Whitford Diary 1910

January 1, 1910

Still culd this morning & the people had a good time.

January 2, 1910

Sunday. Still culd this morning & the minister will cume to day 3 pm. Still culd to yet.

January 3, 1910

Still culd this morning & me & the old woman started to the reserve & we cume home. Still culd to night & we (?).

January 4, 1910

Still culd to day & we are hum all day. Still culd to night.

January 5, 1910

Still culd to day & we are hum the weathers nut settled yet.

January 6, 1910

Still culd yet & we are hum yet.

January 7, 1910

Still culd this morning & we are hum all day. Still the weather is culd to night.

January 8, 1910

Still culd yet & we gut wood to day. Culd.

January 9, 1910

Sunday. Daniel wanted us to go his dance with them & (?) Alfred also.

January 10, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & me & (?) & Tom & (?) started to kill a beef & we kild a cow we paid 38 dollars for to cull. John (?) & me (?) & we cume home.

January 11, 1910

A nice morning & we will stay hum & the boys started for the (?).

January 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & George & I traded horses & they started to Andrews & Sam started for hay & I cut logs 28. Still fine.

January 13, 1910

Still culd yet this morning & we cut a hay rack. Still (?).

January 14, 1910

Still culd this morning & I started to make the hay rack. Snuing to night.

January 15, 1910

Still snuing this morning & I cut (??) to day. Still culd to night.

January 16, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & the minister cume & a lot cume. Still fine this after noon & John his child was baptized. Fine.

January 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & I worked the hay rack & all most finished it. Fine.

January 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to Johns & we campt there. Snud (snowed) to night.

January 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & John cume for a calf & I finished the hay rack & (?) & Pat started for hay for to night.

January 20, 1910

A nither fine morning & we are hum. Still (?) & I went to set. Fine.

January 21, 1910

A nice morning & I started out for to set traps & I set 14 for to night.

January 22, 1910

A nither fine morning & George went to see the the traps but gut none. Fine.

January 23, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we started to (?) Lake & we gut to (?) 4 pm. Still fine to night.

January 24, 1910

Fine & we started to (?) & sen the doctor & we cume to (?). Still fine to night.

January 25, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & (?) went to Andrews & we cume home. Fine.

January 26, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we started at (?) & we cume home. Fine.

January 27, 1910

A nither fine morning & it seems my girl she is a little better.

January 28, 1910

A nither fine morning & still she is the same. (?) hoping she will git better.

January 29, 1910

A nither fine morning & my girl she is the same my but I hope she will git better yet if God wills.

January 30, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we waited for the minister & they cume 3 pm & a lot cume. I hope God will bless the people to day.

January 31, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started to see my traps & I gut 3 rats to day. Fine.

February 1, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to see the traps & gut 3 again & my girl was bad to night but we will leave it to the Lord.

February 2, 1910

A nither fine morning & we had prays with my girl this morning they (????) my girl she is (?) to day but we will trust to God.

February 3, 1910

A nither fine morning & we gut ready & Ed (?) up in the (??) & we cume of & we (?) at Bob little childs & we campt. (?).

February 4, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started for (?) & we arrived there half past 1 a clock & we sen the doctor & I gut medicine for Nancy & we campt at the (?). Still fine to night.

February 5, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (?) at the (?) noon. Still fine to night.

February 6, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will rest here to see how Nancy will git along & she is midlin sick to night. Fine to night.

February 7, 1910

A nither fine morning & Ed started home this morning & I started to set traps & I set 9 & cume home & (?) cume home & (?) also. Fine.

February 8, 1910

A nither fine day & I set nine traps but kild none to day.

February 9, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started to see the traps & I kild 2. Still fine to night.

February 10, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & (?) started to (?) & we (?) & I saw my traps & kild 11(?) to day & I went to Andrews & I met Henry & Eliza there & cume home. Fine to night.

February 11, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & (?) started to the bush & we gut ten logs & cume home. Fine.

February 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started to see my traps & I gut 2 & cume back. Still fine to night.

February 13, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will stay hum to day & sume visitors cume. Still fine to night.

February 14, 1910

Midlin culd this morning & we started to (?) & Addie cume with us. Gut home dark. Still culd to night.

February 15, 1910

Very culd to day & I started to see my traps & gut one rat. Still culd to night.

February 16, 1910

Still very culd this morning & I sen my traps gut one to day. Still culd to night.

February 17, 1910

Very culd this morning & we made a start for home & we cume to (?) & campt there & we went to the store & we gut 2 sacks flour.

