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D-022 4:12: Transcription of George Pierce Jr. Diary, 1902

This transcription from the original diary contains language contemporaneous of the time

and is being presented as part of a historical record. Please note that the transcription

has not been reviewed for final editing.

Preliminary notes by transcriber:

At the end of this diary volume are items in the "Memoranda" section. There is

a partial abbreviated diary in the "Cash Account" section. In the "Bills Payable"

section are some accounts for Glen Alpine, and these are continued in the section of

pages at the end of the volume for the months of 1903. On the blank inner surface of

the back cover are some notations and figures.

Entry of 8 April indicates that Sue had once been a school teacher in Fresno. Met

some of her old pupils there.

After a preliminary group went up a few days before, Sue and children left for

the whole season at Glen Alpine on 12 June and returned on 7 October. Pierce

himself went up more than once, and there are a good number of references to Glen

Alpine expenses before, during, and after the season, indicating an active role of

managing and running the place by the Pierces, especially Sue.

On titlepage is written the following address: H. C McCabe

2430 Durant Ave Berkeley -


Wed 1 Jan 1902

Took 43 sx prunes 4127# to Davis -

- left them in R. R. freight shed -

Nearly all the family is sick with lagrippe -

Set out trees in p.m.

Began a light rain just at night

Thurs 2 Jan 1902

Boys did not plow this a.m.

- did this p.m.

Resalted meat - Put second wire on fence east of west orchard

Went to Davis in p.m. to sell prunes to Castle Bros, but they did not show up -

Gardy and Sue are quite sick -

gave Mr. W. H. Hampton $25.00 for the Presbyterian church -


Fri 3 Jan 1902

Worked at fixing fence east of west orchard in a.m. Went to Davis to see about

prunes in p.m.

Sat 4 Jan 1902

Went to Davis. sold 4127# prunes to Balfour & Garrette @ 3 1/4 - got 1 sk flour 5 sx

spuds salt &c.

Had Dr. Bates got out to ranch to see Sue and Gardy -

All sick with the gripp -

Sun 5 Jan 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 6 Jan 1902

Boys finished plowing in N. W. field next goat pasture.

Henry & I fixed Hext fence across slough, and other fences -

Tues 7 Jan 1902

Henry & I fixed fence along creek west of house -

Mr. Mills of the San Francisco Realty Co. and A. W. Stuart of Ryde called -

Am about sick abed -

John Schmiedt came back -


Wed 8 Jan 1902

Began sowing barley in north west field -

Thurs 9 Jan 1902

Plowed potato ground - got orchard plow ready -

Finished sowing barley for season -

Went to town in p.m. Paid the help at Mother's - - got nails meat fish and medicine

-

It is very cold and alarmingly dry -

have had but about 1/4 inch of rain this month -

Fri 10 Jan 1902

Am resetting almond trees.

Boys finished harrowing about 9 a.m. and moved into orchard and began plowing a

little before noon.

Sat 11 Jan 1902

Replanted trees in east orchard -

Attended a meeting of Cemetery Trustees -

Very cold and foggy -


Sun 12 Jan 1902 [Inserted.]

Cold & foggy - Called Hexts -

Mon 13 Jan 1902

Finished resetting trees in orchard -

Attended another meeting of Cemetery Trustees -

Cold & foggy -

Boys finished opening up west orchard before noon and began return trip finishing as

they go -

Tues 14 Jan 1902

Cold & Foggy -

Henry & I fixed front garden

Wed 15 Jan 1902

Foggy

Took Sue in afternoon to Georgie Brown's to Whist Club -


Thurs 16 Jan 1902

Fixed garden and fence in front of house -

Gardy went to town on his wheel for the mail.

Started Cook with orchard plow in east orchard -

Fri 17 Jan 1902

Tinkered about place -

Clear day -

Sat 18 Jan 1902

Sue and I went to Sacramento on 10.30 train out on 3.05 Left matter for printing

with Johnston & Co. Saw F. E. Wright & W. S. Green. Got $500 - on note at D. C.

Mills & Co.

Henry Law took load of wood to Mother - and worked there until night -

Sprinkled a little just at dark.

Sun 19 Jan 1902 [No entry.]


Mon 20 Jan 1902

Went to San Francisco

Tues 21 Jan 1902

Returned from San Francisco on Oregon

Wed 22 Jan 1902 [No entry.]

Thurs 23 Jan 1902

Began raining about 9 am. and rained at intervals until into the night -

Henry began pruning the family orchard -

Fri 24 Jan 1902

Boys did not work.

Sue and I went to Davis -

Got 5000 of my address to farmers.

Sat 25 Jan and Sun 26 Jan 1902 [No entries.]


Mon 27 Jan 1902

North wind - very cold

Tues 28 Jan 1902

North wind very cold

Sue and I went to Mr & Mrs Weise's to euchre club meeting

Wed 29 Jan 1902

Went to Sacramento on 11 a.m. out on 3 oclock train-

Lunched at Sutter Club with Mr. Frank Miller Mr. Schell and Mr. Alex Gordon

Thurs 30 Jan 1902

Nice day though cold.

Got cloudy toward night and sprinkled a little -

Fri 31 Jan 1902

Nice day warmer -


Sat 1 Feb 1902

Schmeidt drove Sue and self to 11. a.m. train - we went to Woodland to attend a

Farmers' Institute at which I spoke. Back at 4.30 Sue & I attended public

installation and banquet of Odd Fellows at Davis -

Sun 2 Feb 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 3 Feb 1902

Henry went to Mothers with bale of hay and took Bonanza gang to shop for repairs -

I went down on wheel helped plow & prune in Mother's yard and attended a

Cemetery meeting -

Tues 4 Feb 1902

Boys finished harrowing in orchard.

Henry took load of wood to Mother

worked in yard and brought plow home.

Wed 5 Feb 1902

Four of us worked on fence north of Mother's barn -

Foggy in a.m. looks like rain -


Thurs 6 Feb 1902

Five of us worked on fence - finished as far as wire went - lacked about 8 rods -

Yen drew $20.00 and went to Sacto.

Sue Jean & Dix went to Mrs Yaters Ladies aid.

Sprinkled a little in a.m. at noon and in evening -

Fri 7 Feb 1902

Sue and I went to Woodland on 11.40 a.m. train - Staid at Hotel Julian -dined with

Dopking's at the Julian

Rained in the afternoon

Sat 8 Feb 1902

Went to Davis at 7.05 a.m.

Home at 12.30 - left at 12.52 for Dixon via Stephenson bridge - reached Dixon at 2

p.m.

Spoke to Farmers in Cooperative

- home at 6.30 - Sue and I went to Mr. LaRue's to euchre club - I won -


Sun 9 Feb 1902 [Inserted.]

Sue & children went to church -

Henry took me to Davis to 3.40 train for San Francisco - Met N. F. Ford -

Mon 10 Feb 1902

Ford & I visited Mr. Luce. Mr. Hanford, State Board of Trade Mr. Friedlander and

others in behalf of the Grain Grower's Association -

Tues 11 Feb 1902

Called on Mr. Alvinza Hayward Mr. Hanford & others

Settled with Ford

Wed 12 Feb 1902

Tried to see E J dePue, E. Meyer and others.

Got some pictures for euchre club and went to Davis at 3 p.m

Sue and Dix were at Mothers

Uncle S. B. French and Aunt Jennie were at Mother's


Thurs 13 Feb 1902

Sue, Dix and I went to Sacramento and took Uncle Sam & wife

Staid at Mother's over night

Fri 14 Feb 1902

Out home at noon - took Uncle Sam and Aunt Jennie -

Rained at times - Uncle Sam and I went to school house for Gardy -

Sat 15 Feb 1902

Rained last night and sprinkled at times today - walked with Uncle S about place


Uncle S & Aunt J - went to Mothers

- took them riding to canal at Armstrongs and at Marden's.

Mon 17 Feb 1902

Henry tinkered at fence and wood -


Tues 18 Feb 1902

Sue took me to 4.30 p.m. train - stopped at Capitol Hotel

Wed 19 Feb 1902

Had meeting to discuss ways & means for Grain Grower's. Present Frank Miller

Alex. Gordon, Edious [?] Swinford D. Reese W. Diggs P. T. Langeauer F. E. Wright

and self -

Called at Geo. Lorenz's

Thurs 20 Feb 1902

Rained this forenoon -

Went to Davis on 10.50 train

Henry met me at Davis -

Fri 21 Feb 1902

Henry went to work in a.m. It rained about noon and much of the afternoon - some of

the time very hard -

Dix and I went to Davis

- got brace to wagon tongue welded

- then went to school house for Gardy - but Henry had gone before me -


Sat 22 Feb 1902

Went to 10.50 train to meet Mr & Mrs. Lorenz - Called on Mrs. Cecil in response to a

telephone message regarding the Bradshaw estate -

Euchre Club met at our home.

Small attendance - excellent time -

Lorenz brought Geo. Washington hatchets, ditto score cards candy and his

graphophone. He gave us a fine entertainment. Broke up at 2.15 a.m.


