tomorrow.  Will take Nellie a mess of bans, a box of peaches, some corn and a couple of chickens.  Frank and Bennie down.  Frank got a lot of sweet corn for Ida to dry.

Wednesday July 20, 1892

Cool this morning pretty warm through the day.  Mr. Crow and I went to Modesto today on our way to Oakland.  Will took us to Modesto we went to Mrs. Allen's for dinner and supper and went to the Tynam House for sleeping rooms.  The Dr. and Mrs. Tynan very friendly and sociable.  Nellie and I went to see Mrs. Chantry and Mrs. French but they wasn't at home.  I assisted Mrs. Allen on a crazy quilt that she was making.  Mr. Crow made arrangements for Mr. Perley to settle up with Mr. Jamison and send the check to the SJ bank Stockton.  He done some writing Pike and Stewart staid at our house last night we left them there they were going to get some corn and beans to take home with them.  Mr. Crow got a letter from Herbert Rose.

Thursday July 21, 1892

Cool all day Mr. Crow and I staid at the Tynam house last night got up this morning and started for Oakland on the 5:20 train.  We got to Oakland about half past nine.  Went to Isaac they wasn't expecting us seemed glad to see us.  Pollie Walden, Sydney Bell and Kithe Crow there.  Beth Morris came over to see me Jennie Morris got cases of blackberries, Eveline went over to help put them up.  Miriam and Mrs. Gray went to the revivalist meeting.  Mr. Mills the great evangelist is preaching, draws large crowds said to be 6 thousand persons their yesterday.  Mr. Crow and Isaac riding around in the buggy they went out by Dr. Burkes, so Mr. crow could learn the way.  I have had the headache badly all day.  Mr. Crow wrote to Johnnie Sharp that he could let him have the money he wanted.  Eveline is busy making Julie Crows a skirt. 

Friday July 22, 1892

Warm and calm today for Oakland.  Mr. Crow and I took Isaacs horse and buggy and went over to Alameda to Dr. Burkes, the first person we me was Mr. Miller and wife from Orland.  They all seemed so glad to see us it seemed like old times.  Mrs. Gordon she is at the Drs on a visit, Mrs. Hatle, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Bradford, Mr. Black and a good many of the old Napa patients was their and most of the Napa help.  Mrs. Reach, Aggie Golden, Mr. Trmis, Clay, Mr. and Mrs. Landson, Dr. Franks wife and Mrs. Meekam.  They are not help, Mollie Lythakes and Lizzie, Mr. Connor and others it kept me busy talking to them.  I took treatment came back and stopped at sister Esters awhile and then went to hear the great evangelist speak.

Saturday July 23, 1892

Another calm warm day for Oakland.  Mr. Crow and I went down and spent the day at Esther's we had a pleasant visit with here.  She had a lady their trying to buy her out she is coming back on Monday she wants the house if she can raise the money.  Mr. Crow wrote to Mr. Perley to know if Mr. Jamson paid off his mortgage.  We came back to Isaacs tonight.  Cap Morris got home tonight.  Jennie Morris, Aunt Mi and I went last night hear the great revivalist Mr. Mills preach.  I think there was six thousand persons present at the Tabernacle.  People pack in to hear him sort of like a band of sheep.  He has been preaching nearly three weeks, the house crowded all of the time.  I met Stella and her husband at Esther's.  I am very favorably  impressed with him.  I think he is a good man and is very kind to her.

Sunday July 24, 1892

Cool and foggy this morning. It has been cool all day we have had a fire in the sitting room all day.  Mr. crow went over to Dr. Burkes and took treatment.  Aunt mi and I went to the Presbyterian Church to hear Dr. Eille preach and in the afternoon her and I and Mrs. Wells went to the congregational church to hear Mr. Mills the house so crowded that we couldn't get in. I didn't even get standing room.  Aunt Mi and Mrs. Wells went in further but had to stand up.  I came on home.  Stella and Mrs. Conant here for dinner so was Mrs. Wells.  Cap and Jennie and Madd Wells came over this afternoon.  Pollie has the headache.   I like Stella's husband very much for the acquaintance I have had with him.

Monday July 25, 1892

Cool and foggy we haven't hardly seen the sun today have a fire the most of the day.  Mr. Crow and I went over to Dr. Burkes today and took treatment.  We met a lot more of the old friends there.  Mrs. Minor, her son and wife, Mrs. Williams and daughter, Mrs. Hatreel, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Wright, Clara Crow, Ena Stonsifer and came back for dinner.  I finished hemming Stella's napkins and wrote a letter to Hannah.  Mr. Crow got a letter from Mr. Perley that Mr. Jamison had paid off his note.  A letter Mr. Newman a check in it for the sweityer grain.  Jennie Morris went over to the city today with Mrs. Wells and left her baby her for Aunt Mi and Eveline to take care of Pollie can't hear good it isn't so pleasant for her.

Tuesday July 26, 1892

We had a shock of earthquake about 2 o'clock this morning.  It rained this morning been misting more or less all day the sun hasn't shone out any today.  Still misting at six o'clock whilst I am a writing Mr. crow around the house in the forenoon.  This afternoon him and Isaac out a riding.  Eveline a sewing, aunt Mi a writing.  Pollie making lace and writing letters.  I done a little visiting in the forenoon this afternoon I went down to see my sister her son was there a visiting her the first time I have seen him for several years.  He is a nice looking man.  There is an old French lady a visiting sisters she is quite sick today.  I got some cotton year commenced to knit a sock today. 

Wednesday July 27, 1892

Cool and like a rain the fog is falling so thick, cool all day the sun peeped out quickly a little while this evening.  Mr. Crow went to Dr. Burkes and took treatment and staid until after dinner.  In the afternoon him and Isaac went on a walk around town.  I went down to Esther's early here and I and Madame Zoingreon went over the city.  The Madame went on home and Esther and I went on to Mary Nash's nobody but the girl at home the family had gone to Santa Cruz to the State Meeting.  We came back to Esther's and I have had the headache so badly that I was sick.  Stella was in whilst I was at Esther's.  I came back to Isaacs and went to bed didn't get up any more tonight.  Eveline making some pants for Sydney.  Charley and Aunt Mi took care of Mrs. Wells baby and let her and Jennie Morris and Madd to the city.

Thursday July 28, 1892

Another cold rainy or foggy day until evening the sun shone out pretty bright for this climate.  Mr. crow and I went over to Dr. Burkes.  I took treatment, I am  nearly sick.  Aggie gave a fine treatment.   I went in to see Mrs. Colman and Mrs. Riley came home been knitting city commenced a sock and I have felt so miserable I haven't done much.  Isaac and Mr. Crow out a riding they went to see Stella Conant said that she was canning fruit said that they had a nice house.  Mr. Crow likes Stella's husband finely what he has seen of him.  Mr. Crow got a letter from J.A. Crow.  Mrs. Wells here for dinner, Jennie took them down to the two o'clock train to go to San Jose.  Eveline busy sewing, Mi knitting Pollie knitting and sleeping.  Sydney and Beth playing. 

Friday July 29, 1892

Cold and foggy this morning the sun shone out bright this afternoon and warmer than it has been.  Mr. Crow around this forenoon this afternoon him and I went out to Stella's she wasn't at home so we went to the sanatorium.  Mr. and Mrs. Miller went over to the city we went with them to the depot.  Mrs. Hottel went home, Mrs. Gordon, Winnie and her Aunt and cousin are all going home to Clear Lake tomorrow.  I stopped at Esther's as I came back she as the carpets up a cleaning the halls.  Gnaa and  Hattie Frederick here today they are at Jennie Morris on a visit quite nice looking girls the first time I have seen them since they were small.  Mr. crow wrote to J.A. Crow last night.  Eveline busy sewing and shopping to get Sydney ready to go home tomorrow. 

Saturday July 30, 1892

Cool this morning and foggy bright sunshine and pleasant this afternoon.  Mr. Crow hitched up and took Isaac and Sydney to the train on their way to Crows Landing and then he went to Mr. Canants office and staid awhile he was out a riding this afternoon.  Stopped at Esther's awhile.  I was knitting in the forenoon, this afternoon Aunt Mi and I went to do some shopping we went down fourteenth ST. to Washington and up Broadway to 16 St. and back have home.  I still have the headache pretty badly I got me a gown and some elastic for garters.  Jennie Morris went over to the city Genan and Nattie Frederic she is doing everything to make it pleasant for them I got a letter from Mrs. Hoyt.

Sunday July 31, 1892

Today has been bright and pleasant.  Mr. Crow went to Dr. Burkes and took treatment.  I have been reading and visiting with the friends.  Leonard Coats and his brother Harry have spent the afternoon took dinner here Harry is Julia Crows intended husband they are to be married the 10 of August .  I like his looks very much although he a small man still smaller than Leonard.  Aunt Mi went to morning services and is going again tonight.  She is a great church goer.  Poor little Pollie Walden she is so deaf it is hard for her to hear what is said and so it makes it unpleasant for her when people are talking and she cannot understand what is said. 

Monday August 1, 1892

It has been warmer today cloudy a little this evening Mr. Crow and I went over to the Drs I took treatment and waited to see the Dr. to get some advice from him.  We paid him our bill 10 dollars for what treatment we have had.  Ena Stonsifer is still there she looks quite miserable.  I got a letter from Mary Patchett, Hannah and will Isom and Julie Crow inviting us to her wedding.  Mr. Crow got a letter from J.A. Crow he wanted us to come to Stockton.  Mary wanted us to come up and visit them some.  I stopped at Esther's as I came home Estelle was their she wanted us to come to dinner there on Wednesday.  Isaac Crow got home from the ranch today left old Nell.

Tuesday August 2, 1892

Cool and foggy in the forenoon but bright and pleasant this afternoon.  Mr. Crow and I went down this morning and brought a mattress and springs to send home.  I also got some calico and a table cloth. We wrote to Will and Hannah to go to the station after them.  Jennie Morris, Gena and Hattie Frederick eat dinner at Evelines.  This afternoon.  Isaac and Mr. Crow out a riding.  Jennie brought her carriage and took the two girls and my self out a riding.  We went  out to the little Lake Chabot and to the Deaf and Dumb asylum around where you could see the old ladies home and by the home of the weak minded.  Cap wet to Newman tonight on the 6 o'clock train.  The Frederick girls went to stay at Evelines tonight and Mr. Crow and I went to day with Jennie Morris.  We had a little Jack colt. 

Wednesday August 3, 1892

It has been warm and pleasant today.  Mr. Crow and I staid at Jennie Morris last night came back to Evelines this morning and took Isaacs horse and buggy and went out to spent the day at Stella's.  Mr. Conant brought Esther out before dinner and in the afternoon Jennie Morris, Beth Ritt Crow and Genon and Hattie Frederies came we had a pleasant time together.  Mr. Crow and Mr. Conant went down to the court this afternoon.  Mr. Conat was a witness.  We came back to Isaac this evening.   Pollie Walden and Isaac had both been sick all day.  Aunt Mi went down to the church this morning and finished a comfort.  She has gone to prayer meeting tonight.

Thursday August 4, 1892

Warm and pleasant today.  The pleasantest day we have had since we have been in Oakland.  Mr. Crow went down in town this morning and got him a hat and some shoes.  Mi and I went to see Mattie Bissell but she wasn't at home.

This afternoon MR. Crow and I got Jennies horse and carriage and went to Dr. Burkes.  Mr. Crow got the sore on his face burnt and he got some eye salve and wash.  We took Mr. and Mrs. Miller out a riding we went out by Tubbs Hotel back by 14 ST. and down Washington to r St. and then back to Dr. Burkes to tell them good bye and then back to Jennies for supper and on to Isaacs to stay all night.  Isaac is better tonight so is Pollie Walden.  Lizzie and Lois Stonsifer here to see me this evening.

Friday August 5, 1892

Warmest day we have had since I came down.  I started a perspiration whilst I was walking.  Mr. Crow out a riding with Isaac.  I knit all forenoon I finished a sock and started another.  Jennie Morris came after me and drove me down to Esther's I walked back got me a pair of shoes.  Nannie Milikan at Esther's she was very friendly.  Esthe had a man putting down carpets.  Leana and Hattie Frederies here for dinner.  Jennie came with them and then came after them and took them out a riding.  Aggie Golden gave me her picture she is a nice looking and smart girl.  She is the Drs assistant in his office.  Mr. Conant and Stella are coming tonight to see us before we leave we expect to leave tomorrow.

Saturday August 6, 1892

Cool and foggy this morning at Oakland but got comfortable warm before we got home on the San Joaquin Isaac took me and the valises down to the train and Ben walked.  Jennie Morris brought the two Frederie girls so we had their company on the cars a far as Tracey.  They are pleasant social girls and we have had an agreeable visit together.  Lizzie Crow had a friend to come on the train with us.  Mr. Crow gave Isaac fifty dollars to give to Julia for a wedding present.  Train late we didn't get to the station until five o'clock.  Will there a waiting for us we got home found every thing nice and clean every thing is in good shape.  Nellie Rose here and they had ice cream and cake for us when we got home.

Sunday August 7, 1892

Pleasant today mercury at 84 south wind.  It seems good to get away from the cold and fog.  I feel will satisfied with my home and surroundings.  Mr. Crow looking around him and the dogs killed a skunk this morning him and I wrote to John and Mary Patchett.  I wrote to Julia Crow she is to be married Wednesday and will leave for England the 15 of this month probably it will be a long time before we see her again.  Hannah and Nellie getting dinner.  Nell was fixing up a mess of green peppers and tomatoes for us.  Frank Bell and her two children down to see us this morning. 