February 18, 1910

Still very culd & we cume of & we stoped at (?) & we come on & (??). Still culd to night.

February 19, 1910

I traded my mare 1 (?). Nut so culd this morning & the boys are to (?) fire wood to day. Still culd yet to night.

February 20, 1910

Sunday. Still culd this morning & we will rest here to day. Midlin fine all day only culd to night.

February 21, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & we started for hay & I gut 2 loads of hay & 10 00 dollars in cash. Still 3 loads to git.

February 22, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & George started for the mail & I gut a letter. Still culd to night. Sent letter.

February 23, 1910

Still culd weather yet & the boys did nu work to day. Still the weather is nut settled yet.

February 24, 1910

2 loads hay to day. Very culd this morning & the boys started for fire wood this morning & they are gitting ready for a dance & it (?) to snuw to night very bad.

February 25, 1910

Clearing up this morning. Nut so culd to day & me & Henry started to Andrews & we gut all the things we wanted & campt at Browns.

February 26, 1910

Saturday. Midlin fine & we cume home the roads are heavy to day & we gut here in good time. Fine.

February 27, 1910

Sunday. Snud last night. Warm to day & I (?) 2 axes to day. Still fine to night.

February 28, 1910

A nice morning & me & the old woman went for the mail but nuthing to day. Still fine to night.

March 1, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & I sold my horse this after noon. Snuing a little to night.

March 2, 1910

Midlin fine to day & we are here all day. It is snuing a little to day. Still warm.

March 3, 1910

Look like snuw & it commensed to snuw to night. Bad weather to night.

March 4, 1910

Fine morning & me & the old woman started for mail but gut nu letters. It snuing hard to night & the boys started to the wedding. Snuing hard to night.

March 5, 1910

Rough this morning. Snuing hard yet & blowing too and it cleared up. I think it will be fine to night.

March 6, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we stad here all day. Still the weather is culd to day.

March 7, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & we dune one thing or a nither. Still fine to night.

March 8, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started for the mail. Still fine to night.

March 9, 1910

A nither fine morning & the boys started for hay to day & George started to trade for a horse.

March 10, 1910

A nither fine morning & we will stay here all day. Still fine all day. Nut culd.

March 11, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started for my traps & I set 3 & cume home. (???) fine to night.

March 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & I sent Pat & he brought one. Still fine to day. The snuw is going away & I sent for hay & gut potatoes also. Still fine to night.

March 13, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning. Still (??) & the people cume & we had services. Still fine.

March 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & my wife & all started west(?) to day & I went to (?). Still fine to night.

March 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & the boys went for the mail & I gut a letter from the (?) Co. Fine to night.

March 16, 1910

A nither fine morning & we are (?) ready for to start. Still fine to night.

March 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to Andrews & we campt at Simon his house. Fine to night.

March 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & I went over to Browns & I campt there. Still fine to night.

March 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume to Jacksons & we cume of & we campt at Daniel his old place. Still fine to night.

March 20, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (??). Fine evening.

March 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & we stad here all day. Fine weather yet & Sam started back with (?) to Daniel is(?) (?) for what we left. Fine.

March 22, 1910

A nither fine morning & we stad here & Alfred cume to see me & he wanted me for to go with him & he started. Still fine to night.

March 23, 1910

A nither fine morning & we gut ready & we (?) the (?) & we gut to the Lake but nut good yet so we cume home. Still fine to night.

March 24, 1910

A nither fine morning & I cleared the front of the house & the boys started to hunt rabbits (--) kild (?). I fixd up the rye pale (pail). Still fine to night.

March 25, 1910

Good Friday. A nither fine morning & me & Sam & Pat started for the mail but gut nu letters as yet & after noon me & George went to set traps & we gut 5. Fine.

March 26, 1910

We started to see our traps & we gut 3 & we took up the traps. Still fine to night.

March 27, 1910

Easter Sunday. Very fine & I am lonesume to day & the boys went to church wth (?) & I am staying home.

March 28, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to set our traps & I kild one to day. Still fine. Snud last night.

March 29, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & Sam started to see our traps & we gut 5 to day. Still fine & I gut a letter from my old wife. She is lonesume.

March 30, 1910

A nither fine morning & I went to see a nither Lake but nuthing there & the boys gut nont. Blowing to day.

March 31, 1910

A nither fine morning & I went to git the traps & gut nuthing. Still fine to night.