Rained at 3 a.m. Took Lorenz's to 4.30 p.m. train

Mon 24 Feb 1902

The creek came up this a.m.

It ran into slough north of sheep-barn and was the highest it has been since 1895.

the water began to fall at 11 a.m.

I drove to Woodland in p.m. to see Clark, attorney, in regard to the Smith [?] contest of

Bob Montgomery vs Bradshaw estate - got 20 rod Elwood fence. It rained most of

time while going home.

Tues 25 Feb 1902

Rained very hard last night and the a.m. we had a fearful rain and wind storm - fairly

clear in p.m.

The creek began to raise at 11 a.m. and rose until 9.45 p.m. It was not as high into 3

feet as it was yesterday.


Wed 26 Feb 1902

The Glen Alpine horses got out into the grain field this eve.

Sue took Gardy to school -

Went to Davis, saw Mrs. Cecil D Bates and others about Cemetery business -

Rained some in p.m

Thurs 27 Feb 1902

Fixed the pipe connection to the heater and water tank in kitchen - had to go to Davis

to get some of the repairing done -

Henry cut kindling -

Fri 28 Feb 1902

John and I worked on addition to packing house

Sue went to Russell's to Whist Club -

Very bright

Sat 1 Mar 1902

Cloudy in early morning - rained by 9 a.m. and almost continuously thereafter -

About 5. p.m. a strong southeast wind began to blow, later it developed into a sort of

hurricane and did much damage.


Sun 2 Mar 1902 [Inserted.]

Clear in a.m. All went to Davis - church -

Saw Dr. Gardner and George Lorenz - All trains are tied up - tracks washed out -

Our windmill lost all its fans. 150 almond trees were blown down and some fence

destroyed. Mr. Hext's windmill was blown down

Mr. Campbell's barn ditto. the iron roof of A. J. Plant's warehouse was blown off & c

&c -

Mon 3 Mar 1902

Sue, Dix & Miss Gray went to Woodland

Henry and I worked in orchard

found about 150 almond trees down.

Tues 4 Mar 1902

Cut down and straightened locust trees that had fallen -

Mr & Mrs. Dopking came for a visit -

Wed 5 Mar 1902

Henry & I straightened almond trees in a.m. - went to town in p.m. All the family

going. -

Ordered timber for windmill fans - of B. C. French.


Thurs 6 Mar 1902 [No entry.]

Fri 7 Mar 1902

Went to Sacramento on 7.25 a.m. train for Grain Growers. got printing done -

secured Phythias Hall &c -

Henry worked on fences across slough that was washed out by overflow -

Sat 8 Mar 1902

Rained in a.m. and again at 6 p.m.

Sue & I went to Davis - got windmill lumber - took it to almond factory for sawing -

Visited W. D Chiles' new house

- Staid at Mother's went to euchre club meeting at Plant's - won first prize -

Henry worked in p.m. only -


home at 3 p.m.

Mon 10 Mar 1902

Henry began making corral for straw in north pasture

In p.m. we finished putting up wire fence between the two large fields -

Am working on By Laws &c of Grain Grower's association -


Tues 11 Mar 1902

Went to Sacramento on 7.25 a.m. train

left copy for By laws with Johnston &Co

- saw Eugene Aram about Contract

-home on 10.50 a.m. train -

Wed 12 Mar 1902

Marked lambs - had 112 weathers 122 ewes - marked calves

Thurs 13 Mar 1902

Planted potatoes and corn -

- went to Pel Montgomery's for Tom Brown to fix tank frame -

Fri 14 Mar 1902

Sent Henry to Mothers to plant potatoes and work in yard

John took Beauty & Fern to Davis -

Worked on windmill - got 17 fans in -

and babbitted the box -


Sat 15 Mar 1902

Finished up windmill Tom Brown and Will Dunningworth came and straightened up

the tank house -

Gardner and I went to Woodland - G. to the dentist - I to Farmer's Convention -

- was chosen a delegate to state meeting -


All the family, John & Yen went to Davis

Mon 17 Mar 1902 [No entry]

Tues 18 Mar 1902

Went to Sacramento on 11 a.m.

Looked up work of the Grain Growers' Association

Dined at Lorenz's - Held conference of delegates at my room -

Wed 19 Mar 1902

Preliminary meeting of delegates at 10 a.m. and State Convention at 1.30 in K of P

Hall 9th & I Sts.

Sue came in at noon.


Thurs 20 Mar 1902

To Davis at 3.05 - attended meeting of Irrigationists. Diggs Bush and Montgomery

addressed the meeting -

Fri 21 Mar 1902

Went to San Francisco on 7.25 a.m. train.

Filed articles of Association in office of County Clerk for Grain Growers Association

Sat 22 Mar 1902

Went to Berkeley on 9 a.m. boat -

Bliss Perry lectured on Patriotic Poetry.

Lunched with Dr. Ritter - attended Alumni meeting. To Davis on 6 p.m. train - met

Sue at Georgie Browns with Clara Smith.


Grayson of San Francisco came to see me as President of Grain Growers -

Mon 24 Mar 1902

Hauled two loads barley to Davis

Hazel Harby was buried at p.m. Sue and I attended funeral -


Tues 25 Mar 1902

Hauled four loads barley -

Attended Cemetery meeting at 3.30. p.m.

Wed 26 Mar 1902

Strong north wind

Worked on new shop at packing house -

Thurs 27 Mar 1902

Strong north wind -

Went to Sacramento - on 10.30 train

There was a meeting of the Directors of the California Grain Grower's Association at

the Western Hotel. 10 out 11 Directors were present - meeting lasted until 12 p.m.

Fri 28 Mar 1902

Directors met again at 7.30 a.m.

I was elected President, B. F. Walton Vice P. & W. F. Ford Secretary -

Went to Davis on 10.50 train.


Strong north wind

Worked on new addition to packing house -

Sat 29 Mar 1902

Strong north wind - Took trough to Lytle to have it lined - Went to Cemetery and

worked until about 3 p.m.

Paid Dick Jones $2.50 for Cemetery work -

Got load of lumber and shakes for new building in packing house yard -

Sun 30 Mar 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 31 Mar 1902

Went to Sacramento on 10.20 train

Got two men to plow in orchard.

Out at 3.05 train - got up the mule teams -


Tues 1 Apr 1902

Began plowing in east orchard -

It rained a little from 10 a.m. until noon -

Tom Merrick did not work in p.m. - other man did -

Wed 2 Apr 1902


The Executive Committee of the Grain Growers Ass'n met today -

Home at 6.10 p.m. train

Thurs 3 Apr 1902

Left on 7.25 train for San Francisco on G. G. A. Business - Ford was late and did not

arrive at City until 5 p.m.

Saw several men in regard to the grain business -

Fri 4 Apr 1902

Worked on G. G. A. business - home on 3 p.m. train -


Sat 5 Apr 1902

Worked about place at odd jobs -

- started on foundation to new store house in packing house yard -

Grace Fisher went home - It sprinkled a little this a.m.

Sun 6 Apr 1902 [Inserted.]

Was quite sick Today.

It rained quite a bit from noon on

Mon 7 Apr 1902

Sick today. Rained last night -

Boys did not work the a.m. - they harrowed in east orchard in p.m.

Tues 8 Apr 1902

Left on 7.25 a.m. train for Sacramento - with Sue

" Sacto on 10.10 train for Fresno - arrived at 5.05 p.m. Am sick. Miss Hatch met

us and staid at Hughes Hotel with Sue -

Sue called on Mrs. Eccleston -


Wed 9 Apr 1902

Sue's old pupils came to see us at the depot at 11.30 a.m, when we left for Bakersfield

where we arrived at 2.30 - Stopped at Hotel Kern and called at home of a friend of Sue

and took dinner with them

Left at 9.30 for Los Angeles -

Thurs 10 Apr 1902

Arrived at Los Angeles at 7 a.m. - was sick and went to bed and had Dr.

Changed rooms this p.m. - took rooms No 229 & 230

Uncle Sam & wife are stopping at same house, Hotel Portsmouth

Fri 11 Apr 1902

Am better today - got up this a.m.

Attended meeting of state Normal Board at 2 p.m.

Sat 12 Apr 1902

Went with Sue, Uncle Sam and wife to Santa Monica. Sue had friends Mrs J. H.

Braly Judge [blank] Mr & Mrs [blank] and Miss Murphy called -



All went about Los Angeles on Observation car, then to Pasadena and Baldwin's ranch

to lunch -

Mon 13 Apr 1902

Left Los Angeles for San Jose at 8 a.m. - arrived at 9.15

Hotels are all full on account of the State Meetings of the Republican clubs

Staid at 122 5th St -

Tues 14 Apr 1902

Attended meeting of Normal Board at 9.30. then went to state meeting of Republican

clubs -

Sue visited friends

Wed 14 Apr 1902

Left on 8 a.m. train for San Francisco

Staid at Grand 292 -

Did some business - Sue and I went to Park in p.m

Uncle Sam, wife, Sue and I attended Alcazar theater.