Monday  August 8, 1892

Today has been very pleasant a gentle south wind mercury at 80.  Mr. Crow killing birds they are bout to take the pears and apples in the lower garden.  Will went out to the station after a mattress and springs that I sent up form Oakland.  This afternoon he is hauling dirt getting the checks ready for irrigating in the far field.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  Hannah wrote to Mr. Rouse about a case of eggs that she sent last Saturday.  Nellie went down to the garden and orchard to get apples, pears, beans and corn.  She got dinner made some apple dumplings.  Frank and Bennie down this morning.  Laura Crow and Mr. Huntly down this afternoon.  We gave them some apples, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers and honey.  Will took off some nice honey today.  

Tuesday August 9, 1892

Cool and pleasant mercury at 80 not much wind.  Mr. Crow trimming the tops of the apricot trees and killing birds.  Will went out to wee John Stewart this morning this afternoon hauling dirt fixing the checks.  Hannah ironed and Nellie and I done the work.  Hannah made and sealed up a bottle of pickles and made her a wrapper this afternoon.  I have had the headache badly all day.  The old yellow turkey hen came off with 8 little turkeys.  We expect to put up peaches tomorrow and to churn.  The old Jennet had a fine jack colt.

Wednesday August 10, 1892

Very cool mercury at 74 considerable wind late this morning and cool.  Mr. crow shooting birds and choring around.  Will hauling dirt and fixing checks to irrigate.  Mr. crow and Will got two coons.  This morning Hannah , Nellie and I pealed and canned 8 cans of peaches and preserved 18 bottles of peaches.  Hannah and Nellie done some painting.  Jimmie Crow staid here last night.  Mr. Brayles here and took away his stock.  Frank, Bennie and Roy Porter here this morning.   Lizzie and Loyd Crow and her friend here this evening they had been own to the river hunting a place to fish tomorrow.  They invited Uncle Ben and I down to fish with them.

Thursday August 11, 1892

A little warmer today mercury at 78.  Cool again late this evening.  Mr. Crow killed a coon, been killing birds and choring around.  Will finished fixing the checks and went up to turn the water on to irrigate but the men wasn't done fixing the checks.  Hannah churning and worked her butter over and then she came to help Nellie and I to sweep the stables and around the barn.  This afternoon Nellie and Hannah painted and I went down to the river and dined with the fishing party.  There were 19 of us altogether.  Their was preacher Crawford and wife, Lizzie, Loyd, Brad, Judith Crow, Ada, Mabel, Kate and myself.  Walter Morris down to see us. 

Friday August 12, 1892

Warm today mercury at 88.  Mr. Crow and will went up to the ranch and took the stock, brought old John down, branded Polly and Cap.  They killed birds all afternoon and will and Hannah went out to the station after dark after some hound pups that came to Will from Orange, but they hadn't gotten there.  Hannah and Nellie went to Modesto took her butter and took some honey to Mrs. Parker.  I cooked coons, burnt some bones, moved the wood pile and cleaned and burnt all the trash.  I was working out down until 11 o'clock.  Came in and irrigated the yard and got  dinner.  Mr. Snyder there for dinner borrowed 1 hundred dollars.  Mr. Crow got a letter from Mr. Sharp.

Saturday August 13, 1892

Warmer today mercury at 84.  Mr. Crow shooting birds and working in the garden.  Will went out to the station after his friend Mr. Tillifer and the puppies but neither of them came so he went back this afternoon.  The puppies had gone on to Tracey and came back.  Will got them he was pleased to see them as if they had been human his friend didn't come.  Nellie, Hannah and I put up 23 bottles of plum preserves this afternoon.  I went up to see Ida whilst there Tom Crow's team ran off and throwed him out bruised up some, broke the wagon up.  Tom was down here stopping on his way to his Pas.  Mr. Crow wrote to Johnnie Sharp.  Mr. Roundtree sick. 

Sunday August 14, 1892

Warmer today Mercury at 91.   considerable wind it didn't reel much warm.  Mr. Crow irrigating the alfalfa in the south field.  Will went up to the dam early this morning and turned more of a head on some water run yesterday evening and he went out to the stations after his friend, but he hadn't come.  Hannah went out after him this afternoon he was there.  She brought him home with her and he is here tonight.  I cleaned a chicken, picked beans, wrote a letter to Mrs. Hoyt, scrubbed the front porch, busy all forenoon.  Mr. Mays down this evening he came down from the mountains to see to the honey.  Brad down this morning.

Monday August 15, 1892

Still warmer mercury at 96 cloudy and sultry part of the day.  This afternoon some wind.  MR. Crow and Will trying to irrigate don't have enough water.  Will and Mr. Killife went down and hauled  out a lot of corn fodder for the cattle.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  She made sacks to send her fried apricots off in.  Nellie got dinner baked pie and cake we had a mess of fish for dinner.  This afternoon she was a painting a drape.  Lizzie and Loyd Crow and her friend Mifs. Jaley down to see me.  Mr. Killife went to work for Brad.  The surveyors down surveying the ground that they irrigate.  Mr. Mays down this evening.

Tuesday August 16, 1892

Warm today mercury at 96.  Mr. Crow and Will trying to irrigate but the water stopped on them they turned it in the field by the hogs only got a little watered.  Will gathered some plums this afternoon.  Hannah and I cut them.  She sorted the apricots to sack to sell.  Hannah ironed, I brewed coffee made six goblets of plum jelly and 3 bottles of plum butter.  I gathered up the fried nectarines and busy all forenoon.  Hannah churned. Her Mr. Crow, Will and Nellie went down to the garden to get some vegetables and tomatoes.  Nellie wrote to her mother.   I wrote to L. J. Crow.  We got a letter from him last night saying that he was very poorly.  Pike Crow here for dinner and Mr. Sheakly and Mr. Medleon her this afternoon to buy barley.  Hannah wrote to Mrs. Clary to come after plums.

Wednesday August 17, 1892

Another warm day mercury at 94 considerable wind so we don't feel it so warm.  Mr. Crow and Will has been cleaning up the wagon getting it ready to paint..  Hannah , Nellie and I put up 11 cans of tomatoes and soldered 1 can of plums to send to Will's  mother in Indiana.  Nellie made doughnuts, Hannah cut out a wrapper for me got it fit and sewed up Nellie painting this afternoon.  I wrote a letter to Mrs. Miller irrigated the yard, mended my corset and skirt.  Mr. Mays here for dinner.  We caught some chickens last night going to catch more tonight to send to market when they send the dried apricots. 

Thursday August 18, 1892

The warmest day of the season mercury of 100 not much breeze.  Mr. Crow down shooting birds.  Will painting the wagon made a coop and he took off to station the dried apricots and 22 roosters sent them to Rouse on Ca.  Hannah and I pealed and put out a lot of peaches to dry.  Nellie and I put up 8 bottles of peach preserves.  Mr. and Mrs. Moorhead down and spent the day.   They got some pears, plums, tomatoes, honey and a little kitten and some watermelons.  Mrs. Moorhead brought me a lovely cushion.  We had a pleasant visit with her.  Johnnie Sharp here tonight.  I got a letter from Julia Crow and her wedding cards.

Friday August 19, 1892

Still warm today mercury at 98 considerable wind.  Mr. Crow down shooting birds and Will gave the wagon wheels another coat of paint and in the evening Will and Callie went to take Mr. Crow out to Frank Bells to stay tonight to take the morning train to Oakland.  Hannah and I busy all forenoon.  We cleaned the hen house and chicken yard.  I baked light bread.  Hannah finished my wrapper.  I have been tending the irrigating in the garden Johnnie Sharp here this morning.  Will took out some honey this morning.  Ed Crow here this evening.  I got a letter from Mrs. Miller.

Saturday August 20, 1892

A little cooler 96 but very calm until late this evening had some wind.  Will cutting gum flowers the most of the day.  Hannah and I scrubbed and cleaned the most of the forenoon, churned and we both took baths.  The ants are very troublesome so I took some coal oil in water and went all over the kitchen and my room and around the edges to try to clean them out.  This afternoon we made Will a shirt and partly made another one for him and then we gathered a couple of buckets of peaches, pealed them and put them out to dry.  Mays down and brought a can to put some butter in to take up to his wife.  Tom Crow down for breakfast and Nellie went home with him to spend the day.

Sunday August 21, 1892

Cool and pleasant today considerable wind mercury at 88.  Will and Mr. Kiffifer  got up a couple of mules and put the halters on them and tied them up in the stable and broke the halter and got away from them.  Nellie, Hannah and I put up 14 cans of peaches for Nellie and Nellie and I pealed and put out nearly two buckets of peaches to dry.  Mr. and Mrs. Ingram, Tom and Laura Crow and Clay down this afternoon,  Glen Crow came down to see me.   Hannah and Nellie went down to the river to go in a bathing.  Hannah and Nellie didn't go in.  Mr. Ingram, Mr. Tichfer, Will, Glen and Jack went to another place and went in a swimming.  Mr. Mays came down after some butter he started for the mountains this evening.

Monday August 22, 1892

Cool today south wind mercury at 86.  Mr. crow came home from Oakland.  Will busy choring around.  He went out to the station after Mr. Crow and took a case of eggs.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  Hannah marked a velvet cushion or rather stamped it this afternoon.  Nellie, Hannah and I pealed 5 buckets of soft peaches and put out to dry.  Jimmie down this evening he just returned from Santa Cruz.  Jersey cow has a calf.  We got a sack of flour.  Will has his young mules tired up in the barn.

Tuesday August 23, 1892

Pleasant calm mercury at 86.  Mr. Crow and Will marked some pigs this morning.  Mr. Crow chored around.  Will gathered peaches for Mrs. Daniel went up to the ranch after some mules went out and got old Bill shod.  Hannah, Nellie and I canned 15 cans of tomatoes and 14 cans of peaches and we pealed and put out a bucket of peaches to dry.  We churned and baked light bread.  Hannah and Nellie at work on a pincushion embodied in chenille.  I gathered up my clothes.  Mr. Crow and I are going over to Lewis Crow's tomorrow.  Frank and Bennie down to wee us this morning.  Mrs. David her two children down after peaches.  Frank Snyder down.

Wednesday August 24, 1892

Cool this morning a little warm this afternoon.  Calm.  Mr. Crow and I left home at 7 o'clock  Mr. Crow stopped at Weier and got some cartridges and I stopped at Mrs. Allen's  to take her some butter.  We came on to Lewis Crows got there about  half past 12 o'clock.  Lewis has a bad cough.  The rest all as well as usual.  Mollie and Edith putting up peas, preserving and canned some pears and pealed and put out a lot of peaches to dry.  Edith sewing on a dress for Dora Walker.  Herbert working on the cider mill fixing a horse paner to it so they can grind apples to make vinegar.  Wiley and Johnnie Cathen gathering fruit to take  a load tomorrow.

Thursday August 25, 1892

Cool and pleasant today considerable wind this afternoon.  Mr. Crow around a hunting.  Lewis went to Oakdale this morning.  Mollie and I (Herbert sealed them) just put up 24 cans of tomatoes and Johnnie gathered a lot of peaches.  I pealed them. Mollie cut them off of the seed and Herbert put them out to dry.  I cut out Lewis three shirts and done some basting on them and Mollie helped Edith on Dora Walkers dress.  Edith done the cooking( Mollie churned) finished Dora's dress and cut her out mother hubbard.  Wiley went out with a load of fruit.  Herbert and Johnnie got the cider press fixed and they went to grinding apples to make vinegar.  Dora and Beth Walker here this afternoon.

Friday August 26, 1892

Cool and pleasant today. Mr. Crow went out a hunting killed 7 rabbits. Harry killed three rabbits.  Lewis around home.  Wiley, Hebert and Johnnie fixed the yard fence.  Mollie and I went down and canned 25 cans of peaches and pealed and put out some to dry. Edith put up 18 bottles of plum pressures and got dinner.  Mrs. Lowe a preacher woman her for dinner in the afternoon Mollie and I worked on Lewis shirts, Edith finished Dora Walker's wrapper and her and I went down to the garden and orchard.  Mrs. Lowe talked religion to me.  Mr. Lowe and Mr. Mc Bride came in the afternoon took her home and then came back after a wardrobe that Mollie gave Mrs. Lowe.

Saturday August 27, 1892

Another pleasant day.  Mr. crow jobbing around he helped Wiley make some cider.  Lewis went to Oakdale, Mollie churned and her, Edith and I pealed peaches until dinner time.  Mollie went and got dinner and after dinner she went to church at Burneyville and Edith worked on until night.  Wiley and Johnnie gathered them and helped us about putting them out and we sulfured them.

Sunday August 28, 1892

Warmer today not much wind some this afternoon.  Mr. Crow and Lewis around all day.  Mollie and Edith went to church.  Wiley and Johnnie looked after fathering a load of fruit for Wiley to take off in the morning.  I done a little mending on Lewis clothes got dinner this afternoon I wrote a letter to Hannah Isom and been reading Lewis, Ben and I are going up to Dr. Mersereaus tomorrow.  Dora Walker over this afternoon.  The boys all went down and went in a swimming.  Edith and Wiley went down to load up a wagon to go to Modesto early in the morning.