April 1, 1910

A nither fine morning & the boys started for the mail but nu letter for me only Sam. The old woman she is going to Buffalo Lake & I sent a letter my wife.

April 2, 1910

A nice morning & we gut ready & cume of & we (?) half way & cume on & camp at (????).

April 3, 1910

Sunday. Midlin culd to day & we are (?) here to day. A nice day. Fine to night.

April 4, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & moved at (?) Creek & on past (?) River & we cume on & campt. Fine to night.

April 5, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume to Fort Saskatchewan & on south & campt at Tom (?) his place. Snud last night. Bad weather.

April 6, 1910

Snuing this morning & we laid up to day to see how the weather will be & had breakfast with Tom & it cleared up to night.

April 7, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & we cume of & we cume on the hills & campt. Fine to night.

April 8, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & traveled all day 7 gut to (?) & campt with Ben (?) to night. Fine.

April 9, 1910

Culd this morning & we cume of & we had breakfast at the & on & we gut here dark. Fine. Found my family & sis in law all well.

April 10, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we had Joe (?) to see us to day. Still fine to night.

April 11, 1910

Cloudy & we started to see Mark & we cume home. Still fine evening.

April 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & I hued the sills of Toms house & dune them. Still fine. Ed cume.

April 13, 1910

Raining this morning & I laid the sills down. Tom helped me & we finished it. (?) hard (?) a cloudy this after noon.

April 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started for the wagon & we sen my sister in law & we cume with Archie & (?) & campt here. Fine.

April 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cut tent poles & Ed started of to day. Still fine to night.

April 16, 1910

Blowing hard to day & I took the shoes off my horse & Flora & the old woman went to see the net & they gut 26. Fine & Andrew cume.

April 17, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we are here all day & Silver Whip cume to see us. Still fine.

April 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we campt at Stettler. Still fine.

April 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & campt at the Big Valley. Still fine to night.

April 20, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & traveled all day & campt. Still fine to night.

April 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (??) at (??) & we started for fire wood 6 mils (miles) west. Rained a little.

April 22, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started for Carl (??) & we gut home after 8 pm.

April 23, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started for green poles(?) & we gut homw in good time.

April 24, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we lost the horse & George & Ed started for them & gut them.

April 25, 1910

A nither fine morning & I took the (?) out & cume back & started for green poles. Fine.

April 26, 1910

A nither fine morning & I went for a load of hay & after dinner I started for water(?). Fine.

April 27, 1910

A nither fine morning only culd & I gut a load of wood & we started for water(?).

April 28, 1910

Still culd this morning & I am nut well & after noon I will go on the (?) to dine(?) a (?) & I worked this after noon. Still fine.

April 29, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & the old woman started to Tom (?) goods his camp & we are gunto (going to) cume & work. Still fine to night.

April 30, 1910

Snud this morning & we gut ready & cume of & we arrived here in good time. Still fine.

May 1, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will rest here all day. Nancy Whitford

May 2, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to Stettler & we arrived in town in good time & me George went to town & cume (?) camp at (?).

May 3, 1910

A nither fine morning & I loaded up & I cume of 2 pm & cume 15 mils & I campt & Mr. Gills cume. Still fine to night.

May 4, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we moved & there cume on & gut home.

May 5, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam is going to Stettler his turn & Mr. Gills boy started Ellen her cart dry to day.

May 6, 1910

A nither fine morning & the old woman working to day. Very smoky. Still fine to night.

May 7, 1910

Very smoky this morning & the (?) are (?) & it cume a storm & tore our tent & me & the old woman sud (sewed?) it.

May 8, 1910

Sunday. Raining this morning. Rained all night. Still raining a little & the boys cume. Cleared up this evening. Fine to night.

May 9, 1910

A nice morning & George started to town & I went to end of the lake & I kild a (?). Fine.

May 10, 1910

Blowing hard this morning & culd to day. Looks like rain but it did nut rain. Fine.

May 11, 1910

A nither fine morning & it blowed hard all day. Very windy. Still fine to night.

May 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & it blowed all day. Still fine to day & George cume from town.

May 13, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started for wood. Still fine to night.

May 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam & George started for wood at the (?). Blowing hard all day.

May 15, 1910

Sunday. Rainy this morning & we will rest to day & Ed & wife cume to see us. Still fine.

May 16, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started for wood & George Stettler. Still fine to night.

May 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started to town to day & Mr. Gills cume with a load & it (?) a (?) to us after noon.