Thurs 17 Apr 1902

Home on 7 a.m. train - rode out with Mr Oeste -

Went through orchards and grain field in p.m. The almond crop is very light and the

grain needs rain -

One of my drivers is getting ugly -

Fri 18 Apr 1902

Chas Burris [?] quit.

Went to Sacramento to get two men - got none - got two men from Davis -

Attended to Grain business in Sacto.

Sat 19 Apr 1902

One of my new men left before breakfast - the other just after.

Sam Sanders & - Rogers came to put up windmill - They are failures -

A new man came - set him to plowing

Went to town to get Sue at 6.45 train but she did not come -



new man quit - worked 1/2 day -

Lytle and Sanders came and finished up mill - went to Davis in p.m.

Mon 21 Apr 1902

Went to Davis for Sue - she came on 11.07 train - took 5 plow shares to have ground

-

Got a new man, Bert Curtis, but he proved to be so drunk he did nothing this p.m.

John took Fern to Andy Martin's and some wood to Mother's - got 3 pieces 2 x 6 x 24

for new building & trough

Fixed mowing machine -

Henry hauled manure from sheep barn.

Tues 22 Apr 1902

Started Bert with team - finished first plowing in orchard except the finishing up -

New man Wm Barth came at noon -

He cut hay in windmill field and helped fix fence at packing house

Sue Jean and John went to Davis this evening to Anti saloon meeting -


Wed 23 Apr 1902

Barth and I finished fence south of packing house and got circular saw ready for work

- then went to east barn, set trough and began trench for pipe - Sue went to Davis in

p.m. for Uncle Sam & wife and I met them at Mrs. Greene's where we had been invited

to dine - It rained in the evening and some during night -

Wall came to work.

Thurs 23 Apr 1902

Boys did not work. Tom Wernick and Wm. Barth quit this a.m. -

John took two stud colts to Mr. LaRue's for castration by D - McLean

Sue, Uncle Sam & Aunt Jennie & Dix went to Woodland -

I went to Sacramento on 10.30 and out at 3.05 - got pipe & fittings, shoes, sulphur

&c - Attended meeting of Cemetery Trustees and delegation from Masonic Lodge -

Fri 24 Apr 1902

Worked about place in a.m. and took Uncle Sam & Aunt Jennie for ride through

Currey, Agee Palmer & Foster orchards

This was the last day of Gardner's school for this term - Gardner was promoted to

fourth grade with a standing of 90 1/4 -


Sat 26 Apr 1902

Uncle Sam, Aunt Jennie Sue Gardner Dixwell & self rode to Winters and took train

to Rumsey - On return we rode up to Taylor place and came back down south side of

creek -

Sun 27 Apr 1902 [Inserted.}

All went to Davis

Uncle & Aunt staid

Mon 28 Apr 1902

Harry [blank] began work - he took load of wood to Mother and wagon and plow to Luft

-

Uncle Sam & Aunt Jennie left for Corvallis -

Went to Sacramento on 11.12 out at 3.05 -

Tues 29 Apr 1902

Rained last night -

Harry and I got pipe ready and put it in place at new windmill at east barn.

- fixed tables for picnic - Two boys did not work in a.m. - they sawed wood in p.m.

Bob Hope came for job at Glen Alpine.


Andy Martin came got $7.15 worth hay -

Man came to look at bulls -

Sue and Dix went to Davis -

Wed 30 Apr 1902 [No entry]

Thurs 1 May 1902

Sue had Ladies Aid Society picnic on the creek above house - large crowd - Schmeidt

went to Woodland for ice cream

Sprinkled a little on[c]e or twice

Fri 2 May 1902

Went to San Francisco on 7.25 rode on wheel - Saw Costigan & Co. and Johnson

Locke & Co. Home at 9.30 - staid at Mothers.

Berryessa began shearing sheep -

Sat 3 May 1902

Left for home at 4 a.m. Boys are fixing fence south side of goat pasture


- went to town for wire & staples -

settled with Hoag -

Sue and I went to town at 4 p.m.

- attended Almond Growers' meeting

- settled with H. R. Lytle 57.00

Sue Mr & Mrs Jordan went to Wilbur's to Euchre Club party

Sun 4 May 1902 [Inserted.]

Mrs Jordan son and his wife dined here -

Mon 5 May 1902

Began mowing.

Went to San Francisco to Grain Growers' meeting - back to Davis at 11.45 Staid at

Mother's

Rained in evening -


Tues 6 May 1902

Home before breakfast - Sprinkled during day - Boys hauled boards for field, sawed

wood and dug around trees -

Vaca came for mutton sheep -

Wed 7 May 1902

Sawed wood all day -

Began harrowing at noon -

Henry finished work at Mothers

Berryessa sheared 3\4 day -

John let Prince stand out last night -

Thurs 8 May 1902

John took mare to Davis -

Drove to Woodland - saw Bullard about bulls, look[ed] up wool buyers, rented

Woodland lots to Lara Snee [?] for 15.00 and care of walks - Got 82 feet of pipe and a

roll of Elwood fence - Home about 1.30. Harry began mowing again - John & I raked

what was mowed on Monday -

Sue and Jean took Mrs. Jordan to town. Paid Dr. Lawhead -


Fri 9 May 1902

Went to San Francisco on Grain Growers business Saw Col. McDonald

R. G. Hanford and Alfred Baumister. left a 6 p.m.

Davis 9.30 - staid at Mothers

Jake & Henry are digging around trees

Mike finished harrowing

Sat 10 May 1902

Went home early on wheel -

Started Henry raking hay and Mike and Jake to cocking -

John took stage to town for repairs in p.m. and got iron wagon and Glen Alpine

booklets - Berryessa finished shearing & bought one goat -


Sue and I rode through grain - got Mustard - folks went to church

Mon 12 May 1902

Cloudy - sprinkled a little at night -

Started Mike & Jake to bunching hay -


Went to town in a.m. - took iron wheel to have tire re-welded - got By Laws of Grain

Growers' Ass'n -

I. Haines came and bought wool @ 14c,

P. D. Bane [?] and man called - took dinner.

Jake & John sacked wool - Harry broke both mower knives - had Harry take wool to

town - drove in with spring wagon -

Wool weighed 2237# @ 14c brought [$]313.18

Tues 13 May 1902

Went to Sacramento with Sue and children - Attended meeting of Grain Grower's

Assn. Sacto State Fair in full blast - twas Floral Day but it rained so parade was

postponed

Saw Gross Snowden & wife

Gardy and I went out at 6.10 p.m.

Sue & Dix staid at Lorenz's -

Men did not work today

- got extra F[?] 135 for mower -


Wed 14 May 1902

Worked in hay - mowed around volunteer field at east barn -

began on 10 acre oat patch -

Went for Sue at 6.45

John Drummond came out.

Thurs 15 May 1902

Worked pigs 27 sows 17 barrows -

Separated sows from pigs -

Tinkered about shop

Finished mowing ten acre piece of oats - Began mowing in east field -

Chas Dodge came to see hay - sold him the hay on sixty acres in east field for three

($3.00) dollars per ton in the shock -

Mower knife broke and Sue took it to shop - Drummond helped bunch hay in a.m.

with Henry in p.m. with Mike

Tom Reardon came -


Fri 16 May 1902

Separated 16 weathers for mutton and put them in north pasture - Dipped sheep -

Took bucks away -

Boys finished cocking hay north of west orchard -

Sue went to town for Marion but M. did not come -

Mrs. Greene came wanting me to cut grain for her.

Sat 17 May 1902

Henry Law drew all his money and went to Sacramento, Yen drew $30.00 and did

same.

Miss Gray took them to town. Mower pitman broke - took it to town and had new

one made.

Fixed trough at new windmill. Went to Mrs. Greenes to see wheat - Charley was not

at home -

Got invalid table for Mother. North wind -


Strong north wind -


Mon 19 May 1902

Henry Williams quit at noon -

Henry Law came back at night -

Geo. Greene and friend came at night

Wind blew fearfully - could not cock hay - Jake and I laid water pipe at packing

house and fixed trough at east barn -

Drummond & Mike bunched hay in a.m.

Boys broke buncher and I went to town and got 2 - 2x6 - 10 ft. & 19.5 [?] ft 1" pipe -

Tues 20 May 1902

Tinkered - fixed water trough &c -

3 men cocked hay in east field in p.m.

Sue and I went to Davis in p.m. - engaged Tom Brady to drive harvester

John & Henry hauled fox tail from windmill lot into sheep barn -

Wed 21 May 1902

Bunched hay with Prince and rake


Henry & George hauled 3 loads hay into cow barn

Mrs. Greene called - went to see Charley Greene - engaged to cut 500 acres of their

grain for 1.75 per acre

Had an earthquake last night.

Sue and I attended the Ladies Whist Club meeting at Mrs. W. D. Chiles'. It was a

house-warming dedicating their new house.