Monday August 29, 1892

Warm cook this morning got warm in the afternoon mercury at 96 at Mr. Goodwin's in the mountains. Mr. Crow, Lewis and I left Lewis house for the mountains this morning we stopped at Mr. Goodwin's and staid all night.  They all seemed glad to see us there.  I stood the trip better than I expected so did Lewis.  He slept pretty well through the night.  They have some of the largest fig trees that I ever saw.  Mifs. Manie Goodwin is quite a nice girl.

Tuesday August 30, 1892

Cool this morning but warm through the day mercury at 92.  Mr. Crow, Lewis and I left Mr. Goodwin's and arrived at Dr. Mesererun before noon all seemed so glad to see us.  The little girls have grown so much and seem so nice and lady like.  Mrs. Mesererun is very pleasant.  Dr. Miesererun is the same good old man as ever.  They have three patients beside Mays and wife.  Mr. Crow went down to see Bob Finney.  Mr. Jefferd over to see us.  Mrs. Messererun is papering a room for Lewis.  Mrs. Mersererum garden and flower garden looks lovely.  The fruit crop look fine some nice young peaches one of the men that is here used to be at Dr. Burkes.

Wednesday August 31, 1892

A little cooler today calm the most of the day.  Mr. Crow out and killed some birds and been setting around talking with the patients.  Lewis rested pretty well last night and is feeling pretty well today.  I have the headache pretty badly.  I done some knitting some basting on Lewis shirts this afternoon.  I have been to the room where Mrs. Mersererum  and Rosie are papering.  Mr. Mays washed the room over head they are fixing the room for Lewis.  Dr. Mesererun  looks badly he hurt himself a day or two ago.  Robert Herman came back at night.  Mr. and Mrs. Mays took the three children out to the reservoir and they waded in the water and rowed in the boat.

Thursday September 1, 1892

Calm and a little cloudy very pleasant today.  Mr. Crow around talking and killing birds.  Mr. Mays went to Sonora after groceries and other things.  Mrs. Merseren and Mr. Herman pretty nearly finished papering the room.  I knit some, basted on Lewis's shirt.  Mrs. Mays quite lame today.  Her and I got dinner for Mrs. Mersereun.  Addie Adams up to see me this afternoon.  Mr. Lapara and Mr. Franza around a talking and all seemed to enjoy themselves.  My head aches pretty badly today. 

Friday September 2, 1892

Calm and pleasant the sun shone pretty warm in the afternoon.  Mr. Crow hunting some and talking to the Dr. and the patients.  Lewis helped peal done peaches to can for Mrs. Mersereun.  Mrs. Mays and I cut them off the and canned 8 cans and put up 7 bottles that was partly preserved they look very nice they were fine peaches.  Mr. and Mrs. Finnery came to see us this evening they had just come from up in the mountains.  They had killed a black bean and brought some of the meat down with them.  Mrs. Mersereaw, Mrs. Mays and I went down to Sonora this afternoon.  Mrs. Mays and I went to see Mrs. Cawie we had such a pleasant visit with her it seemed like old times we went to see Mrs. Mandorf had a nice time with her.  She had 7 girls and one boy.

Saturday September 3, 1892

Cool this morning but warm through the day.  Mr. Crow and the Dr. and Lewis talking.  Lewis not feeling so well today.  I done some basting.  I went down to Finny's to tell Mrs. Finney and Addie good bye and to see their pet deer.  I saw the bearskin off of the bear that Archie killed.  Mrs. Mays felt better.  Mrs. Merereau and Herman finished cleaning up Lewis room.  Mr. Crow and I left the Dr. for home this afternoon.  We stopped at Mr. Mundorf's and ordered a box of crackers and then went on to Mr. Goodwin's to stay all night they seemed really glad to see us.  Mary had some friends from Chinese Camp a visiting her.  Dr. Stratton and wife.  We measured one of Mr. Goodwin's fig trees it measured 18 feet and six inches.

Sunday September 4, 1892

A little warmer today but not uncomfortable.  Mr. Crow and I left Mr. Goodwin's this morning arrived at Lewis Crow's about three o'clock all is well as usual.  Mollie and Edith got home from church and had dinner ready.  Edith and Wiley preparing a load of fruit for tomorrow.  Herbert and Harry and Johnnie over at Mr. Walkers.  Mollie went to church again tonight to hear a woman preach.  I took a bath tonight.

Monday September 5, 1892

Cool and pleasant today mercury at 80.  Mr. Crow and I left  Mollie Crow's early this morning fur home we got to Modesto about 8 o'clock and I went to Mrs. Allen's and staid until after dinner.  I went down in town got me a duster and two pair of stockings.  Mr. Crow registered.  I had the head ache pretty badly.  Nellie and Callie were at home when we got home we found Mr. and Mrs. Miller at our house had been their ever since Friday.  I was glad to see them.  We had letters from Mary Patchett, Mrs. Hoyt and Mr. Miller, Frank had been down to tell us that they had a new boy at their house born this morning.  Hannah and Will seemed glad to see us.  Will had been picking fruit to  take to Modesto tomorrow. 

Tuesday September 6, 1892

Warmer today mercury at 88 considerable wind makes it pleasant.  Mr. Crow and Mr. Miller went up to the upper place and rode all around.  Mr. Miller liked the place very much.  This afternoon Mr. Crow went to the garden and dug some sweet potatoes and killed birds.  Mrs. Miller and I went up to see Ida and the baby it is very large weighted 8 pounds.  Ida is getting along finely.  She said that Nellie Stewart had another girl a week ago.  Will went o Modesto with a load of fruit and honey sold it all.  Laura Crow and Claus down and spent the afternoon.  Laura, Mrs. Miller, Hannah and I went down to the garden and go a lot of melons and cucumbers and then went to the river and back home and irrigated the yard.  Frank hauling alfalfa.

Wednesday September 7, 1892

Warm today mercury at 90.  Mr. Crow and Mr. Miller went up to Mr. Wilmans to see their fine sheep in the afternoon.  They went down to the lower garden and hauled up a load of melons fur the chickens.  Will a coring around.  Hannah made some peach preserves and six bottles of peach sweet pickles.  Mrs. Miller and I called on Laura and Ida and her baby and Frank Bell and then went out to Nellie Stewarts to see her and baby she has a little girl 9 days old.  A little mite of a thing but quite bright.  Laura Williams is their with her.  Ida's baby has so much hair on his head.  The men were hauling hay fur Frank this afternoon.  Hannah basting on a shirt I knitting, Mrs. Miller and us a visiting together.

Thursday September 8, 1892

Cooler than yesterday mercury at 88.  Mr. Crow and Will went up to the ranch to fix a fence around the hay and to cut weeds.  Cut weeds this afternoon.  Mr. Crow went over to Mr. Thompson's and got a barrel of sugar.  Will went out to the station on before day this morning to take Mr. and Mrs. Miller out they were going to Sacramento Fair today and stay until Saturday and then they were going home.  We had a very pleasant visit with them.  Hannah and I washed and I mended and Hannah finished Will a couple of shirts.  Mrs. Miller gave Mr. crow and I her and Mr. Miller's pictures.  I have a sore eye I think that it is all sty.  We had a good many little chickens.

Friday September 9, 1892

Cool and pleasant today mercury at 80.  Mr. Crow went out to Dennis and got old Nig shod and paid Dennis for putting the brake on the wagon.  Will chopping wood.  Hannah and I ironed the made some ketchup and finished Will two shirts.  I burnt bones fur the chickens gathered tomatoes fur the chickens and put out lime fur them.  Cleaned the hen house pealed and put out a bucket of peaches to dry, hunted the place over after eggs.  Old Blackie had a calf today.  Pike Crow here fur breakfast and to get some peaches to send home. 

Saturday September 10, 1892

Another cool and pleasant day enough wind to make it comfortable.  Mr. Crow jobbing around all day.  Will went out to the station hauled wood this afternoon.  We moved the stove in and put up the parlor stove.  I went up to Brad's to get a man to help move  Cash Eastin was their so was Brad he had come from home last night and had a bad cold.  Hannah and I cleaned the front room the stoves and stove pipes. I cleaned the zine that goes under the sitting room stove cleaned the yard all around took a bath and been as busy as a bee all day.  Mollie Crow came over took dinner with us and then went up to see Ida and the baby.  I am very tired tonight.

Sunday September 11, 1892

Close and warm mercury at 84.  Mr. Crow around home the most of the day.  Will and Mr. Killifer out trying to catch some salmon this morning.  Will Mr. Killifer Oscar and Hannah out again this evening.  Mr. Crow and I went down to watch them awhile I have been reading.  I irrigated the yard and got dinner.  Hannah started to church but didn't get farther than Laura and Ida's.  Ida is getting along nicely but frank is sick.  I got a letter from Mrs. Mays says that Lewis is better.  Will Ingram here he went down to try the salmon.  The first geese of the season flew over this evening.  Hannah writing letters home.

Monday September 12, 1892

Cool and pleasant mercury at 80.  Mr. Crow jobbing around him and Will cut weeds awhile and then Will gathered the prunes.  Him and Hannah gathered us a lot of apples and pears to take to Modesto.  They gathered a lot of tomatoes and mush melons fur the chickens.  Will caught a salmon this morning.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  I mended the carpet in the dinning room and in the sitting room and went down to the orchard to s where Hannah and Will were gathering fruit.  Hannah gathered a lot of the small white figs and her and I pealed them to pickle.  Mr. Van Winkle, Frank and Bennie Crow and Jimmie, Walter, and Brad here today.

Tuesday September 13, 1892

Another pleasant day.  Mr. Crow went to Modesto on his way to Stockton and Oakland.  Will went to Modesto with some apples and pears and butter.  Hannah and I ironed.  I gave the parlor a thorough cleaning.  I have been working in the yard all afternoon, an old hen came off with 7 little chickens.  Isaac crow here today.  Mr. Welch and his little boy came after peaches.  Mollie Crow came by on her way home from Frank Crows.  I wrote a letter to Mary Patchett.  Hannah cut out partly made will a pair of overalls.

Wednesday September 14, 1892

Cool and pleasant mercury at 76.  Will went down the river to the dogs been fishing he went out to Dennis and got a gig made.  He scolded and put out the prunes.  Hannah churned.  We helped Will put out the prunes and we baked light bread and canned 5 cans of prunes.  I gathered the cucumbers.  Skimmed a lot of milk and washed pans went up to Brad's to see Cora but she had come up home been very busy all day.  Hannah finished Wills overalls.

Thursday September 15, 1892

Very pleasant weather mercury at 76.  Will fixing the fence and hauling wood.  I fixed some pickles.  Hannah and I went down to the lower garden fur cucumbers for to make pickles.  Derling Armstrong came to get some tomatoes to can so he went down with us we brought tomatoes, melons.  Hannah dug the onions, and I gathered the seed beans we brought some corn and potatoes.  Derling and I came by the orchard and got him some apples he staid until after dinner.  Hannah and I went out to the station after dinner took a case of eggs came home by Ida's she's getting along nicely.  Her baby is growing finely they named him Roy Franklin. Cash, Cora and Paul down to see me this evening.  I was glad to see them.  We got a letter from Mr. Lewis of Oakdale that that the box of crackers was there.

Friday September 16, 1892

Another cool lovely day a little more breeze than usual.  Will been cutting cockle burrs. Hannah churned been looking over the prunes that we saved for Mrs. Moorhead she has been making her a black sateen skirt.  I cleaned the buggy house, granary and hen house.  This afternoon I mended my dress and a comfort.  I wrote to Mr. Lewis of Oakdale to forward a box of crackers to Semple and Rose.  Laura Crow here fur dinner.  Cora brought me hers and Cash's pictures they are real good.  I am pleased that Cora thought enough of me to bring me one.

Saturday September 17, 1892

Cool and pleasant today.  Will choring around today cutting some weeds.  I gave the front room, hall and dinning room a through sweeping done up the work and helped Hannah about the scrubbing gave the chairs a good washing took a bath done some mending and been running around hunting eggs and looking after the little chickens this afternoon.  Hannah has the headache she finished her skirt, scrubbed, been lying down the most of the afternoon.  Mr. Snyder here for dinner.  Mr. George Munson hunting cattle.  I got a letter from Mrs. Miller saying that she got home all right.  I got Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt pictures they are both very natural.

Sunday September 18, 1892

A little warmer today mercury at 78.  Cooler until late this evening the wind blew some.  Hannah was sick all night.  Will and Hannah and I churned and managed to do the work.  Will went up to see Scott and take them some fish.  Mr. David and Mr. Snyder here for breakfast.  Them and Will was a fishing last night caught three salmon.  I wrote a letter to Mrs. Hoyt and Hannah wrote to her sister Esther and to Kate Miller.  This evening after milking Will and Hannah went out to Thane Ingram's.  Will took his gun along that that he would kill a duck.  Scott Killifer down this afternoon, Clara Crow and her baby down to see me.

Monday September 19, 1892

Cool more wind than usual cool at night mercury at 76.  We got a letter from Mr. Crow fur him to meet him at Modesto tomorrow he was at Stockton.  Will gathered all of the apples and pears that fell off the trees picked out the good ones and fed the other ones to the pigs.  Hannah and I washed and I cleaned a chicken we had a chicken dinner had lemon cake and apple pie, string beans and corn.  Irish and sweet potatoes a nice dinner.  Cora Crow here all day.  Cash here with her tonight.  Brad and Paul down awhile.  Hannah churned and got ready nine tolls of butter to send to Modesto tomorrow.  Cora and I went up to her place to see how the folks are getting along putting down her carpets.