May 18, 1910

Raining this morning & I hunted but did nut git eny thing. Still cloudy. Gills stad.

May 19, 1910

Still cludy this morning & we are all day. Still the weather is nut fine.

May 20, 1910

Hale (hail) storm to day & the (?) cume to day & the weather is nut fine.

May 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started for fire wood. Still fine to night.

May 22, 1910

Sunday. Cloudy this morning & Sam & Culen(?) started to Stettler & we are here.

May 23, 1910

A nither fine day & (??) kild 4 (?) to day & the old woman gut 2 & Cullen his wife 2.

May 24, 1910

A nither fine morning & we fixd tents & the boys cume to day. Still fine to night.

May 25, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & the boys started of to day & it cume a thunder storm to night.

May 26, 1910

Fine this morning & the (?) will kill again this after noon & they kild 2 & I went.

May 27, 1910

A nither fine day & the freighters (fighters?) did nut cume & we are hum all day. Fine.

May 28, 1910

Fine morning & Sam & others cume & (?) & Daniel started of this evening & I walked to day.

May 29, 1910

Sunday. Sam & Cullen started of. Still fine to night.

May 30, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & George worked for (??). Still fine.

May 31, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started to work but my girl she is very sick & they sent for me & it (?) the doctor cume on my poor girl might died the look the child from her thank God for his mercy to us it is a boy (??).

June 1, 1910

Blowing hard all day & it commensed to snuw this after noon. Very bad. Sunny to night.

June 2, 1910

Still snowing this morning. Very wild looking yet & it cleared up to night.

June 3, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & we are here all day. Still fine to night.

June 4, 1910

A nice day & the freighters cume this after noon. Still fine to night.

June 5, 1910

Sunday. A nice day & I staad hum all day. Fine weather all day & George started of.

June 6, 1910

A nither fine day & it gut cloudy. Rained a little. Cloudy to night.

June 7, 1910

Still cloudy this morning & I go to the (?) this after noon.

June 8, 1910

A nither fine morning & we are hum all day & the boys cume. Fine.

June 9, 1910

Boys started again for freight & we stad hum. Still midlin fine to night.

June 10, 1910

A nither fine morning & we are hum all day. Still the weather is fine.

June 11, 1910

Rained a little to day & the boys cume early this evening. Fine.

June 12, 1910

A nice day & we are hum all day. Still fine. Daniel & (?) started.

June 13, 1910

Fine & we fixt up a tent to day & finished it up. Still fine to night.

June 14, 1910

A nither fine day & we did nut fix tents. Still fine to night.

June 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & we fixt up tents to day & gut five dollars. Fine.

June 16, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started en to 600 fix up a horse tent. Worked hard all day.

June 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & we worked & Cullen 600 his wife worked with us to day. 200

June 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & we worked again 600 & Cullen his wife worked again. 200

June 19, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we are hum al day. Looks like rain but did nut rain.

June 20, 1910

Still cloudy & (?) cume with 2 loads of freight & Sam started with him. Fine.

June 21, 1910

(?) a cloudy to day & it rained a little & we started to the (?) & gut three. Fine.

June 22, 1910

Heavy frost last night. Clear this morning.

June 23, 1910

A nither fine morning & we fixt up tents. Still fine to night.

June 24, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & Sam started for a load of wood. Fine.

June 25, 1910

A nither fine day & we moved camp to day. Still fine to night.

June 26, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & Sam took the (?) to Stettler to day. Fine to night.

June 27, 1910

A nither fine morning & George cume home & he(?) gut burnt out & Sam cume & (?) campt here to night.

June 28, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & Sam started for a load of wood & the bishop(?) paid me 400 dollars. Still fine.

June 29, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & the boys started to Stettler & it cume a rain. Cleared up.

June 30, 1910

A nice morning & the boys started to Stettler & it rained to day. Cleared up.

July 1, 1910

A nice morning & we are hum & the men are drinking to day.

July 2, 1910

A nither fine morning & we are here all day. Still fine to night.

July 3, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & Sam cume from town. Still fine to night.

July 4, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & Sam started for fire wood. Still fine to night.

July 5, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started for fire wood. Still fine to night.

July 6, 1910

Midlin fine to day & we fixt up tents & a word cume & (?) 2 (?) gut. Fine.

July 7, 1910

Raining this morning & Jacob his son (?) here & (?). Still fine to night.

July 8, 1910

A nice day & I sud tents all day & Sam cume to day. Still fine to night.

July 9, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam went for wood. Fine to night.