Thurs 22 May 1902

Finished mowing the Dodge hay. Cut around barley and blue stem wheat - broke a

knife bar -

Jennie Gray left on 6.30 p.m. train for Placerville

Sue and I went to Mrs. Cecil's to a reception to Mr. Hampton -

Fri 23 May 1902

Finished raking hay. Filled cow barn with hay and began with two wagons at horse

barn

Sue went to town in p.m.

Sat 24 May 1902

Fixed horse barn bracing


Went to Sacto on 10.35 - $600 at Peoples Bank -

Made appointment with Veterinary L,. A. McLean, 904 J. St - Sunset red 682 Sac -

Home at 3.05 took stage home - Robt Ferguson came -

Sun 25 May 1902

Two men quit -

Sue and children went to Sunday school -

Tom Grady came

Joe " with Schmeidt -

Mon 26 May 1902

Started third wagon to hauling hay -

Finished cocking hay -

Fixed float on trough - leveled trough

" gate and harness -


Dr. L. A. McLean came to see sick horse, steer and to castrate two colts.

Sue went to Davis -

Robert is painting stage -

Tues 27 May 1902

Sue went to Sacramento

Robert took her & Dix to 7.25 train

I went after them at 6.25 p.m. train

Wed 28 May 1902

Started go devil in middle field -

Went to San Francisco on GG Business

Came back with Dr. Gardner in his private car.

Thurs 29 May 1902

Finished hauling to sheep barn and began stacking outside -


Got up Glen Alpine mares to wean colts and some work horses to be shod - Robt took

G. A. wagon to town and had six horses shod -

Went to town in p.m.

Fri 30 May 1902

Ed Howard quit. Began stacking hay in middle field -

All went to Davis to Church entertainment

Sue & Dix staid at Mothers -

Sat 31 May 1902

Rained today at intervals Mike Wall quit

Sue and I went to Sacto on 7.25 train to shop for Glen Alpine - Staid at Western

Had meeting of Grain Growers at Western

Rained much of day -

Sun 1 June 1902 [Inserted.]

Sue went to Davis [Sacto?] on 7 a.m. I on 11.10


Mon 2 June 1902

Sue went to Sacto shopping for G. A. [Glen Alpine]

I went to Davis at 11 a.m. to see girls for G. A. off and to order a car for hay for G. A.

Gardy went to Woodland on wheel to see dentist -

Tues 3 June 1902

Finished hauling hay at noon -

Took 5 loads of baled hay to Davis and shipped it to Tallac 18440# -

Got 3000 grain sks, 2 bales twine, 2 sks flour 1 sk spuds, can compound &c -

Jas Harby got 16 head mutton sheep and bought 4 young bulls -

Tom Brady went to town on a lay off -

Wed 4 June 1902

Got harvester into field and together

Fixed discharge pipe at east barn -

Got things ready for Glen Alpine rigs -


Robert and helper drove to Woodland -

Sue took Gardy to Dr Briggs for an operation on his throat. Hannah Isaacson took

them to 7.25 a.m. train and brought out five year old girl of Martin's -

Thurs 5 June 1902

Left for Sacramento with Glen Alpine rigs. loaded stage, spring wagon and freight

wagon on flat car and 16 head horses on a combination -

Train was late leaving at 5.05 p.m.

- was left in yard until after 8 p.m.

Stopped at California Feed Yard 12th and I -

I staid at at[repeated] Geo. Lorenz's -

Fri 6 June 1902

Got loaded up and teams left town at about 3 p.m.

Ordered Grain Contracts printed

Sue, Gardy and I went out on 6.00 p.m.

Drummond & Joe left at noon to attend a school election -


Sat 7 June 1902

Tinkered and worked on new house -


All went to church - it was children's day -

Mon 9 June 1902

Joe and I worked on new building in packing house yard

Boys finished suckering at noon

Sue went to Sacramento

Tom Brady returned at night -

Tues 10 June 1902

Jake and I worked on house -

Boys got up teams - roached [?] mules [?] &c -

Wed 11 June 1902

Boys drove 3 year old Jumbo filly


Henry, Jake and I put fence across creek at Miller line in a.m.

Started harvester in p.m. on barley in east field - pretty green -

Sue and boys went to town - boys got hair cut -

Thurs 12 June 1902

Sue, boys & Hannah Isaacson left for Truckee on 11 a.m. train - went to Sacto with

them - looked up G. A. [Glen Alpine] business

- shipped goods to Placerville - Got the Chinese cooks ready and shipped them at

10.30 p.m. Dined with Geo & Mrs. Lorenz -

Fri 13 June 1902

Bought Mimeograph for Grain Growers

Out on 10.50 train. Boys finished cutting 40 acre piece of barley and moved into

wheat field just at night

- it is too green -

Sat 14 June 1902

Joe Cass drew $15.00 and went to Sacramento.


Drummond and Brady worked on harvester until noon then went to town

Schmeidt and Jake sawed wood and worked on roof to new house - roof is 3/4 done -

Went to town got 5 sx sugar, 5 gal. roof paint &c.

Heard from Sue and children at Tallac.


Drove to town late in p.m. Met Ann Herndon at Mother's

Mon 16 June 1902

Worked on new packing house

- about finished it. Mr B. C. Freno [?] came and insured the building for $300.00 for

three years, also 180 acres standing wheat -

Tues 17 June 1902

Went to town in a.m. and got my men to start harvester again, - began on volunteer

north of west orchard -

Mr S K Thorpe representing Strauss Co, grain merchants of London called

Capt.Tuttle came to see me about cutting the Greene grain - went over to Greenes -

Henry hauled barley -


Wed 18 June 1902

Henry finished hauling barley 544 sks.

Thurs 19 June 1902

Finished cutting summerfallow about 12.30 Moved to Mrs Greene's in p.m. Broke

rod running through header spout and had to go to Plainfield to have it repaired -

- did not cut any -

Henry finished hauling wheat -

Fri 20 June 1902

Went to Greene's about noon.

Boys quit early because of overheated horses.

Sat 21 June 1902


Got Underwood typewriter for Grain Growers

- sent saws, leather &c to Glen Alpine -


Sun 22 June 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 23 June 1902 [No entry.]

Tues 24 June 1902

Went to San Francisco on 5.25 a.m. and returned on 9.35 p.m.

Wed 25 June 1902

Tinkered about place

Thurs 26 June 1902

In p.m. began putting in telephone line (barb wire) to Davis - got as far as LaRues

corner -

Fri 27 June 1902

Worked on telephone line

- got it all up

Left on 9.30 p.m. train for Lake Tahoe


Sat 28 June 1902

Was rough on Lake - Arrived at Glen Alpine about 4 p.m.

Sun 29 June 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 30 June 1902

Put in 3/4 pipe to Cliff House.

Tues 1 July 1902

Left for home at 9.45 a.m.

Weather was rough on Lake.

10 or 12 went up today to Springs -

Dined at new hotel Tahoe Tavern. Took sleeper at Truckee

Wed 2 July 1902

Arrived in Sacto at 4.05 a.m.


Purchased goods at Hale's Weinstock & Lubins Thompson Diggs Co's and of Stall

[Stoll ?] for Glen Alpine

to Davis on 10.50 train

Home and to harvester at Greene's

Thurs 3 July 1902

Went to Sacramento on 10.23 out at 3 - Got Mimeograph fixed &c -

Put in telephone, but it did not work -

Too damp to thresh this a.m.

Fri 4 July 1902

Went to harvester early

Tom Brady quit - Lara Murray took his place -

Fixed up phone wire and started phone - it is all right.

Went to town - got collar and pads and took them to harvester


Sat 5 July 1902

Worked at packing house in a.m.

Sun 6 July 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 7 July 1902

Boys moved from Mrs. Greenes home - began on Bluestem wheat - found it quite

smutty.

Tues 8 July 1902

Dug potatoes have only about 1000 lbs -

Wed 9 July 1902

Henry began hauling wheat into piles (Bluestem -)

Thurs 10 July 1902

Went to San Francisco on Grain Growers business 7.25 a.m. train

ret on 3 p.m.


Fri 11 July 1902

Put track in place at packing house, pumped &c

Got up paper for Rebekah banquet tonight - John Drummond and I went to

Installation and banquet - spoke on Woman in the Fraternal Orders - home at 2 a.m.

Henry hauled grain in p.m. only -

Sat 12 July 1902

Went to Sacto on 7 a.m. - out at 3 p.m.

Executive Com. of Grain Growers met -


Mon 14 July 1902

Got up sheep for shearers.

Berryessa and three others are here to shear - They got down about 5 p.m. sheared

223 lambs.

Henry and I put wire on fence along bank on Curry side next to vineyard -


Tue 15 July 1902

Boys finished cutting wheat about 9 a.m. and moved into barley field next to goat

pasture.