Tuesday September 20, 1892

A little warmer today until evening quite cool and windy mercury at 78 today.  Mr. Crow got home from Stockton this evening had his teeth fixed.  Will went to Modesto today after Mr. Crow took butter and eggs to Mrs. Allen and took Nellie Rose fruit and preserves.  Cash and Cora Crow staid her last night and Cora down this afternoon.   Hannah sewing on some infant clothes.   I have been knitting and coring around.   Frank and Bennie down.  Mr. Snyder and Mr. David here tonight they are down fishing. 

Wednesday September 21, 1892

Close and warm part of the day what little wind there was east south east and west.  Mr. Crow killing birds, setting gopher traps and he went down to the orchard with the spring wagon with old Bill hitched at the end of the tongue.  Hannah and I went with him we brought some sweet potatoes, cucumbers, string beans, tomatoes and a lot of melons of both kinds and cabbage for the chickens.  We gathered the seed beans whilst we was down there.  Will cut weeds in the forenoon.  This afternoon he painted the fellows on  the wheels on the little wagon.  Hannah ironed and ripped up the waste of a dress and cleaned the hen house and filled up the holes in it.  I steamed the fruit and cleaned up and Mr. Crow piled boards around the kindling wood and burnt the trash.

Thursday September 22, 1892

Another lovely day mercury at 76.  Mr. Crow killing birds. He isn’t feeling very well.  He went up to Brad's this evening to see Cash and Cora and Brad.  He is feeling fort of bad has a bad cold.  Paul wants his uncle Ben to get him a gun he promised him one a year ago when he got as tall as the mantel piece.  Hannah trimmed Mr. Crow's hair and whiskers.  Will gathered a bucket of figs fur us and speared some carp fur the chickens and a salmon.  Hannah a fixing over her black silk dress.  I done some washing, hulled a lot beans for seed and to cook.  Hannah and I pealed the bucket of figs to make preserves. 

Friday September 23, 1892

Cool seemed like winter is close by although the sun shone bright and warm.  Mr. Crow been sleeping and sitting around the most of the day not feeling very well.  Will working with his bees took off three cups of honey.  Hannah and I have been very busy.  I ironed and put up two cans of pears we put up six cans of grapes and put out two trays of grapes to dry.  Took off a hen with 10 chickens she stole her nest in the barn we made 5 cans of fig preserves.  Hannah churned and sewed some on her silk dress.  Will gave the wheels of the little wagon another coat of paint.   Mr. Lorenson brought me 60 pounds of grapes at 1 cent a pound.

Saturday September 24, 1892

Cool this morning but very pleasant today.  Mr. Crows' feeling better him and Will went where the dogs treed the coons.  Will cutting cockle burrs, chopped some wood this afternoon went over to Mr. Thompson's after a sack of flour.  Hannah gave her room a good sweeping, scrubbed the kitchen and porches, cooked the coon's fur the chickens put some cabbage and read peppers in it for them.  I cleaned the chicken yard, the smoke house and store room, took a bath been busy all day.  I took up an old hen that had three chickens.

Sunday September 25, 1892

Warmer today and very calm mercury at 86.  Mr. Crow sitting around has indigestion, he wrote to Lew Crow.  Will churned and him and Hannah went don to the lower garden got figs, potatoes, cucumbers, corn and string beans.  They are both writing letters.  I done up the most of the work this morning( Hannah was cleaning the flour cupboard)  I wrote to Mary Nash and to Mrs. Mays.  Brad left today he is feeling badly has a bad cold.

Monday September 26, 1892

It clouded up yesterday evening showered some through the night with thunder and lighting.  The first rain of the season here today has been calm and warm mercury at 88 late this evening wind came up and it is cooler.  Mr. Crow and Will went out to the depot after a cart that Mr. Crow bought when he was in Stockton and had it shipped this afternoon the tank and the pipe out of the new well it had getting quick sand in the value and wouldn't pump.  Hannah and I washed and mended she sewed on her dress that she was fixing over.  Mr. Ninian here today.  Mr. Crow got a letter from Mt. Muridora and a box of crackers.  He got a postal from Ed Crow.

Tuesday September 27, 1892

Close and arm mercury 86 and cloudy this evening with a light south wind.  Mr. crow and Will hauling wood.  Will gathered apples to take to town tomorrow.  Hannah and I ironed and she churned twice today.  Mr. and Mrs. Moorhead down fur dinner and then Will, Hannah and I went down to the orchard and garden and got pears and apples and I gave them some beans, corn, cucumbers and melons.  Hannah sewed some on her dress.  Frank and Ida down this afternoon.  The first time she has been out with the baby.  He is large and has such a lot of nice fine hair.  Bennie as full of mischief as a monkey.  I cleaned up around the woodpile so they could pile the wood.  Mr. Crow wrote to Ed Crow.

Wednesday September 28, 1892

Cooler today mercury at 78 very calm cloudy this afternoon and tonight with thunder.  Mr. Crow choring around he cut the thistles in the field got a pig in the pen to mark.  I have done a good deal of work scrubbing and cleaning.  Cleaned the hen house.  I milked 8 cows tonight and tended to washing milk pans and skimming milk.  Will and Hannah went to Modesto with butter, honey, apples and pears.  They didn't get back until after dark.  Oscar down this evening says that he is pretty nearly sick.  A butcher here today to buy beef and hogs.

Thursday September 29, 1892

It has been pleasant today very calm and is little cloudy this evening.  It rained quite a shower last night with thunder and lighting.  It looks like it might rain again tonight. After sundown the wind came up and blew quite hard fur awhile.  Mr. crow went to Modesto today went in his new cart.  Will has been hauling wood and old boards and stuff that is on the place.   Hannah has been working on her dress.  I put a piece in one of my pillows and made it larger and made a pair of pillow ticks and put the old feathers into them.  Mr. Crow got a letter from Lizzie Green begging fur money to get an organ with it.  Looks like when we get any money some church wants it.

Friday September 30, 1892

There was vivid lighting and terrific peals of thunder last night and a hard shower of rain up the river a piece there was hail mixed with the rain.   It rained enough here to lay the dust.  Will went to Modesto today to the fair.  Mr. Crow went yesterday at 7 o'clock tonight neither of them are back I expect that they will be along after awhile.  I had the headache badly this morning better tonight.  I brewed coffee and Hannah churned she tucked  two pair of pillow slips and I made them.  She cut me out a gown we ripped up two of her old dresses to make her one out of it.  We milked and done all of the chores.  I irrigated the yard.  Mr. Medlin here today.  Frank and Bennie down.  Frank looks miserable. 

Saturday October 1, 1892

Today has been mild and lovely.  The weather is delightful if we had the making of it we couldn't make it nicer.  Mr. Crow got home from the fair today was gone two days and a half.  Will brought some melons fur the chickens and gathering up the apples and pears.  This afternoon him and Mr. Crow out a hunting.  Hannah and I turned and shook the grain out of 167 barley sacks to have them hung up so the mice wont eat them to pieces. We cleaned the hen house my room mopped the kitchen made me a gown and worked some on her wrapper.  Scott down and him and Will went a fishing awhile this evening didn't catch any.

Sunday October 2, 1892

Mild and lovely just warm enough for comfort Mr. Crow and I fixed up some poison to put out for the squirrels to morrow.  He went down to the garden and go some corn, apples, sweet and Irish potatoes and apples, we are going to have a fine dinner today.  We baked light bread, baked apple dumplings, string beans, corn, tomatoes, potatoes and cucumbers, we will have Lunnreaslz today.  I wrote a letter to Mrs. Miller.  Will went up the river to see after the dogs.  Frank down this morning says that he is going to Dr. Burkes Tuesday he looks miserable.  Mr. Crow and I went up to Franks after dinner. They had gone to Bell Crow's. 

Monday October 3, 1892

Warm, close and cloudy all day.  Mr. Crow put out poison.  Will choring dug the potatoes.  Him and Hannah put in two panes of glass in the front room windows one of them the painters broke out.  Frank Crow down straitening Mr. Crows bank books he expects to go down to Dr. Burkes tomorrow.  Hannah and I washed and mended busy all day.

Tuesday October 4, 1892

Cloudy close and warm.  Mr. Crow choring around.  Will hauled a load of gravel and hauled a load of melons for the chickens and fodder fur the calves and horses.  Hannah and I ironed.  I went up to the Dutch woman to get some yeast.  Mr. David and Mr. Snyder here this morning.  We got a letter from Lew Crow he says that he is better was going home for a few days.  Mr. Crow and I went up to George Crows from there we went to Newman to hear the Democratic Nominee for US. Senator.  He was a fine speaker quite a crowd their.  Mr. and Mrs. Miles, Cash and Brutus Eastin, Strive and Annie Clary and a good many others .  Will and Hannah came and went back home.  Mr. Crow and I went home with George and Fannie Crow.

Wednesday October 5, 1892

Cloudy and close all day warm mercury at 86 what little wind there was from the south west still cloudy tonight.  Mr. Crow and George crow went up to above Newman to see some cattle.  Fannie and I went over to see Mr. Stonesifer's new house, Lois was there.  They will; have a nice place had a nice visit with them and went back.  Mr. Crow and George had returned Mr. Sam Stevenson and wife, Lizzie Scott were there to spend the day.  We had a pleasant visit with them and left George fur home about two o'clock well pleased with the speaking and our visit with George and Fannie.  Their two little boys are manly little fellows.  They have started to school.  Hannah and I packed some dried fruit to send to Will's mother.

Thursday October 6, 1892

Warm and cloudy with quite a shower of rain still cloudy this afternoon looks like clearing off to night some west wind this afternoon and cooler tonight.  Mr. Crow cut some weeds shooting birds and went over after the mail Will commenced to gather the apples got one load and had to stop on account of the rain.  He made a turkey coop we caught 11 of the gobblers and sent them off too Oakland he took them and a barrel of dried and canned fruit and some honey to send to his mother.  Hannah working on her wrapper when she had time.  This afternoon we helped Will get up the turkeys and catch and we had milking to do and the chores to do.  I finished my gown and done some knitting. 

Friday October 7, 1892

A little cooler last night cloudy this forenoon bright this afternoon calm and warm tonight very pleasant.  Mr. Crow putting out poison and shooting birds.  Will hauled a load of gravel from the upper place and hauled wood this afternoon.  He went out to the station and banded a barrel of fruit that he was sending East to his mother.  Hannah molded 13 rolls of butter and churned.  I done some washing washed my bedspread and pillow shames and several other pieces.  This afternoon we went out to the station took a box of eggs got a sack of graham flour then went to Frank Bells and spent the afternoon, Mrs. Whitman was there.  Mrs. Herman also she was going home with Mrs. Frank Winters.

Saturday October 8, 1892

Some cooler a south gentle wind until this afternoon the wind blowing pretty hard quite a breeze tonight cloudy looks very much like rain tonight.  Mr. Crow shooting birds and gathering apples.  Will went to town with Hannah's butter.  I swept scrubbed the porches, cleaned the hen house.  Hannah and I cleaned the chicken yard and ironed she has been sewing on her wrapper and I have been knitting on Wills sock.  I went up to Brad's after the paper and Will went up to sent the evening with Mr. Killlifer.  Mr. Crow got a letter from cousin Elwood Chantry with a check in it.  The Daltons had a fight with the citizens in Kansas and 4 of them killed and one marshal murdered.

Sunday October 9, 1892

Cool today it rained a hard rain last night some foggy this morning cleared off in the afternoon.  Mr. Crow around the most of the day he wrote a letter to Elwood Chantry and wrote to the San Joaquin Valley Bank and sent a check fur 9 hundred dollars that he got from Elwood Chantry and also wrote to the bank to pay his taxes.  Will went down a fishing got a nice lot of catfish.  Hannah writing letters.  I had the headache badly.  Mr. Mays came down from the mountains.  He brought us a box of apples from Lew Crows.  Lew Crow came home with Mays he says that Lewis is so much better can sleep pretty well.

Monday October 10, 1892

Cool the sun shone out bright but the air was cool the wind blew pretty hard this afternoon and this evening.  Mr. Crow cutting weeds and shooting birds.  Will cutting weeds and choring around.  Hannah and I washed and mended and cleaned a turkey to cook tomorrow.  34 years ago today I was married.  It seems like a very short time that number of years more will make an old women of me if I should live that long.  The time has passed very pleasant with the exceptions of sickness my cars have never been very heavy.  We have lived a happy life together been kind to each other. 

Tuesday October 11, 1892

The wind commenced to blow hard about three o'clock this morning and has blown a perfect gale all day and still blowing hard at bedtime tonight.  Mr. Crow has kept pretty well housed up all day.  We had a turkey dinner came down fur dinner and spent most of day with us.  Will and I gathered the almonds and cleaned up the mess we made.  Hannah and I ironed and she got a nice dinner.  The turkey was fine had a nice dinner.  Hannah and Will writing letters.  I have been knitting when I wasn't at other work.  A Mr. Crane here today hunting for Brad. Mr. Mays up at Brad's taking out honey.

Wednesday October 12, 1892

The wind blew hard all night and awhile this morning cool but very pleasant the balance of the day.  Mr. Crow and Will hauled up the apples and sorted them and put them away gathering the pears and putting them away fur winter.

I gave the yard a cleaning, carried my leaves outside yesterday wind blew so many off of the trees.  I finished one of Wills socks and commenced another.  I baked light bread and brewed coffee.  Hannah churned and finished her wrapper.  Mr. Mays and Oscar down and spent the evening.  Mr. Philips her today after his horses they are up to the uppers ranch.

Thursday October 13, 1892

Cool this morning but warm and pleasant this afternoon.  A gentle wind south.  Mr. Crow and Will finished picking the most of the apples and pears this forenoon.  This afternoon Mr. Crow shooting Jack Rabbits.  Will went out to the station.  Hannah cut out her a wrapper and basted it up .  I have been busy all day not done much.  I mended my shoes and done some knitting, worked in the yard some.  I got a long letter from Mrs. Hoyt.  Mr. Crow one from Mr. Hoyt and one from the bank that they had received the money that he sent.  Mr. Mays here tonight to stay all night.  Mary and Georgia Crow and Arthuse South here to see me this afternoon.  Mifs. Arthuse look real well.

Friday October 14, 1892

A light frost last night cool and cloudy today looks a good deal like rain tonight.  Mr. Crow put out poison and choring around.  Will went down to the river before daylight yesterday morning and got two salmon.  He went again this morning and got another one weighting 14 pounds.  Hannah salted part of it and was drying it to send to her Pa.  Hannah sewing on her dress when she wasn't at other work.  I finished Wills sock went to the garden and gathered the cucumbers to fill Nellie Roses jar we are filling brine fur her.  I gathered beans tomatoes and corn we had the last roasting ears that we will have this fall.  Frank  and Ida and the babies down this afternoon.  Franks better since he came from the Drs. 

Saturday October 15, 1892

Cool last night cool today a south wind cloudy this afternoon with a sprinkle of rain.  It looked like it rained hard out in the hills.  MR. Crow and Will hauling wood in the forenoon this afternoon them and I went down to the lower garden and brought up a lot of melons, tomatoes and corn fodder fur the cows and calves.  The tomatoes and melons fur the chickens.  Hannah cooked up a pot full of carrots, cabbage, beets and peppers and grapes fur the chickens.  Hannah and I were both very busy baking and cleaning taking baths and Mr. Mays staid here last night he is going over to Lewis Crows today.  Hannah sent Mrs. Allen 4 pounds, Mr. Thompson 2 pounds and Mr. Mays 8 pounds of butter.

Sunday October 16, 1892

A strong south wind all forenoon it commenced to rain about noon and trained about one fourth of an inch clear tonight.  Mr. Crow put out poison in the alfalfa fur gophers.  Will was out duck hunting.  Hannah writing letters.  I reading the most of the day.  I feel miserable.

Monday October 17, 1892

It rained some through the night and the north west blew pretty hard the after part of the night and this forenoon.  It cleared off today but clouded up again this evening at bedtime quite cloudy looks like it might rain before morning.  MR. crow and Will took the dogs and went a coyote hunting didn't find any but kicked three ducks.  Hannah and I washed and mended she churned, Laura Crow down this afternoon we had a pleasant visit with her.  I have the headache pretty badly.  Will got a deed from his mother to sign fur some land from his grand fathers estate.

Tuesday October 18, 1892

It cleared off with out rain last night.  Cool some wind this forenoon but bright and pleasant this afternoon warmer than it has been for several days.  Mr. Crow and Will dug the potatoes this afternoon in the forenoon Mr. Crow was poisoning  gophers in the alfalfa.  Will went out to Jimmes warehouse after a load of seed wheat.  Hannah and I ironed.  I have done some mending knitting and reading and a good deal of running around.  Hannah working on her wrapper and we made tow aprons fur her.  Scott down this evening and him and Will went a fishing tonight some boys her a selling willow baskets, I think. 

Wednesday October 19, 1892

Today has been very pleasant Mr. Crow been putting out poison in carrots fur gophers they are destroying the alfalfa.  Will cutting willow sprouts that is coming up in the lower garden.  Hannah finished her new dress.  I have been jobbing around.  I cleaned the storeroom and in front of it.   I cleaned the water closet and put some cappers and lime in it to sweeten it.  I went down to the lower garden and gathered string beans and cucumbers been knitting.  I went up to see Brad he is nearly sick with a bad cold.  He went up to Newman to take the night train to go to Pasadena to see his wife and Myra.  Judith is getting pretty weak.  The gypsy boy came back last night with Hannah a basket.

Thursday October 20, 1892

Cool this morning but warm through the day.  Mr. Crow poisoning gophers and hunting a little. Him and Will hauled up the potatoes and some corn fodder for the calves.  Picked over the pears and fixed the buggy house door.  Hannah and I done the work.  She partly made her a gown.  I fixed up my things to go to town tomorrow to get my teeth pulled.  This evening Esther's Rose, Mollie Crow came over on a visit.  The first Lillie has been her fur years.  I was glad to see them all.  I got my birthday present from Mrs. Hoyt.  It was a nice skirt with wide lace of her working and she sent Mr. Crow some buckskin gloves.   Mr. Crow appreciated them.

Friday October 21, 1892

Warm and pleasant the weather has gotten much pleasanter warm enough fur comfort.  Mr. Crow putting out poison.  Will choring around got 5 ducks and a goose.  Mollie , Lillie, Esther and I went up to Newman today.  We took dinner at Llish Robinsons.  Nettie is a nice and rather pretty girl.  In the afternoon we came back by Tom Crows and spent awhile with them.  Lewis Crow and Hannah met us at Toms and spent the afternoon there.  Lewis is feeling a good deal better rested pretty well last night.  Mr. crow got two letters from Mr. Tully and answered it.  Lillie's boy is very bright but pretty badly spoiled.  Hannah is hem sticking her some hanker kerchiefs.

Saturday October 22, 1892

Warm enough to be pleasant Mr. Crow and Will bumming around.  Will went up to see Scott awhile this evening.  Hannah and I baking and cleaning as usual of a Saturday.  Mr. Crow wrote a letter to J.A. Crow and sent him a check fur 1700 hundred dollars.  He received a business letter from J. A. Crow, Lewis and Mollie Crow Esther Rose, Lillie Ranley and her boy left here this morning fur Mollies.  There are tow men here tonight wanting to buy mules.  Hannah finished her gown and her hemstitched hanker chiefs.  I was knitting my spare time.

Sunday October 23, 1892

It has been very pleasant today a little cloudy tonight.  The atmosphere feels like rain.  Mr. Crow and Will went up to the ranch with the two men that staid here last night and sold them 12 mules fur 750 dollars.  This evening him and I went down to the lower garden and brought up a load of corn fodder some cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins and potatoes.  Tonight him and I wrote a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt.  Will and Scot went out to shoot some geese but didn't kill any.  Hannah cooked a goose fur dinner been writing letters tonight.  I read in the forenoon.  The men that bought the mules are to be back after them Tuesday and if nothing happens to prevent it I'll go to Modesto and get my teeth fixed Wednesday.  That will be the I have set to got and been disappointed every time.

Monday October 24, 1892

Cool and a little cloudy this evening warm this afternoon. Mercury at 60 Mr. Crow and Will went up to the ranch and hauled some straw and brought the mules down that he sold to Mr. Marley.  Mr. Crow wrote to Miller and San Stockton and sent a check to pay fur a cart that he bought.  Hannah and I washed and mended and chored around.  Will and Thane Ingram here tonight Thane is sick and came fur me to Dr. her she has a very bad cold.

Tuesday October 25, 1892

Cloudy this morning and this evening but warm through the day warm enough tonight to do without fire.  MR. Crow went up to the ranch and worked in the forenoon.  This afternoon him and I dug the sweet potatoes then went down to the garden got a load of corn fodder and some melons went down to the river and got a barrel of water then he went and fixed the fence.  Will is sick today with a bad cold.  Hannah and I ironed and busy in general .  Will and Thane went home this morning she was feeling much better.  Lizzie, Loyd, Clara and her baby down to see us this afternoon.  The baby is as fat as a little pig and bright looks like he was much older than he is.  The three men that bought the mules are here after them going to take them home tomorrow.

Wednesday October 26, 1892

Cloudy this morning and this evening warm through the day mercury at 76.  Mr. Crow and will helped Mr. Morley and Mr. Crasby start their mules and then they went up to the ranch to see about getting teams to start to putting in their grain.  The three men staid here last night and took their 12 head of mules today.  A Mr. Barfand from San Francisco her fur dinner he was around writing fur the Resources of California.  We caught 17 chickens.  Will and Hannah went out to the station with them and a case of eggs.  Mr. Crow wrote to the San Valley Bank and sent a check for 750 dollars that he got from Mr. Marley four mules.

Thursday October 27, 1892

Cloudy this morning warm through the day.  This evening about four o'clock the thunder and lightning started in looks like it was raining hard over on the San Joaquin.  Mr. Crow and I left early this morning for Modesto we got to there at half past nine.  I took Nellie her pickles and a box of pears.  Mr. Crow got a load of things and started back about one o'clock.  Nellie and I went down to Dr. Remington about getting my teeth pulled.  He wants me to come down in the morning and take chloroform to have them taken out  Then Nellie and I went to the Jewelers and got me some glasses from their we went to see old Lady Finney.  She nearly 88 years old blind and helpless she seem lad to see me.  I am 59 years old today cannot realize that I am that old.

Friday October 28, 1892

It rained quite a shower last night with thunder and lighting cloudy more or less all day.  Mrs. Allen down at the shop sewing.  Nellie and I went down to the dentists to have my teeth extracted.  Dr. Dayler came in and administered chloroform and Dr. Remington pulled the teeth had them out in a few moments he pulled 8  I didn't know when hey were taken out but I was sick the most of the day from the effects of the chloroform.  Nellie staid with me she is so good and kind.  Mrs. Thompson came in and spent the afternoon with me.  And Clarence and Ena Stonesfier came in this evening to see me.  Mrs. Allen and Rene went to a Chinese concert little children sang for the concert at the Methidost Church.

Saturday October 29, 1892

Today has been mile and lovely warm enough to be pleasant.  Mrs. Allen not feeling very well her and Rene went down in town this evening to get a tooth extracted by the new dentist from Stockton claims to pull them with out causing pain.  My teeth are very sore or rather where the teeth were extracted.  I have been around the house all day.   I have been afraid to get out I might take cold in them.  Madilene Corona in to see me.  Bell Maze in and Mrs. Janburz in to see Nellie and Mrs. Allan Nellie went down town to get her dress from the dressmakers.  Callie playing around as good as she can be.

Sunday October 30, 1892

It rained some through the night gently on until near noon. Cloudy all afternoon.  Mr. Allen got home last night he was out in the country building a bar.  I was very sick last night something like cholera have been feeling miserable all day.  All sitting around the fire.  Mrs. Thompson came in to see me.

Monday October 31, 1892

Foggy this morning cloudy more or less all day a strong breeze from the north this afternoon and colder.  Mr. Allen went to the county today to finish his barn.  Mrs. Allen and the girls washed and mended.  Mrs. Allen went riding with Mrs. Jeanbery.  I have been knitting my guns are very sore yet.  Mrs. Falam, Mifs Bell Maze and Mrs. Hutchings have been to see us today.  Mrs. Allen chrysanthums are lovely she has a good many varieties and they are blooming profusely.

Tuesday November 1, 1892

Cool this morning with some north wind but bright sunshiny this afternoon.  Mr. Allen down town today.  Mrs. Allen sewing in the dressmakers shop helping to make a wedding dress.  I had the tooth ache pretty bad all night the Dr. Had left the snag in.  I went down this morning and had it taken out came back by Mrs. Corona's but she wasn't home.  I helped Nellie iron she wrote to Uncle Been fur me as my hand trembled so I couldn't write.  I have been knitting and reading this afternoon.  Nellie a Painting, Irene and Mifs. Miller down town.  There was a speaking in town last night I guess that they must had a good time from the cheering we heard clear here.

Wednesday November 2, 1892

Today is very pleasant I went downtown to the dentists and had an impression of my teeth taken and then I went to Mrs. Thompson and spent the day.  Mrs. Allen and I went down to the furniture store I picked me out a rocking chair if Mr. Crow comes on the way so I can get it home.  A young lady shot a young man right through the brain.  He died in a few hours.  The poor girls is in spasms.  Think maybe she will go deranged.

Killed! Byron Kittrell Accidentlly Shot in the Head, with a pistol in the hands of Miss.  Annie M. Vezey, his betrothed.  Byron C. Kittrell was accidentally shot and killed by Miss Annie M. Vezey yesterday afternoon about 3:30  o'clock.  The deceased, Miss Annie Vezey and Joseph Shafe went from the residence of D.D. Vezey at 8 o'clock to Dry Creek and were shooting targets and birds with a shotgun, carried by the deceased, and a revolver.  It was an ordinary 38 caliber, self-cocking American bulldog revolver, and was a five shooter.  After shooting for some time Miss. Vezey and young Shafe moved further down the creek and were just opposite the James slaughter house sitting upon an old tree stump and firing across the creek every one in a while, leaving Kittrell a short distance behind killing birds. The joking talk of fighting the duel the cylinder of the pistol was not in its place and that Miss Vezey was not aware that it had been replaced when she aimed the second time and fired the fatal shot.  From the Modesto Evening News November 7, 1892

Thursday November 3, 1892

Today has been bright and pleasant.  I went down to the Drs. This morning and had an impression of my teeth taken and then I went this afternoon and had them fit.  Whilst I was down I met Jimmie, Lizzie and Ida Crow and Mary Prouse.  Mrs. Thompson came over to see me and brought a letter she had gotten from Mrs. Blivern , Mr. Bliven is very poorly, Mrs. Rose and I went to see Mrs. Semple and as we came home we visit on the street, Mifs. McLean, Mrs. Fraga, Mrs. Carbet and Mrs. Hoyolp.  As the three o'clock train came in today they run over a man and cut him all to pieces a sad sight to complete.  Mrs. Walthall and Bessie came over to see me this afternoon.