Went to Davis and to see Dodges hay baling crew -

Wed 16 July 1902

Went to Woodland - looking for seed wheat - settled as to amount of grain cut -

settled bill at Dr. Grant's. R B Cranstons and Lord and Murray -

Got 1/4 pipe for gasoline -Went to Woodland - looking for seed wheat - settled as to

amount of grain cut - settled bill at Dr. Grant's. R B Cranstons and Lord and Murray

-

Got 1/4 pipe for gasoline -Went to Woodland - looking for seed wheat - settled as to

amount of grain cut - settled bill at Dr. Grant's. R B Cranstons and Lord and Murray

-

Got 1/4 pipe for gasoline -

Thurs 17 July 1902

Sacked the wool - there are 4 sks

net weight 792#

Pumped water - got egg boxes ready


wrote [?] &c. Got measure of spring for header and took to town for another -

Sent 120 doz. eggs to Glen Alpine -

Paid B C French, lumber & insurance

- got Hamenow [?] step-ladder, barb wire &c -

Fri 18 July 1902

Went to San Fran on early Oregon train on business for Grain Growers.

- back on 9.30

Boys finished cutting barley in west field and began on creek in east field on volunteer

at noon -

Sat 19 July 1902

Fixed fence and did choring jobs

Went to town in p.m. Called at Eugene LaRue's


Sun 20 July 1902 [Inserted.]

Ran typewriter much of a.m. - Went to town in p.m.

Mon 21 July 1902

Went to San Fran on Oregon

- to San Jose on 10.30. Normal Board held a meeting - elected teachers for four years

&c

Left San Jose at 4.35 via Niles [?]

- to Davis on Oregon-

Tues 22 July 1902

Went to Jake Snyders to see seed wheat - Jake Snyder not at home - met him later in

Davis and made arrangements to get 115 sx -

Home at 11.45 Everell Jordan came with me -

Very warm day -

Wed 23 July 1902

I Haines came and got lambs wool 792# @ 10c. W E. Greene settled for grain cutting

$593.50


Hunted up Dodge engaged hay to be loaded tomorrow for Glen Alpine -

Boys finished harvesting and put harvester away

Very hot - thermometer 113 degrees in shade.

Sold fan [?] wool to Haines for 11c.

Thurs 24 July 1902

Very hot again 113 degrees - Started two teams to hauling grain

LaRue's had fire in pasture

Hamel's hay barn burned -

Went to town in a.m. got blackberries

again in p.m. to see about hay - it was not shipped -

Fri 25 July 1902

Went to town in a.m. returned 500 sx

- hay was shipped - got flour -


Fixed house pump - found cartridge shell in it - Put up corral for straw in goat

pasture - fixed barn in east field, pumped water -

Sat 26 July 1902

Got brick from Miller place for furnace &c.

Wrote "address to Grain Growers'.

Went to Almond Growers Assn - We opened bids but did not sell as they were too low

10.55c for Nonpareil 10 1/10 IXL &c.

Sold crop of grain - wheat 106 1/4 barley 87 1/2c.


Mon 28 July 1902

Went to Sacramento on 10.30 - out at 6.10

Had shoes 1/2 soled - ordered printing done at Johnstons for Grain Growers

Tues 29 July 1902

Addressed 583 envelopes for Grain Growers.

Drove 31 head large hogs and 6 pigs into east field


Wed 30 July 1902

Went to Davis early and got and mailed circulars for Grain Growers -

Drove 32 little pigs to east field.

Thurs 31 July 1902

Worked about house and packing-house - went to LaRue's looking for stray hogs -

found none -

Carey [?] Montgomery and Muller came and got Falrose 2 year old colt to break -

Fri 1 Aug 1902

Boys finished hauling grain - Cass quit -

Dodges' hay baling outfit came at night -

Went to Woodland, settled for grain

looked up State Convention matters &c.

Lare Snee paid me $15.00 for rent of Mother's lot -


Sat 2 Aug 1902

Took 7.25 train for Sacramento and left at 11.50 for Truckee -

Stopped at Whitney House -

Sun 3 Aug 1902 [Inserted.]

Reached Glen Alpine about 4 p.m.

Yen left for a vacation -

Mon 4 Aug 1902

Looked up things about place.

Tues 5 Aug 1902

Went with Gardy and a party to Heather lake

Gardiner and I fished in p.m. and caught forty fish

Wed 6 Aug 1902

Picked up things and tinkered about place

Yen returned at night


Thurs 7 Aug 1902

Left for home

Took night train for Sacramento

Settled with Lawrence, Jones and Bucknam -

Fri 8 Aug 1902

Reached Sacramento in a special at about 4 a.m. Callie Vivian was on train.

Went to Davis on 10.50 home on wheel -

Dodge is still baling hay on the place.

Sat 9 Aug 1902

Went to town early and got 4 cases strawberries for canning - and again in p.m. to

Almond meeting -

Sold almonds to Johnson Locke Mct'le [?] Co.

Np. 11.75 IXL 11.00 N. P. 10.50. Dke [Drake] 8.75 Peerless 9.12 1/2


Thunderstorms - sprinkled a little -


Mon 11 Aug 1902

Hay balers finished about 8.30 a.m. - Dodge came in evening and settled for hay -

He baled 45 tons for me @ $1.80 per ton.

" " 84 1/4 tons for himself and paid $3.00 per ton for same $252.89.

Went to Davis to see about getting cars to ship hay to Tahoe but the Knights of Pythias

Conclan [Conclave ?] upsets things so no shipping can be done.

Tried to get a man but failed -

Tues 12 Aug 1902

Worked on almond machine in a.m.

Went to town in p.m. - got tire to wagon set - attended Republican primaries - got

two Dutchmen for work on ranch -

Dodge is baling at Hext's -

Boys are hauling hay left by Dodge -

Wed 13 Aug 1902

Went to Dixon and vicinity looking for sheep - found none

Worked on machine in p.m.


Thurs 14 Aug 1902

Dodge's men got last load of hay out of east field -

My men got last of hay into east barn and began hauling straw -

Worked on almond machine until 3 p.m. then went to town

- got car track drilled, some 3/8 pipe and 150 almond sacks -

Sue sent 3 checks -

Fri 15 Aug 1902

John and I worked on pump in goat pasture -

Sat 16 Aug 1902

Went to Davis in a.m. One man quit

- got another -

Shipped two car loads hay to Tallac

Went to Woodland to County Convention

Was elected a delegate to the State Convention. Got 2 bales Elwood Fence pump

cylinder, 12 wool sx twine &c -



put pump in goat pasture.

Mon 18 Aug 1902


Expected 20 chinamen today but Mr. LaRue's agent got none.

Wing, later got ten, and they are in town now -

Went to town in p.m. to fix help matters.

Tues 19 Aug 1902

Henry went to town and got 8 Chinamen, their luggage and camp equipages -

We cleaned and bluestoned our seed wheat 115 sx

In p.m. two boys hauled manure 2 fixed pump -

Helped Chinese fix camp, fixed picking wagons and went to town - got 5 Chinese and

their luggage in the spring wagon


Wed 20 Aug 1902

Started two wagons picking almonds - 13 Chinamen 3 whites.

Went to town in p.m. and got 4 Chinese -

Thurs 21 Aug 1902

Sam Estes came before breakfast -

Worked on machine - got up tracks, sulphur house &c and put gasoline tank in tree

outside packing house -

Jesse Rowe & Joe Cass came to put up windmill in goat pasture -

Fri 22 Aug 1902

Boys finished putting up windmill at night - Ran out about 16 trays almonds - Went

to town late -

Sat 23 Aug 1902

Ran out 30 odd trays almonds -


Went to Sacramento on 10.30 a.m. train - stopped at the Lorenzs -


Mon 25 Aug 1902

Republican State Convention was called together at 2 p.m.

Was elected chairman of the Yolo Delegation and State Central Committeeman from

Yolo -

The Joint Senatorial Convention of Yolo, Yuba, Butte was held - today and W. M.

Cutter was nominated.

Was appointed on the committee on Platform & Resolutions -

Tues 26 Aug 1902

Platform was adopted and nominations for Governor made before lunch

- five candidates for Governor - Convention adjourned at 5.30 and I went out to Davis

on 6.05 train. Schmeidt came to town for crank shaft and I rode out with him -

The crank shaft on engine is broken -

Wed 27 Aug 1902

Returned to Sacto on 7.35 a.m. -

Geo. C. Pardee was nominated for Governor on sixth ballot and I voted for him six

times consecutively. Convention held a night session and finished the ticket about

midnight


Thurs 28 Aug 1902

Went to Davis on 7.05 a.m. train -

Met John going to town with new engine shaft to have it fitted - I took it and got home

about 1 p.m.

- got things together and ran out 18 trays before night -

Fri 29 Aug 1902

Went to Palmer's and got 4 boxes peaches - slept 5 chinese at packing house and got

out 65 trays of almonds, over a ton and a half -

Sacked the wool - nearly 5 sx -

Sat 30 Aug 1902

Worked about at odd jobs in a.m. and went to town in p.m. Met Mr & Mrs Lorenz and

Miss Shannon who came to the ranch to see the almond working outfit and stay over

night - North wind & hot -


Took Lorenz's to the 10.30 a.m. train - One chinaman left and one new one came -

Mon 1 Sept 1902

Had a good deal of bother at the packing house with machinery -

Mrs. Greene was over and later sent a load of ["of" repeated] 155 sx almonds for

hulling -


Tues 2 Sept 1902

Mrs. Greene sent about 125 sx almonds

So many chinamen laid off that I had to lay up one picking wagon.