Friday November 4, 1892

Close and warm today.   Nellie and I went down and done some shopping we went to the bank and drew 40 dollars.  I went to the dentists and got my new teeth.  They hurt pretty badly.  This afternoon Mrs.  Allen  and I went to the funeral of that poor boy that was shot by his sweetheart his poor sister took his death so hard she had a spasm whilst they were preaching his funeral.  The church was decorated most profusely with flowers.  There were too many it looked like a flower show.  Mrs. Hutchings was in and spent the evening with us.  I saw Maggie McDonald at the church, Mrs. Thompson, Lizzie and Effie here this evening.

The funeral of the later Byron C. Kittrell took place from the Christian church this afternoon.  The altar and pulpit were a mass of flowers, while the casket was almost completely hid from view by the many floral pieces.  The services were very impressive and a feeling of gloom was cast over the entire audience.  Byron was kind, noble-hearted young man, and his said and untimely death has caused a shock to the entire community.  He was in the employ of the electric street Car Co. in Stockton.  He leaves a mother, two brothers, Wm. J. Kittrell, and Frank Kittrell, a twin sister Miss Viila Kittrell, and a host of friends.  From the Modesto Evening News November 3, 1892

Saturday November 5, 1892

Warm and pleasant the most of the day clouded up this evening looks like rain tonight.  Mrs. Allen and I went out to the cemetery we visited the Bells grave and all of our folks graves.  After we came back Rene took me to see Elebe Corona.  Mr. Semple in to see me he said that Frank Crow was in town.  Nellie got a letter from Herbert that he would be at home next week.  Nellie is painting a scarf.  I have been knitting.  Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Nellie and I went down to see the parade and torch procession.  It was the largest that I seen.  They marched the streets and Mr. Clanie Lefured the last address of this presidential campaign. 

Sunday November 6, 1892

The wind blew hard from the north all day.  Mr. Crow and Will irrigating in the little field before the house.  I staid at Mrs. Allen's last night when I left for home Mrs. Allan, Nellie and Rene were making wreaths, crosses and bouquets our of chrysanthemums for graves of their friends funeral.  Mr. and Mrs. Semple and Blanche brought me home today.  We got home about two o'clock.  I had the headache badly found all well and glad to see me.  I got a letter from Mrs. Miller and one from Mrs. Hoyt.  I lost my breast pin at the parade last night one Mr. J. W. Smith gave me on my 34 birthday and now I have passed my 59 birthday. 

Monday November 7, 1892

The north wind blew pretty hard the most of today.  Mr. Crow finished irrigating in the little field below the house and Will turned the water in the pasture fur tonight.  Will finished drilling the wheat in the 80 outside the lane.  Hannah and I cooked 5 coons.  Will caught one of them this morning.  I burnt a lot of bones fur the chickens.  I went down to where Mr. Crow was irrigating.  I helped Hannah milk.  Mr. Crow got a letter from J.A. Crow with an account of these years taxes.  They amount to thirteen hundred and nineteen dollars and 47 cents.  Oscar down this evening.  The dam man down this morning to see about the irrigating.

Tuesday November 8, 1892

It has been very pleasant today a little cloudy this evening an east wind all day.  Mr. Crow and Will finished up their irrigating and went out to the hills.  Hannah and I washed and mended .  Hannah fixed Will's shirt.  Mr. Roundtree came down after a span of mules said that Frank had come out to put in his summer fallow land.  I irrigated the yard.  It is getting so late I don't think I'll have to water it much more this fall.

Wednesday November 9, 1892

It has been more or less cloudy all day with a south east wind.  Warm the mercury at 70.  Mr. Crow hunting in the forenoon.  This afternoon him and I went down to the lower garden after a load of corn fodder fur the calves we brought some cucumbers, cantaloupes, potatoes, string and butter beans fur seed.  Will finished harrowing in his grain and this afternoon he took the cultivator up to Franks.  Hannah and I ironed I gathered up the sacks and cleaned up the storeroom.  Hannah molded the butter to send off.  Will took a roll to Mr. Thompson.

Thursday November 10, 1892

Warm mercury at 70 Mr. Crow jobbing around.  Will out a hunting he killed two geese.  Hannah cut out her new wrapper and got it basted and fit.  I cleaned the yard and burnt the trash from the woodpile to the granary and the barn.  In the afternoon I cut out three shirts fur Mr. Crow and got hem ready to sew.  I. P. Crow here tonight .  He looks well and as Jollie as ever.

Friday November 11, 1892

Another warm day mercury at 72.  Mr. Crow and Will visiting with our company irrigating a little in the little field here at the house.  They killed a pig this afternoon.  Hannah sewed some on her wrapper and I sewed some on Mr. crows shirts.  Mr. Crow wrote to Mr. Tully and to J. A. Crow and sent Jim a check of 400 hundred dollars fur Mr. Tully to loan to Mr. Patterson.  He got a letter from Mr. Tully.  We had goose for dinner. I.P. Crow, Herbert Crow, Ida and her two children here fur dinner.  The baby has grown so fast since I saw it last.  Hannah fixed up her salmon and sent it to her Pa and sent a case of eggs out to the station by Oscar today.  I.P. Crow staid here last night and until after dinner today.  We got a letter from Herbert Rose said that him and Nell will be over tomorrow.

Saturday November 12, 1892

Cooler today the wind came up about 11 o'clock and has blew pretty hard from the north west until be time and still blowing.  Mr. Crow and Will cut up the meat this morning.  Isaac crow came after Mr. Crow to go out to Homer Tuckers place to buy some mules.  Mr. Crow bought 6 head of young mules at 40 dollars a head to be delivered here.  Will dug the potatoes.  I cooked out the grease and cooked the pigs feet.  I picked over the pears been mending.  I raked up the balance of the yard and burned the trash.  We all took baths.  Hannah mopped the kitchen blacked the stove churned baked cake been sewing on her wrapper.  We got a letter from Mrs. Miller she said that Mr. Miller was going to seen Will Ison a hound puppie next Monday.  It got a letter from Stella Crow said that they here coming up Christmas.

Sunday November 13, 1892

The wind blew pretty hard all night and this forenoon.  This afternoon pleasant.  Mr. Crow around home.  Will and Scott out a hunting got 8 ducks.  I.P. crow and Homer Tucker came and brought 5 little mules that Mr. crow bought of them.  Herbert Rose, Nellie and Callie came today.  Herbert looks very well he has just gotten home from the mine.  Frank crow her fur dinner. Mr. William Larman came tonight the first time we had seem him fur 14 or 15 years.  He hasn't changed much.  Mr. Crow and I went down to the lower orchard and hauled up a load of corn fodder, mush melons, watermelons and cucumbers.  Will and Hannah went to the river and got a barrel of water to wash with.

Monday November 14, 1892

Warm and pleasant awhile this morning then the north wind came up and blew pretty hard the balance of the day.  A little cloudy this evening.  MR. crow and will fixed the straw shed dug the sweet potatoes and brought them home.  Hannah sewed on her wrapper and I finished a pair of socks for Will and been basting on Mr. Crow shirts.  Mr. Larman staid her last night and until after dinner today.  He left fur home.  Herbert and Nellie staid here last night.  They went to Newman this morning expecting to be back her tonight but didn't get here.  Brad down and spent the evening.  He just got back from Pasadena today says his wife is in a very critical condition is very weak cannot get around much.  He seems very sad over it.   Will got a letter saying t hat his mother got the barrel of fruit that he sent her.

Tuesday November 15, 1892

Some frost last night pleasant this forenoon considerable wind this afternoon.  Mr. Crow poisoning gophers and choring around brought up a load of corn fodder and melons.  Will fixing a dam to let water in the 80 so he can turn the stock in to eat off the grass before seeding time.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  Mr. crow killed a couple   of ducks.  Jimmie and Georgie Crow down this morning.  Mr. Crow gave Jimmie a check for 250 dollars fur the building of the church at Crows Landing.    Will went out to the station after a pup that Mr. Miller sent him from Orland that makes 5 puppies he has had sent by express since he has been here.

Wednesday November 16, 1892

The wind blew hard all day blew some through the night and still blowing at bedtime to night.  Mr. Crow and Will skinned a bull of Brads that died bled to death last night and then they and I cut it up and salted it fur dog meat.  I mended on wills overalls and coat and cleaned the leaves out of the yard the balance of the day.  Hannah nearly finished her wrapper and she done the most of the ironing.  Will went up and spent the evening with Scott.   Will took two rolls of butter to Thompson to night.  Mr. Crow got a letter from the San Valley Bank saying that he had over 17 hundred dollars there on deposit.  We got a letter from Mr. Miller one from Mr. Tully saying that he ad changed the 5500 hundred loan to 5900 hundred dollars loan.  We got a letter from John and Mary Patchett.

Thursday November 17, 1892

Last night the first ice of the season.  Cool in the shade today calm sun shone brightly. MR. crow and will stopping the holes whe4re the water washed out went hey were irrigating in the little field.  Hannah churned molded out the butter to take to Modesto tomorrow finished her wrapper.  I swept and irrigated the years put a bottom in the rocking chair done some basting on Mr. crows shirts.  I had the headache badly.  Susie Haile down and spent the day with us.  We had a pleasant visit together.  Last night Mr. Crow wrote to I.P. Crow and to Mr. Mundoref to send him a box of crackers.  I wrote a postal to Mr. Miller to be sent off this morning.  Charley Haile and little Bennie has gone to Watsonville to visit his mother and Susie came down to stay with her Pa whilst he's away.

Friday November 18, 1892

Cold this morning calm and bright through the day but not very warm in the shade.  Mr. Crow choring around all day.  Will and Hannah went to Modesto to do some trading.  They eat dinner with Mrs. Chantry.  I hand jobbed around all day been busy and not done very much.  I tried to sew some on the machine but I didn't have any oil the machine wouldn't work.  Frank down this morning after some vegetables to take out to his men in the hills where he is putting in his summer fallow grain.  I fixed him some breakfast Ida and Mary went to Modesto yesterday to get her teeth fixed and then went on over to her Grandmas Will came back on Saturday.  She took both of the children with her.

Saturday November 19, 1892

Very calm a little cloudy this afternoon south wind tonight Mr. Crow went over to Lew Crows today going to get some Bold Barley to sow.  Will killed 11 ducks and shucked the corn and hauled it in.  I washed the windows in my room took out the carpet and shook and mopped  the floor scrubbed the porches cleaned up the front room took a bath made two towels and done considerable stitching and cleaned the kitchen baked light bread.  She gave my hair a good combing and finished two little dresses.  I went I went up to Brad's after the mail got a letter from J.A. Crow heard that Brad had gone to Pasadena Judith was worse.

Sunday November 20, 1892

Calm the son shone out bright and pleasant.  Will out a duck hunting he got a couple or three.  Will Ingram killed 2 geese.  Will and Thane here today Charley Snyder here this morning to see Mr. Crow.  He wanted him to come out with the dogs there was an old coyote with several young on the Tucker place and wanted to catch them.  Hannah churned her and I hitched up and went to the river to get a barrel of water to wash in tomorrow.  Will and Hannah went out to the Station with some ducks and geese and 4 quail.  Ida down this evening she brought Lewis Crow picture to us.  She had been over their on a visit.  Mary, Georgie, Ralph and Walter Crow here this afternoon.

Monday November 21, 1892

Today warm and pleasant fur this time of the year.  A gentle south wind.  Will turned some water in the 80 fur the stock in the forenoon this afternoon he was spreading the manure on the fruit trees from under the chicken roost.  Hannah and I washed I cleaned up around the woodpile and moved part of the woodpile and cleaned the chicken yard and helped Will about the burning the weeds and raking up the manure done some mending.  Will and Scott out a coon hunting tonight.

Tuesday November 22, 1892

Cloudy the most of the day cold this morning but warmer the rest of the day.  Mr. crow came home from Lew Crows with some barley.  He wrote a letter to I. P. Crow and sent a check in it to him.  He got a letter from I.P. Crow.  Will  finished cleaning the chicken yard and dug the beets and carrots, him and Mr. crow went after a barrel of water  and he caught a salmon.  Hannah and I ironed I cleaned the hen house and she picked over the pears.  I made me two skirts and partly made two aprons.  She cut out a gown. We got the said news that Brad Crow's wife died this morning at 3 o'clock in Modesto.  Poor Brad he feels her loss so much.

This morning at an early hour Mrs. Judith A., wife of J.B. Crow, Sr., of Crow's Landing, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.A. Stonesifer, in this city.  The good lady had been in ill health for some time past and returned from Pasadena yesterday, seemingly much improved and in hopeful spirits.  During last evening she had a relapse which ended in her demise this morning.  She was aged 54 years and 29 days and had long been a resident of Crow's Landing, in this county.  No one was held in higher esteem in this county  than was the deceased , and by the large circle of relatives and friends the news of her death will be received with sadness and grief.  She was a lovable, dutiful and affectionate wife and mother and a kind and devoted friend.  The funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. From The Modesto Evening News 11-23-1892

Wednesday November 23, 1892

Cloudy and not very warm fur the season it rained lightly the most of the afternoon.  Wind south south east all forenoon when it went to raining the wind veered around to the west and blew pretty hard fur awhile.  Mr. Crow  brought the stock out of the 80 took the shoes off of old Bill and cleaned the leaves out of the gutters and off the roof of the house.  Will hunting the most of the day killed 16 ducks.  Hannah finished shirts and sewing on her gown.  I made me a pair of drawers out of a skirt that Mrs. Hoyt sent me fur a birthday present.  Scott down and spent the evening .  He said that Judith will be buried in Modesto at  two o'clock tomorrow Thanksgiving Day.  Poor Brad

Thursday November 24, 1892

 Cold and frosty this morning the sun shone out bright today but cool in the shade.  Will caught a big cat.  Will and Hannah went out to the station and took 36 ducks that he killed.  Mr. Crow and I went to Modesto to the funeral of Judith Crow.  We got to Mrs. Allen's in time to eat a turkey dinner.  We went from their to Clarance Stonesifer to where the corpse was the coffin was covered with flowers she looked very natural though thin.  Cash, Cora Jimmie and Homer Tucker came up from San Luis Obispo Mrs. Peasley came from Oregon, Pike and Mag came from San Jose, Isaac and Evline from Oakland.  Jim and Nerve, Jim Smith and Sue from Stockton and many others from the kin folks from all around.  Mollie and Edith all of the brothers and sister were their except Lewis Crow he didn't feel able.

J.B. (Brad) Crow died Dec. 21, 1893 This forenoon John Bradford Crow, Sr., of Crow's Landing, died at Oakland, the primary cause being la grippe.  He went to Oakland two weeks ago for medical attendance, but the insidious disease had marked its own and he succumbed this morning.  Deceased was one of the senior brothers of the Crow family of this county and one of the country's  foremost and most prominent and wealthy citizens.  He was a native of Kentucky and aged 67 years.  Nearly every person in Stanislaus county knew and respected "Uncle Brad" Crow, he being one of God's noblest works- an  honest man.  To his surviving children the News extends its  sincere sympathy.  The funeral will take place in Modesto on Saturday at an hour to be hereafter published.  His children are: Mrs. C.A. Stonesifer, of this city, Mrs. Peasley, of Tacoma, James T. Crow and J.B. Crow Jr., of Crow's Landing, C.C. Crow of San Luis Obispo, Misses Myra and Evelyn and Master Glenn Crow, of Crow's Landing. The Modesto Evening News Dec. 21, 1893

Friday November 25, 1892

A heavy frost this morning a strong east wind and cold until about two o'clock.  Calmed down rained lightly all afternoon and still raining at bed time looks like it might rain all night.  Mr. Crow and I staid at Jack Jamisons last night we had such a pleasant visit with them.  Mr. and Mrs. Voicht in and spent the evening with us, we left there about 10 o'clock and went down to Mrs. Allen's I went down to Dr. Remington to have apiece of bone taken out of my jaw came on home.  I was very cold facing the wind we met Harry crow going home and Frank was going along after some apples.  Will caught a salmon today that weighted 27 pounds.  Oscar down and spent the evening.  We got a postal from Mr. Miller last night and one tonight wanting Mr. Crow to come up.

Saturday November 26, 1892

It drizzled through the night didn't have any hard rain the wind as blown pretty hard all day from the south and is cloudy looks very much like rain tonight.  Mr. Crow and Will out a coyote hunting started two but didn't catch any.  Hannah made her a gown cut up the salmon fur the chickens made some pies.  I cleaned the leaves out of the yard made a pair of pillow slips done some mending took a bath.  Oscar told Will that Myra and Eve was up at the ranch with their Pa.  They will miss there mother so much.  I must go up to see them in the morning.

Sunday November 27, 1892

The wind blew hard form the south the most of the night and until two o'clock today rain set in and rained until evening slowly but has been raining good fashion every since and this bedtime with every prospect of a good nights rain.  I don't think I ever seen a harder wind in this country.  WE have kept housed up pretty close all day.  Mr. crow and I wrote to John Patchett and I wrote to Mrs. Miller.  Hannah and Eve Crow and Willie Peasley faced the storm to come down to see us this afternoon.  They told us about their mothers death she was feeling so bright when she arrived in Modesto from Pasadena they had hopes she would get better before morning she died.

Monday November 28, 1892

It rained good fashion until midnight and then the wind commenced to blow hard and blew all forenoon.  Cloudy with an occasional sprinkle.  A rainbow this evening.  Clouds tonight.  Mr. Crow and Will choring around Will caught a salmon.  Hannah cleaned the cellar so much dust blew in it yesterday.  Picked over the pears and made some preserves.  Cleaned and cooked a chicken this afternoon.  She made over a skirt and fixed a waist in her dress and to night she is making a cushion for the little rocker.  I cleaned the leaves out of the yard done the sweeping in the house put a button in little rocker put some feet in a pair of stocking done some mending baked cookies and cooked kept the flies out and gathered the eggs( I got 30 tonight) and done the chores.

Tuesday November 29, 1892

It rained a good deal through the night mercury at 60 today has been a strong sough wind all day cloudy with an occasional shower cloudy tonight with a stiff breeze looks like we might have more rain before morning.  Mr. crow and Will around all forenoon this afternoon went down in the bottoms and killed him a quail.  Will went out to the Landing after the mail.  Hannah and I washed and mended she made her a gown we have been busy all day.  Frank Crow down to see us this forenoon to see how we are making it through the storm.  I wrote to Mrs. Hoyt.  The little whit heifer had a calf since this storm it has had a pretty rough time through the weather has been warm grass growing fast.

Wednesday November 30, 1892

The wind blew pretty hard the most of the night calmed down before morning and commenced to rain and has rained constantly all day this is 9o'clock tonight and still raining no appearance of stopping.  It hasn't rained hard only a little while the wind changed to the west and blew and rained hard fur a few minutes changed back been calm.  Mr. crow and Will around the house the most of the day.  Will went down to see about the boats.  The creek came down to day and sounds like it is pretty high to nigh Will went over after the mail tonight and it didn't come don't know what is the matter.  Hannah and I ironed she churned and molded the butter been sewing this afternoon.  I finished Mr. Crow three shirts done some mending and commenced to do a sock fur Will.

Thursday December 1, 1892

Bright and pleasant this forenoon cloudy this afternoon with a little sprinkle of rain partly cloudy tonight.   Mr. Crow, Jimmie and Frank out a coyote hunting didn't start any.  Will went up the river duck hunting didn't find a duck.  Hannah sewing on some little clothes and making a stocking bag fur her mother fur Christmas.  I mended my comfort worked buttonholes and put buttons on a shirt fur Mr. Crow been busy choring around all afternoon.  The river has raised a good deal.  The creek so high it washed the dam out.  Frank and Jimmie here this morning.  Glennie down this evening said that the girls were going to Modesto tomorrow and on to San Jose the next day.

Friday December 2, 1892

Warm mercury at 60 It rained all forenoon and been raining more or less all day.  The wind blown pretty hard from the south east this evening at bedtime raining with every appearance of raining all night.  Mr. Crow and Will and I cleaned the tank this morning so many leaves blew in it made it taste of them  They have been around the house the most of the day.  Hannah finished her bonnet and one stocking bag and working on another one.  I worked the button holes and put the buttons on two shirts fur Mr. Crow been knitting on Will sock.  I let the water out of the tank and helped about cleaning it.  Myra and Eva Crow Jimmie Crow and Willie Peasley here this morning.  Jim was taking the girls to Modesto.  Mr. Crow gave Jimmie a check on the San Joaquin valley Bank of 250 dollars on the church of Crows Landing.

Saturday December 3, 1892

It rained through the night and sprinkled occasionally  the forenoon in the afternoon the sun shone out awhile Mr. crow took a bath and went down in the bottoms hunting.  Will went out to the station and tot a letter from Rose and Ca about the game and Hannah's last case of eggs she got 49 cent a dozen fur them.  Hannah and I cleaned and gathered leaves.  I washed hers and mine marine skirts washed a pair of blankets and a quilt.  She baked a jelly cake and a fruitcake.  She wrote to MR. Rouse about the dried apricots that she sent him in August and he never has sent her any returns fur them.  Hannah and I went down below the orchard to see the bank where the creek caved in and took a lot of the fence posts and all the.  Hannah finished her stocking bag.

Sunday December 4, 1892

It sprinkled a little about daylight cleared off in the forenoon bright and pleasant this afternoon clouded up commenced to rain about two o'clock rained more or less all afternoon still raining tonight at bed time looks like it might keep it up all night.  Mr. Crow been around home all day he wrote to J.A. Crow to send him some lumber posts and lumber to make the old tank over.  Will went a coyote hunting him and some other men they had a long race but didn't catch a coy9ote Frank Crow a hunting killed a dozen jackrabbits.  Him and Will Ingram here fur dinner.  Thane Ingram here and spent the day.  Will brought his wife here and he went a hunting come by fur her he killed 13 rabbits.

Monday December 5, 1892

It rained very had a little while through the night cleared off this morning and the wind blew pretty hard from the north his forenoon.  This afternoon cool but pretty nearly calm clear tonight.  I think we will have frost in the morning. Mr. Crow went up to Frank's today said that Bennie was awful glad to see him.  Will went out to the station this morning this afternoon he took up the pipes from the tank to the water barrel and cleaned them and pout them back.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  I helped Will some about putting the pipes down.  Will a going to Modesto tomorrow.  Hannah wrote to Nellie Rose and sent fur some things she wanted.

Tuesday December 6, 1892

A white frost last night foggy awhile this morning bright and clear the most of the day but cool.  Mr. Crow put out poison awhile and went up to the ranch and got two sacks of apples that Frank brought over from his Pas fur us.  Will went to Modesto to sign a deed he got us some groceries and a jar fur cream.  Hannah and I ironed and pressed out her pieces to have them ready to piece in a quilt.  She finished two small dresses and marked and hem stitched a hanker chief.  I mended a pair of blankets and a comfort their camping out that I had washed to be ready when they want to go a hunting.  I finished one of Wills socks that I was knitting.  Mr. Crow Will and Scott went a hunting tonight.  Mr. Crow said that Frank had sold the hogs to a Modesto butcher to be hauled to Modesto.

Wednesday December 7, 1892

A white frost last night cold today although the sun shone out bright calm what little wind there was in the north.  Mr. crow put new leather on the pump made up some strychnine poison in wheat fur the squirrels.  Him and Frank went down and fixed up the pig pen some they are going to try to catch the pigs to take to Modesto.  Will and Hannah washed the ceiling and the walls of the front and back porch.  I scrubbed the porch got dinner cooked a coon, baked bread fur the dogs busy all day finished a sock fur Will and commenced to foot another one.  Will cleaning up the garden.  Hannah trimming her hat.  Frank down this morning  Oscar here this afternoon.  I got three of Johns Children's pictures, Johnnie, Roy and Docias.

Thursday December 8, 1892

A heave white frost this morning went off with a fog.  Mr. Crow and Frank got the hogs in the pen this morning and tonight Frank came down with his team and staid all night going to take a load of hogs to Modesto tomorrow.  MR. crow cut wood and fed and watered the hogs this afternoon.  Will put out poison for the squirrels this morning.  Hannah baked bread and cake she washed the windows in the front rooms and her room I gave both the front bed rooms and the hall a thorough cleaning and took coal oil and cleaned the blinds and cleaned all of the furniture with it.  This afternoon Hannah and I went down to the pig pen to see the hogs.  Oscar brought or box of graham crackers from the Landing.  I got a letter from Emma Devess.  I goat a letter from Mrs. Miller and Mrs. From Mr. Miller.

Friday December 9, 1892

It sprinkled a little last night cloudy all day looks very much like rain all day tonight cold mercury at 41 this evening wind got to the west to night been very calm most of the day.  MR. Crow went up to the ranch today to see how things are going while Frank is gone.  Will out a coyote hunting.  Hannah and I cleaned the sitting room and are about through house cleaning.  Hannah fixed her a skirt I wrote a letter Esther Rose and to Emma Derveese.  I wrote a postal to Mary Patchett, Mr. Crow got a postal from J. A. Crow he wrote to J.A. Crow to send him 1000 feet of lumber and 100 posts.  Frank left here this morning for Modesto with his load of hogs.  Scott and Oscar came down and helped load them this morning.  Mary Prouse Ida's girl sick today.

Saturday December 10, 1892

Cold and foggy most all day a cold north west wind.  Mr. Crow and Will hauled wood some willow and some limbs that fell off the oak trees.  I had the sick headache all day.  Hannah had the most of the work to do.  She baked cookies and put clean papers on all of the shelves.  She cleaned the silver was busy all day.

Sunday December 11, 1892

Cold and foggy awhile this morning the balance of the day cool in the shade but the sun shone out bright and lovely.  Frank came down to see his uncle Ben about putting in some grain. He went up home with him and went to see it.  They have concluded not to plow it.  The grain is up and looks nice will leave it to volunteer.  Him and Will caught a large hog and marked it this morning.  Mr. Crow wrote to J.A. Crow if the boats didn’t run pretty soon to send  the lumber up by the cars.  Hannah and Will went and spent the day with Rom and Laura.  I have been busy a good deal of the day cleaning up leaves.  I sick and couldn't work at it yesterday.

Monday December 12, 1892

Cold this morning sun shone out today wind south east clouds tonight. Mr. Crow and Will went up to franks and got the plow and harness fur the horses.  Will been putting them on the horses this afternoon ready to commence plowing tomorrow morning if it don't rain.  Hannah and I washed and mended.  She churned rolled the butter and set Mr. Thompson two rolls.  I wrapped all of the water pipes to keep them from bursting from the cold weather.