Sent 60 sx Nonpareils to Davis -

Got letters from Sue & Gardy -

Also six checks -

South breezes tonight -

Wed 3 Sept 1902 [No entry.]

Thurs 4 Sept 1902

Went to Woodland

Bought 200 head sheep, ewes, of Armstrong & Alge @ $4.25 each -

Attended the Fair Grounds in p.m. - saw great pacing race

Kelly Briggs et al best time 2.6 1/4


Fri 5 Sept 1902 [No entry.]

Sat 6 Sept 1902

Went to J. H. Oeste's early and bought 6 Shropshire bucks - The Armstrong & Alge

sheep arrived about 10 a.m.

Went to town and back about 2 p.m.

Sun 7 Sept 1902 [Inserted.]

Mr. Oeste came with the 6 bucks -

Mon 8 Sept 1902

Changed pull[e]ys so as to run engine faster -

Mrs. Greene sent a load of Nonpareils in a.m. - I telephoned her not to send any more

today but she sent another load - I then instructed Jim[?] Rowan not to bring any

more until notified to do so - Worked all p.m. on "set out" trays of Mrs. Greenes - did

not run at all -

Went to town at night and got 4 chinese.

Wed 10 Sept 1902

Sam Estes sick today - laid off in p.m.

Ran on our NePlus -

Pleasant day -


Thurs 11 Sept 1902

Sam Estes sick - quit -

Went to town in p.m. via Agees

- saw new almond huller work -

- took Estes to town - got grub for Chinese and tried to get a man but failed.

Mrs. Greene took home 49 sx Nonpareil - 4196

Fri 12 Sept 1902

Mrs. Greene sent 41 sx NePlus

- had hard day - hauled about 360 sx NePlus from east orchard -

Hoag telephoned after supper that he had a man for me and I drove down with spring

wagon and got E. W. Ball. Brought out a tank of gasoline and China grub &

vegetables -

Sat 13 Sept 1902

Ran huller all day. Mrs. G. sent 65 sx NePlus - took home 11 sks NePlus 926


Went to town at 11.30

Received check for 130 sx Nonpareil


Mrs. W. S. Montgomery and her 3 year old boy were buried today.

The mother died a few hours before before the child. Child died of eating too many

almonds.

Mon 14 Sept 1902

But few chinamen working today -

Took load of almonds to Davisville

9 I. X. L 39 Nonpareil, 25 NePlus -

Got 2 sks flour & some flooring to repair with.

Tues 16 Sept 1902

Boys finished gathering NePlus this p.m.

Fixed sheets for gathering prunes

Went to town in p.m. - got burlap for sheets, bbl of lime, coffee & rolled oats.

Went to Currey's to see Mr. Goodwin for supper -


Wed 17 Sept 1902


Left on 3.30 p.m. train for San Francisco. Attended a meeting of U. C. men at office of

Chickering and Gregory 222 Sansome St to discuss "war claims" status for benefit of

the University.

Thurs 18 Sept 1902

Called on Hellinan [?] Bros & Co & Castigan & Co -

Home on 3 p.m. train

Boys finished gathering almonds at noon - Henry took 11 Chinamen to town -

Began gathering prunes -

Fri 19 Sept 1902

Gathered prunes in last orchard -

Finished running almonds through machine and started a second crew to picking

prunes.

Sat 20 Sept 1902

Fearful north wind. Was very sick last night - Boys did not work today.


Schmeidt drove to Woodland with me in surrey. Had one tooth filled & one pulled -

Went to bed at Byron's Hotel and had Dr. Lawhead.

Attended Republican County Convention in p.m. & Ratification meeting in evening.


Went to Davis on 7 a.m. train

Schmeidt came after me -

Mon 22 Sept 1902

Worked about place -

Picked prunes in east orchard -

Painted part of floor in Gardner's room.

Tues 23 Sept 1902

Went to Sacramento on the 10.23 train. Bought a cast iron bathtub and some

matting for sitting room.

Saw about selling Peerless almonds and meats and buying 3 miles of Elwood fencing -


Wed 24 Sept 1902

Finished painting floor in Gardner's room and repainted stairs -

Saw Mr. Goodwin and learned that Curtis Ames wanted fat hogs tomorrow at Dixon

paying 6 1/4c. Went to Dixon in p.m. Hired some trays of Goodwin - got 51 today.

Got up hogs have 13 to sell.

Thurs 25 Sept 1902

Fearful north wind - Took 13 hogs to Dixon wt. 3080 @ 6 1/4c - 192.50

Painted dining room floor in p.m.

John Reardon sheared the [word not clear] sheep - found at least three weathers

among the Alge sheep -

Finished gathering prunes -

Fri 26 Sept 1902

Fearful wind in a.m. quiet later

Sent Chinese away - got iron bath tub - Was sick today and staid at Mother's until

evening -

Boys got 105 trays from Curreys -


Sat 27 Sept 1902

Sick again today - fixed phone line -


Fearful north wind

Wrecked sulphur house and blew sacker down -

Yen walked to town -

Mon 29 Sept 1902

Went to town in a.m. and got young man Ino Ivanson [?] -

Took 93 sx almonds to town in p.m. - got sk spuds -

Tues 30 Sept 1902

C. Wall left - Schmeidt went to see the dentist - back in p.m.

Dipped prunes in a.m. and fixed pump (force) in p.m.

Boys finished dipping prunes.

Killed a kid for mutton

Began to get ready to dip sheep -


Wed 1 Oct 1902

Heavy north wind -

Dipped all the sheep, about 800 head -

Marked the fall lambs 32 head, 18 bucks, 14 ewes -

Thurs 2 Oct 1902

Began grinding barley - Went to town in a.m. for paint &c.

Engine got out of order and boys did but little. Painted front porch

Boys began hauling baled hay -

Fri 3 Oct 1902

Fixed engine and painted

Boys finished hauling baled hay and began grinding barley about 9.30.

Went to town in p.m. got paint, putty &c -

Gardner sent some fish from Glen Alpine -

R. W. Rice of Winters delivered crayon portrait of me -


Sat 4 Oct 1902

Boys finished grinding barley about 8 a.m.

- ground about 375 sx. Made bin of sacks and emptied rest about 300 sx -

Fixed pump at house and at Mother's barn. Put almond picking wagon racks into

storehouse. Put straw racks on wagons and boys hauled 4 loads straw into sheep

barn - Painted front porch second coat -

Dick Writte [?] quit at noon -

Sun 5 Oct 1902 [Inserted.]

Got Falrose colt home - he was driven today on quarter mile in 44 seconds on loose

track -

Mon 6 Oct 1902

Cleaned house

Tues 7 Oct 1902

Went to Sacramento on 10.20 train out on 3.05

Sue and the children returned from Glen Alpine on 6.30 p.m. train

Was quite sick again today -


Wed 8 Oct 1902

Tinkered about place -

Thurs 9 Oct 1902

Went to Davis and to The Tauzer auction sale

Got Sue's trunks home -

Fri 10 Oct 1902

Shipped 53 sx & 2 1/2 sx almonds to J. M. Gregory & Bros San Francisco.

Peerless 19+ Drakes 17+ Bitter 88 Hard shell.

Brought out 640 rods of Ellwood fencing (34 inches high) and a keg of staples

Wind blew and boys quit hauling straw and began hauling hay -

Sat 11 Oct 1902

Distributed fencing along Hext line and across east field -

Sun 12 Oct 1902

Sue, children Yen and John went to town -


Mon 13 Oct 1902

Boys finished hauling straw in a.m.

Took up many prunes -

Dipped the 200 A & A. sheep again

It began raining about 4 p.m. and rained at intervals until 10 p.m.

Stacked the prunes on tray

Put straw racks away -

Tues 14 Oct 1902

John took two loads of wood to Mother. Henry hauled manure and re-spread prunes -

Sue and Gardner went to Sacramento to get glasses for Gardner.

Dixwell and I went to Woodland

took 5 sheep back to A. & A. and had dentist work done by Dr. Grant

Teachers Institute is in session -


Wed 15 Oct 1902

John took 2 more loads wood to Mother

Cleaned and painted sitting room.

Sue and Gardner came home about 6 p.m.

John brought out 952 brick and six 1 x 12 16 ft redwood boards -

Thurs 16 Oct 1902

John hauled sand and gravel.

Henry is hauling manure

Got in cauldron kettle, pig trough & had Elwood fence distributed along Hext line -

Sue, Dix and I went to town.

Paid F. P. Smith for 3 miles Elwood fence and keg staples $521.74 Got goods bought

in Sacto and 3 cases mineral water.

Fri 17 Oct 1902

Painted and cleaned house.


Sat 18 Oct 1902

Took up some prunes. John killed sheep for mutton -

Sue and I attended Euchre meeting at Mrs Weise's - Got pay for last of almonds

delivered to Association.

Sun 19 Oct 1902 [No entry.]