Tuesday December 13, 1892

The north was wind has blew pretty hard all day and still blowing to night cold heavy frost last night.  Mr. Crow went up to Franks and got two more mules to put in the team.  The ground was too hard to plow with 6 horses.  Will started in to plowing this morning out in the pasture where there was alfalfa going to seed it in barley this year.  The alfalfa roots and ground been tramped so much made it so hard six horses couldn't pull it very well.  Hannah and I ironed made pear preserves.  I cleaned under the chicken yard, cleaned leaves  from around the house made Mr. Crow a saddle blanket and done considerable mending.  Arthus and Ethel Leitch her tonight.  Frank down for supper.  Jimmie and Brad Crow here this morning.

Wednesday December 14, 1892

Cool this forenoon bright this afternoon and warmer.  I think there will be frost tonight.  Mr. Crow helping Will to set started into plowing this forenoon.  This afternoon choring around.  Hannah and I done the work had a chicken dinner.  She made cream pie.  She was making some silk ties.  I finished Wills socks and fixed my skirt.  Hannah and I went out to where Will was plowing and we cleaned out the manger and milked.  I went up to Brad's tonight after the mail.  Brad down this evening and spent the evening.  Arthur and  Ettie went up to Franks and Toms tonight.

Thursday December 15, 1892

Cool this morning but rather pleasant through the day a little cloudy to night.  Mr. Crow helping Brad to mark and brand some hogs this afternoon they came down and killed three of ours and took them up to Brad's to dress.  Will plowing, Hannah and I cleaned the managers.  She was painting this afternoon.  I cleaned the en house, the chip pile wrote a letter to Mrs. Miller.  Hannah and I sorted over the apples.  I went down to the hog pen with Mr. Crow, Oscar and Scott when they went after the hogs.  Oscar down and spent the evening.  I got a letter from Herbert Crow

Friday December 16, 1892

Cold and frost this morning but pleasant through the day.  A little cloudy tonight.  Mr. Crow cut up the hogs this morning and salted them and chored around.  Will plowing.  Hannah and I made sausage, head cheese and cooked out the grease.  I brewed coffee we both have been very busy all day.  Eveline Crow her today she is around trying to raise some money for Mr. Latta, Dr. Farrar from Oakland her his is around getting signers fur $12.50 cts you can send direct to San Francisco and get goods with a discount.  Mr. Crow gave him the $12.50 Arthur and Ethel Leitch her tonight they staid at Tom Crows last night on their way home tonight.  Cap and Jennie Morris came up to see how Walter is getting along.  Oscar and Scott came down this morning to bring the hogs. Mr. Crow got a letter from Mr. Tully and from the lumber men saying that they would ship the lumber and posts in a day or two a postal from J.A. Crow.

Saturday December 17, 1892

A white frost this morning not as cold as it was yesterday warmer though the day.  Mr. Crow putting out poison took a bath and been choring around.  Will plowing.  Hannah cleaned the kitchen baked cookies.  I done the sweeping and cleaning in the house and the yard, took up the leaves cleaned the hen house     cooked a lot of meat and put read pepper in it fur the chickens.  I fed them a lot of it.  I took a bath and destroyed a lot of old letters I got a letter from Mrs. Hoyt, Arthur and Ethel Leitch staid here last night went home to day.  I like Arthur ever so much he seems very devoted to Ettie.  Brad out a hunting through the night the coons after his chickens and turkeys.

Sunday December 18, 1892

Cold and frosty this morning bright and sun shiny through the day but cool in the shade.  Mr. Crow went out to the station to see Dennis about his harrow came back by Franks he said that he could get a harrow there he went up to Jimmie Crows to see about some barley in the warehouse.  Mr. Crow wrote Mr. Tully tonight.  Will went a hunting this forenoon killed three ducks.  He cleaned out the stable this afternoon.  Hannah baked light bread.  I fed the chickens meant that I cooked red pepper in for them.  I have been reading the most of the day and Hannah writing.  WE opened a can of fig preserves they are all jellied.

Monday  December 19, 1892

Cold this morning pleasant through the day.  Cloudy to night east wind today.  Mr. Crow and Will un loaded a car load of lumber  and posts came by Franks and got a harrow and got some grain at the warehouse to sow in this field where Will is plowing.  Hannah and I washed I mended Hannah made a little cloak skimmed up the milk and baked apple pie.  The butcher her to see some cattle that he wanted to buy.  Sam Mitchell here this evening.  Frank and Bennie down this evening to bring us some beef they killed a calf.  Frank is nearly laid up with his back he strained it lifting wheat sacks.

Tuesday December 20, 1892

Warm and cloudy this morning , drizzled a little the most of the forenoon had quite a little rain the most of the afternoon pretty nearly clear tonight what little wind was from the north.  It rained so much Will had to quite plowing this afternoon.  Mr. Crow choring around.  He sold two steers to the butchers.  Sam Mitchell came after them.  Ben took them up to Brad's to weigh them one weighted 1080 and the other 9080 pounds they almost be two years old until next spring Mr. Mason down to day so was Brad Crow.  Hannah and I ironed.  I sorted the apples, I cut up a quarter of beef and salted it down, considerable mending.  Hannah gave my hair a thorough combing.  She cut out three small gown she churned and molded out 2 rolls of butter.  Mr. crow got up before day and went a coon hunting the coon catching Brad's chickens.

Wednesday December 21, 1892

Cloudy today with a south east wind warmer then it has been fur some time.  Cloudy to night very much like it would rain before morning.  Mr. Crow choring around he helped Brad put in the wagon some hogs that he caught.  Will a plowing his team or rather three of his team got away as he went out from dinner and run all over the field.  George (horse) run until he nearly had the thumps he couldn't work him this afternoon.  Hannah went out o the station with the eggs and sent them to Allison and Gray I went with her as fur as Dennis and stopped to see Mrs. Collins she seemed so glad to see me.  Hannah  wrote to Mr. Rouse about the apricots that she sent to him and hasn't got paid for.  Frank and Bennie was out  to the shop.  Mr. Crow and Will went up to Brad's.

Thursday December 22, 1892

A strong south east wind all night and all day still blowing tonight but not so hard cloudy all day and clouds tonight sprinkly and has every appearance of rain before morning.  Mr. Crow went up to Frank's this morning and brought down some old barley fur the hogs.  He has been choring around the balance of the day.  Will plowing, Hannah making some small gown.   I got a lot of wood on the porch and chips put a lot of wood in the wood house, cleaned the hen house, mended Wills overcoat, washed the four windows in my room and working tatting been very busy all day.  Brad is picking his turkeys to send to the Christmas market.  I.P. Crow came up last night I suppose to spend the holidays.  Mr. crow wrote to J. A. Crow about his lumber all came right but the tank lumber. 

Friday December 23, 1892

The wind blew hard from the east and south last night and all day to day and to night so far and still blowing hard at bed time.  It has looked like rain all of the time sprinkled some a little while has every appearance of rain all of the time but seems like it couldn't come down all right.  The wind so strong the windmill whizzing.  Mr. Crow went up to the pen and helped Brad to load in the wagon some hogs.  He went over to the post office after the mail got a letter or rather a bill of lumber that was sent to him from Stockton.  Will plowed until noon and him and Mr. Crow pulled some posts and lumber out of the creek where the bank washed away and let them fall in.  Hannah chored and worked some on there crazy chair cushions.  I cleaned the chickens yard put a lot of wood in the wood house fixed my skirt mended a quilt and commenced a sock to knit.

Saturday December 24, 1892

It rained and stormed hard the most of the night and part of the forenoon  wind high from east lots of water fell cloudy looked like it was raining all around this afternoon but not any here warm this afternoon mercury at 67 looks like it might rain before morning wind south east.  Mr. Crow and Will turned there teams and been coring and hunting the creek came down big and washing the banks away don about the orchard and lover garden we all went down this evening and took down several boards of fence to keep from losing it.  The bank kept caving and taking fence trees and everything in its way.  Hannah and I busy all not done very much either.  Mary Crow sent me a nice handkerchief and Lizzy, Ralph, Walter and Georgia sent me a nice glass globe.  Mary always thinks of me.

Sunday December 25, 1892

It rained some through the night cloudy and warm today mercury at  67 what little wind there is south east.  Mr. Crow Will and Scott Tilleper taking down and hauling out fence most all day.  The bank is caving in along the creek until it has taken a grand deal of our garden land in the bottom and taking a grand deal  of the fence with it.  Hannah and I have been down to see the washouts.  Her a writing to her parents and me a reading.  Mr. Conant and Stella Wiley and Edith came over today.  Wiley is suffering with a toothache they said that they had a nice dinner at their mothers yesterday.  All the children were there but Frank and family.

Monday December 26, 1892

It rained through the night and until 8 o'clock this morning cloudy off and on the most of the day.  The sun shone out warm this afternoon mercury at 68 this afternoon a soft south wind.  Mr. crow and Will choring around.  Will examining his beees.  Mr. Conant and Wiley and will went down to the river and around to see if they couldn't kill a goose or rabbit.  Hananh and I washed this afternoon only put out part of our clothes to dry.  Mr. Conant, Stella Wiley and Edith staid until after dinner and then they went up to Toms and Franks they are coming down here to a turkey dinner on Wednesday.  Brad down said that the girls came last night but both are sick with the sick headache.  Mr. Davids and Charley Snyder here wanted to put some land in that were going to summer fallow. 

Tuesday December 27, 1892

Cloudy and foggy part of the day sun shone bright part of the time.  Warm mercury at  68 very warm for this time of the year.  Mr. Crow and Will finished pulling down and hauling out the fence out of the bottoms where the creek was washing it out.  The river is rising pretty fast.  Hannah and I been very busy all day we finished the washing ironed baked light bread and dog bread churned and molded the butter.  Cleaned a turkey to cook tomorrow and I wrote a letter to Pollie Walden. I got a nice white apron from Pollie through the mail today.  Wiley, Edith Ida and the two children down this afternoon.  Will is suffering with his thumb very much.  I was up at Brad's awhile today to see the girls Ena Stonsfer, Myra and Eve are up there for their Christmas Myra and Eve both sick.

Wednesday December 28, 1892

Some foggy this morning a north wind this afternoon cooler tonight I think we will have some frost tonight if it don't cloud up.  Mr. Crow went up to the ranch this morning after some feed fur the hogs.  Jobbing around the balance of the day.  Will clearing off the garden him and Mr. Crow pruned the grape vines.  Frank and Wiley went a coyote hunting didn't start any.  Hannah cooked the turkey make different kinds of cake.  She had a nice dinner.  I cleaned up the front part of the house done considerable mending and entertaining my company.  Mr. Conant and Stella came down this morning staid until after dinner then went over to Millie Crows, Frank, Ida and children and Wiley and Edith here and spent the day.  We had a nice turkey dinner all seemed to enjoy it.

Thursday December 29, 1892

The north wind has blown pretty hard all day and still blowing tonight colder than it has been fur several days.  Mr. crow went to Modesto to day got a bill of goods.  Will was hauling out manure on the garden.  Hannah and I been mending and choring.  I make Will a saddle blanket, mended my gloves Mr. crows clothes and a good many other things.  I wrote a letter to John Patchett and a postal to Mrs. Miller I got a xmas package from Mrs. Miller a nice handkerchief from Mr. crow and one fur myself and a lot of crochet trimmings.  Mr. crow went up and spent the evening with Brad, Myra, Eve and En Stonesfier.  Oscar down this evening.  Frank down to get up the hogs this evening to take to Modesto.  Mr. Crow got me a dearm.  Mr. Crow got a postal from J. A. Crow .

Friday December 30, 1892

Foggy this morning at little frost warm and pleasant in the afternoon.  Mr. Crow and Frank working with the hogs in the morning and in the afternoon Frank was sowing the barley in the field and Mr. crow hauled it out to him in the field.  Will plowed in the forenoon and harrowed in the afternoon.  Hannah and I cleaned around all day.  We cleaned the granary and put away all of the sacks cleaned out the granary and  where the pears were over the stable the buggy house and hen house and a clean up in general in the afternoon Ena Stonsifer, Mryra and Evenly Crow Edith and Wiley Eopley and Ida Crow here.  Willey sore thumb is much better he ahs suffered severely with his thumb a car buckle on it.  Ena Stonesfier and Myra Crow here tonight to stay with us.

Saturday December 31, 1892

A little frost this morning went off with a fog about noon bright and pleasant this afternoon.  Mr. Crow choring around and visiting with his brother Isaac.  Will harrowing in the field today.  Frank and Sam Roundtree down and got the dogs to take to Modesto.  Hannah and I busy as usual of Saturday.  I took out the carpets in my room and mopped it up good and mended the carpet.  Hannah finished her crazy cushion.  I have been knitting tonight.   Isaac Crow here today and tonight Eva Stonisfer and Myra Crow staid here last night.  Clarence Stonesfier down here this evening.   I got a letter from Mrs. Hoyt  she said that she had sent me a Christmas package by express but I haven't received it yet.  Will and Scott out a coon hunting. 

On the last page of the diary, these names and addresses were written:

Dr. Burke, 3709 Railroad Ave. Alameda, Cal

Mary Nash, address 1637 O Farrel St., San Francisco, Cal

J.A. Crow, 132 Sutter St., Stockton, Cal

Mrs. Lizzie Sellier, Forest Hill, Placer Ca