Mon 20 Oct 1902

Began papering bath room

Got in some of the prunes -

Tues 21 Oct 1902

Finished the bath room

Got in all the prunes.

Henry is washing the trays hired of Currey Farm.


Wed 22 Oct 1902

Sue Dixwell and I went to Woodland on 10.30 train to attend the Republican meeting

held for Dr. Geo. E. Pardee the Republican candidate for Governor. I presided at the

meeting.

A fire occurred in town tonight -

We staid at Hotel Julian -

Thurs 23 Oct 1902

Left Woodland on 6.55 train together with Dr Pardee and party -

Got home about 11 a.m.

It began raining at noon and rained until after dark.

Went to Dunnigan on 6.40 p.m. train to assist the Republican County Candidates at

their speaking. It was a dark rainy evening yet they had a good meeting. Staid at

Mr. Barnard's.

Schmeidt took me to train and got couch, chair rug &c from Sacto.

Fri 24 Oct 1902

Left Dunnigan at 6.25 a.m.

Rode out to Mr Hext's with Fred Roos


It began raining about the time we got to our corner so I staid until 10.30 waiting for a

lull in the storm then walked home in the rain.

Went to town in evening and took 6.40 train for Blacks where I spoke

Sat 25 Oct 1902

Home on 7.25 train

Went to Yolo on 6.40 p.m. train and spoke there - had fine meeting -

Sun 26 Oct 1902 [Inserted.]

Home in a.m.

Mon 27 Oct 1902

Went to Knights Landing on 6.40 train -

Elwood Breuner spoke -

Tues 28 Oct 1902

Home on 7.25 train -

Sue and I went to Winters - had supper and took excursion train for Guinda at 7.10

p.m. where I spoke - Had an immense crowd.

- Back to Winters - staid at DeVilbiss hotel [Building is still on Winters Main Street]


Wed 29 Oct 1902

Home about noon

Thurs 30 Oct 1902

Democratic County Candidates spoke in Davis Sue and I went -

Fri 31 Oct 1902

Republican County Candidates spoke in Davisville and I presided -

Staid at Mother's

Sat 1 Nov 1902

Went to San Francisco on 7.25 - attended Pardee meeting at Pacific Mail Dock at

12.30 and University reception to Dr Pardee at Palace Hotel at 5 p.m. and U. C. &

Stanford students meeting & Congressman Littlefield at Mechanics Pavillion at 8 p.m.

Sun 2 Nov 1902 [Inserted.}

Home at 8.30 train

Mon 3 Nov 1902

Have fearful cold - am almost sick abed -


Tues 4 Nov 1902

Election day - Went with Sue and Dix about 10 a.m. to Davis taking roast pig, pies

bread &c for ladies dinner

Home at 9 p.m

Wed 5 Nov 1902

Went to Davis in p.m. with Sue & Dix

took buggy shafts for repairs - John broke them yesterday - got flour spuds &c -

Mrs. Peart was defeated - It looks as though Dr. Pardee had been elected -

Thurs 6 Nov 1902

Began sowing barley on volunteer field out north

Looks like rain -

Went to Curreys and McMillans to see style of brush burning sleds -

Fri 7 Nov 1902

Yen and I went to Sacramento on 11 o'clock train & out at 6.10

Paid $200. in Principal at Peoples Bank


- Got pruning shears, saw, books etc.

Took irons to Luft for brush burning sled -

Rained a little this a.m. John did not harrow this a.m.

Sat 8 Nov 1902

Fixed roofs - measured land for alfalfa field next goat pasture &c.

Went with Sue and Dixwell to Mrs. Wilber's Ladies' Aid Society Meeting -

Mother is sick -

Sun 9 Nov 1902 [Inserted.]

Rained some last night and looks rainy this a.m. John Ivanson left -

Mon 10 Nov 1902

Went to Woodland at 10.30

- drove over to be in attendance at the counting of the ballots of the late election -

Got vegetables, 190# alfalfa seed &c - home at 7.25 -

John worked at fixing mangers in barn.


Tues 11 Nov 1902

Schmeidt drew his money to the 8th inst and went to Sacramento -

Sue and Dixwell went to Sac'to. on 10.20 train

Picked grapes, fixed vinegar and got ready for making vinegar and fixed for feeding

young hogs -

This day Gardiner is eleven years old -

Wed 12 Nov 1902 [No entry.]

Thurs 13 Nov 1902

Started on 8 mule team to plowing on ground I expect to put alfalfa on in N. W. field -

Fri 14 Nov 1902

Worked about place

Sue took me to Davis in p.m.

Stayed at Mothers over night -


Sat 15 Nov 1902

Left on 7.25 a.m. train for San Francisco -

Engaged a Chineman [sic] of Murray & Ready

Attended banquet to Governor elect Geo. E. Pardee and the U. C. Football team -

Responded to "The Governor of California" -


Left for home on 8 [?] a.m. train

- Am bothered again with stomach trouble.

Mon 17 Nov 1902

Am not at all well today -

Sue went to Davis and got new choreman from Murray and Ready -

Tues 18 Nov 1902

Sprinkled at intervals

Moved barley to hog pen - made vinegar

fixed hog nest [?] &c -


Wed 19 Nov 1902

John did not plow today - too wet -

fixed harness and stalls - got plows into field &c

Killed a sheep at night -

Sue had Ladies Whist Meeting -

Strong north wind -

Chinamen began pruning in p.m. 4 of them.

Thurs 20 Nov 1902

Strong north wind - cold -

Henry trimmed and piled brush.

Went to town and got three men

- two from Allen (teamsters)

Got tea, spuds, maccaroni, pruning saw & shears &c -


Fri 21 Nov 1902

Started two more plow teams -

Had man plow potato ground -

Sat 22 Nov 1902

One man quite - tried Columbian gang - but it did not work -

Sue and I attended Euchre Club meeting at Plants -


Gardy & Yen went to town

One more Chinaman came.

Mon 24 Nov 1902

Four Chinamen worked in a.m.

Five " " " p.m.

Killed a hog in p.m. -

Bull broke out of East field and came up to barn -


Tues 25 Nov 1902

Sue & Dixwell went to Sacramento -

Cleaned out tank at packing house and tried to get sand away from pump pipe -

Heavy frost this a.m.

Wed 26 Nov 1902

Fixed wire fence across creek at Hext line

Thurs 27 Nov 1902

Put up wire fence, Elwood, along LaRue line where sheep have been breaking through

-

Fri 28 Nov 1902

Butchered 8 hogs in p.m.

Heavy frost

Sat 29 Nov 1902

Separated about 30 sheep from band in east field, they have scab -

Heavy frost and strong north wind -

Went to town in p.m. - took 8 rolls butter - got spuds, sugar, rolled oats, vegetables

&c -



George B. Lorenz and Alice Washburn came out from Sacramento to spend the day -

Mon 1 Dec 1902

Very cold

Cut up hogs -

Tues 2 Dec 1902

Very cold with wind -

Made 105# sausage

Sue went to town -

Boys are plowing on last land of the 179 acre field

Wed 3 Dec 1902

Salted meat tied sausage &c

Sue went to Russells to Whist Club meeting.


Choreman took me to town to 3.30 p.m. train. Went the San Francisco to meeting of

the State Board of Horticulture.

Staid at the Grand Room 134.

Thurs 4 Dec 1902

[Starts out with deleted words.]

Attended meeting of State Board of Horticulture and the State Fruit Growers. Picked

up some things for the ranch and Xmas -

Left on 6 p.m. train, chair car, for Davis. Very dark. Stayed at Mothers.

Fri 5 Dec 1902

It rained a little this a.m.

Henry took Gardner to school.

Schmeidt came for me - got 7 sx spuds, box apples &c -

Boys did not work in a. m., but plowed in p.m. and finished the 179 acre field pulling

to the 140 acre field at night -

Sat 6 Dec 1902

P. N. Ashley came to do some surveying for me - fixing lines for fencing -

Sue and I went to euchre club meeting at John Anderson's -


Sun 7 Dec 1902 [Inserted.]

Sue, boys Schmeidt & Yen went to Davis -

Mon 8 Dec 1902

Began harrowing 170 acre field -

- does not harrow very well -

Boys lost some devices - made more -

Marked 39 pigs 17 sows, 22 boars -

" 7 heifer calves - have 2 bulls.

Fred broke his draw chain - fixed it before dinner -

Tues 9 Dec 1902

Sowed some barley on 170 acre field.

But it began to rain toward night -

Wed 10 Dec 1902

Rained considerable last night -

Boys started plowing at noon but made but one round when it began to rain


Took Sue & Dix to Davis - Sue to Ladie's Aid Fair

Got 5 sx spuds of Cash Store - 1 for Mother -

Took 2 1/2 Sx stick stight [?] almonds to W G. Read.

also 4 Bonanza plow shears.

Thurs 11 Dec 1902

John Schmeidt was sent for by his Father and went to Davis - later to Sacto.

Fixed spring wagon broken Bow -

Got ready to go to Davis but felt so poorly that I gave it up -

Boys did not plow today.

Fri 12 Dec 1902

Started two teams plowing

Haltered colts of Nellie & Mary -

Doctored Mary's colt that was cut by wire


Went to Davis in p.m. Got Sue & Dixwell

Paid J. F. Reynolds $248.00 balance due

Sent $22.08 for Youths Companion for Gardner. Paid Cash Store $3.00 for shoes -

Sat 13 Dec 1902 through Wed 17 Dec 1902 [No entries.]

Thurs 18 Dec 1902

Got 3 eight mule teams of J. H. Oeste to help me out with winter plowing -

Fri 19 Dec 1902

Sowed about 60 acres of wheat land -

Sat 20 Dec 1902

Sue and I attended Euchre club meeting at Mrs. Wilbur's

Sun 21 Dec 1902 [No entry.]


Mon 22 Dec 1902

Sowed wheat in forenoon.

Tom Brown came to build Tank frame

Tues 23 Dec 1902

Went to San Francisco on 7.25 a.m. train to attend Horticultural Labor Bureau and

was chosen to go East as the representative of Yolo county to induce immigration

Mr. Oeste's teams went home at noon.

Wed 24 Dec 1902

Went to Sacramento with Sue & children.

Thurs 25 Dec 1902 [No entry.]

Fri 26 Dec 1902

Rained last night

Sat 27 Dec 1902

Dipped sheep - Sue & Dix went to Oakland


Mon 29 Dec 1902

Dipped the Alge band of sheep

- Kept them in barn over night -

Began digging post holes for fence across east field -

Cold -

Tues 30 Dec 1902

Tarred fence posts - have water to east field for post hole digging

Set out almond trees in east orchard -

Very cold

Wed 31 Dec 1902

Colder yet and foggy - Let sheep out of barn -

Brown & Brady worked but 1/2 day on new windmill tank - too cold -

Set out trees in west orchard -

Choreman took Gardner and me to 3.55 train & got gasoline, flour &c -

Went went to Oakland - met Sue at 16th St. Dined in Oakland and went out to

2336 Channing Way Berkeley for the night.


Memoranda [p. 1]

January 1st So far the winter is very cold -

Jan 10. Cold and dry. Had but little rain in December and but 1/4 inch yet in

January -

Rainfall for year was light and crops not up to expectations.

Bought 200 head ewe lambs and 3 miles Elwood 34 in. fencing -

Put in new iron tank in tankhouse and moved 10,000 gal wooden tank to windmill

field -

Built new dormitory and store house in packing yard

Pruned almond orchard heavily -

Memoranda [p. 3]

Dixwell's Sayings -

Jan 1902

"Oh dont paint my face I'm no woman.


Mama: Dont you wish Mother nature had given you a coat of feathers so you

would not have have new coats tried on?

Dix - No, If I had fedders on I would not be here. Only angels have fedders -

Dix Dont give me any more of that spray in my nose it makes me feel as though I

was going to blow up all to pieces -

Memoranda [p. 4]

Mrs. W. H. Jordan

Cr Dr

Feb 5th By work 15.00

" " To Cash 15.00

Mch 5 By work 15.00

" 8 To Cash 15.00

Apr 5 15.00 15.00

May 5 15.00 15.00

June 5 15.00 15.00

Aug 5 15.00 15.00

Sept 5 15.00 15.00

Oct 5 15.00 15.00

Dec 5 15.00 15.00


Memoranda [p.5]

1902 Mrs. Cooley

Cr Dr

Mch 10 By work 10.00

" " To Cash 10.00

Apr 10 10.00 10.00

May 10 Settled 10.00 10.00

Miss Fannie Smith

May 12 15.00 15.00

June 12 15.00 15.00

July 12 15.00 15.00

Aug 12 15.00 15.00

Sept 5th 5.00 5.00

Oct 5 15.00 15.00

Dec 5 15.00 15.00


Cash Account [p. 1]

Jan 1 Hauled prunes to town

Rain " Began light rain toward evening about [?].30

4 Sold 1901 crop of prunes for 3 1/2c.

7 John Schmeidt returned -

8 Sowed barley in N. W. field -

9 Finished sowing barley for season -

Cold & foggy all the time -

Rain 18 Sprinkled a little - need rain greatly.

Cash Account [p. 2]

February

6 Sprinkled

7 Light rain Balfour party


8 " " Dixon meeting -

9 Went to San Francisco.

12 Rained -

" Uncle Samuel & Aunt Jennie came.

14 Rained at times

15

19 Held Farmers' Meeting at Capitol Hotel Sacramento

20 Rained -

21 "

22 Entertained Euchre club.

23 Rained

24 "

25 " hard storm

Creek very high -


26 Rained a little today.

28 Began building an addition to packing house -

Cash Account [p. 3]

[Written above the Cash Account heading the words: "Almonds in bloom March 1st.

March

1 Rained and stormed - Blew a hurricane - blew fans temper-

out of windmill and blew 190 almond trees down-

ature also locust and alantus trees -

at 5 a.m.

[drawn finger

pointing down]

32 degrees 14 Got windmill up

40 degrees 15 " tank house straightened up -

44 degrees 16

25 Sold 249 sx barley @ 85c

28 Was elected President of Cal. Grain Growers' Ass'n.


Cash Account [p. 4]

April

6 Rained a little

8 Sue and I left for Los Angeles

10 Arrived at Los Angeles - sick

14 Left for San Jose -

16 " " San Francisco

17 " " Davis - Sue staid in S. F.

18 Went to Sacto for men -

Have fearful time to get men -

21 Sue returned from San Francisco

23 Rained a little -

26 Took Uncle Sam to Rumsey -

28 Uncle Sam left for home -


29 Rained a little -

Cash Account [p. 5]

May

1 Sue had Ladies' Aid picnic

2 Went to San Francisco

3 Almond Growers meeting

" Euchre Club meeting at Wilburs'.

5 Went to San Francisco Grain Growers -

6 Rained in showers -

5 Began mowing

8 " " again -

10 Boys began bunching hay

11 Finished shearing sheep -


12 Sold wool 2237# @ 14c 313.18

15 Sold hay to Chas Dodge $3.00 per ton is shock.

17 North wind -

30 J. E. Gray started for Glen Alpine

Rain 31 Rained considerable today

Cash Account [p. 6]

June

2 Lulu Roos & Annie Carlson left for Glen Alpine - Sue went to Sacto.

3 Finished haying

" Shipped 18440# hay to Glen Alpine -

4 Sue took Gardner to Dr. Briggs for treatment


Cash Account [p. 7]

July

7 Harvester came back from Greenes.

15 Finished cutting wheat -

18 Went to San Francisco for Grain Growers' Association.

21 Went to San Jose to Norman [sic] Normal School Board Meeting -

23 Finished harvesting

Very hot 113 degrees at Depot at Davis.

Cash Account [p. 8]

August

1 Finished hauling grain

Dodge's hay baling outfit came.

2 Left for Glen Alpine


5 Gardner and I caught 40 fish in p.m.

7 Left for home.

9 Sold almonds -

10 Thunderstorms - sprinkled -

11 Hay balers finished

19 13 Chinese came for almond picking.

20 Began gathering almonds -

25 Attended State Republican Convention in Sac.

" Schmeidt broke crank shaft on engine -

29 Got 4 boxes peaches for canning.

30 The Lorenz's and Kittie Shannon came to visit ranch -


Cash Account [p. 9]

September

2 Mrs. Greene sent almonds for hulling &c

4 Attended Woodland Fair

" Bought 200 ewes of R. Alge -

5 " 6 bucks of J. H. Oeste.

16 Finished gathering NePlus Ultra almonds.

17 Attended U. C. Meeting in San Fran.

18 Began gathering prunes -

" Finished gathering almonds

20 Fearful north wind. Schmeidt took me to Woodland to Convention.

23 Went to Sacramento, Bot. iron bath tub &c

24 Am painting floors.


25 Fearful north wind

Sold 13 hogs 3080 @ 6 1/4 to Eames [?] Dixon

" John Reardon sheared 15 sheep & goats

27 Fearful wind - wrecked sulphur house -

29 Took 93 sx almonds to town -

30 Finished dipping prunes -

Cost of prunes to date 110.00

Cash Account [p. 10]

October

1 Dipped about 800 sheep marked 32 lambs

2 Began grinding barley -

" Hauled baled hay - Painted porch

3 Finished hauling baled hay - Ground barley

4 Finished grinding barley -


" Put almond picking wagons away -

" Began hauling straw Painted porch.

5 Got Falrose Colt home - he made a quarter of a mile on a soft track in 44

seconds.

7 Sue & Children came home from Tahoe

Went to Sacramento -

9 Attended Tauzer sale -

10 Shipped off grades almonds to Gregory.

Got 640 rods of 960 rods of Elwood fencing -

13 Finished straw hauling -

Dipped sheep -

Rain " Rained a little about 4 p.m.

15 Sent 2 more loads wood to Mother

got brick for new tank frame -

18 Attended Euchre meeting at Weise's

20 Papered bathroom.


22 Attended Geo. C. Pardee meeting at Woodland.

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