July 10, 1910

Sunday. Rain last night. Blowing hard to day & raining a little & we cume of traveled 15 mils. Campt.

July 11, 1910

A nice morning & we cume of & we moved behind (?) & on to Stettler & camp. Fine to night.

July 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & we brought a man a very nice (?) he is & we arrived here at Toms. Very hot to day.

July 13, 1910

A nither fine morning & I worked at the wagon (?) & finished it. Very hot. Fine.

July 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & I fixt up Tom his plough. Very hot to day. Still fine.

July 15, 1910

Cloudy this morning & it is raining hard now & we did nut start & it cleared up to night.

July 16, 1910

Very foggy this morning & we will stay until Monday if all is well & we cume of & campt.

July 17, 1910

Sunday. Rested here. A nither fine morning & we cume to Camrose & we (?) by (?) the sock of the baby & the doctor tuld them to rest the child & we campt. Still fine.

July 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & we stad there until noon & we cume of & we traveled late & campt near Rylie & we had to git water.

July 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume to Camrose & campt & took the baby to the docker. Fine.

July 20, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of after noon & we campt near Rylie for to night. Rested at Camrose. 2 Still fine to night.

July 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started (??) & we cume of & we campt near Rylie.

July 22, 1910

Cloudy this morning & we cume of & we traveled all day hard & we cume to Browns. Raining on the way. Thundering hard & rainy.

July 23, 1910

Raining hard this morning. It cleared up & the weather is midlin fine to night.

July 24, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we had lots of visitors to day. (?) John cume & Archie his family cume to day & John started of & it is fine yet to night.

July 25, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & (?) went to Andrews & we worked at his granary & finished the logs. Still fine.

July 26, 1910

Cloudy to day & we will move to (?) this after noon & we campt.

July 27, 1910

Raining hard this morning & we will stay here all day. Rainy all evening.

July 28, 1910

Still the weather is nut settled yet & we stad here all day. Midlin fine.

July 29, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & we cume of after noon & we crosed at Sanders & cume on lots(?) & we campt at the creek.

July 30, 1910

Rained a little this morning & we cume of & we arrived at home 10 pm. Fine.

July 31, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we fixt up one thing or a nither here & & it cume a storm. Blowed very hard & rained a lot also very cloudy all night. Lightning hard to night.

August 1, 1910

A nice morning & we were envited to a wedding to day & we started & gut there in good time. Lots of people there & we cume home 6 pm. Still fine to night.

August 2, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started for the (?) we started the (?). Still fine to night.

August 3, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam cut sume to day & me & Pat(?) covered the house.

August 4, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cut sume hay with scyths (scythes). Still fine to night.

August 5, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & I cut a little & it cume a rain to night.

August 6, 1910

A nice morning & we worked at hay & John R. cume to see us & I gut a store from him & the boys started for it. Fine.

August 7, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & I stad home & the rest went to church & I had a lot of visitors & Philip also cume. Still fine to night.

August 8, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to cut hay & finished all. Still fine to night.

August 9, 1910

A nither fine morning & I am fixing a hay rack to day & the old woman started for the mail but nu letters. Still fine.

August 10, 1910

A nither fine morning & we racked hay to day & dune a lot. Still fine to night.

August 11, 1910

A nither fine morning & we dune 3 ½ kots of hay to day & Alfred cume & campt here.

August 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started for the mail but nu letters & we stacked hay this after noon & we dune 4 loads. Cloudy.

August 13, 1910

A nither fine morning & my sister in law & Eliza cume. Fine day & we will stack hay to day.

August 14, 1910

Sunday. Cloudy this morning & we will rest. Fine to day.

August 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cut hay to day. Still fine this evening. Rained a little.

August 16, 1910

Foggy this morning & I will go & help (??) to day after noon & we dune 6 loads this evening & Philip cume. I cume home.

August 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started of & gut there & we dune hay this after & gut all most dune & I cume home & left Sam. Still fine.

August 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & I will (?) hay to day & we dune all. Still fine to night.

August 19, 1910

A nither fine day 7 I cut rails(?) for the hay & cut all. Still the weather is fine to night.

August 20, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & Sam went to (?) the hay & we gut dune & we cut rails for the stack & we made a (?). Fine to night.

August 21, 1910

Sunday. Cloudy this morning & it rained a little & we are here to day. Still fine to night.

August 22, 1910

Fine morning & I dune rails this morning & after noon we dune 2 loads of hay & I put en the pickets down. Still fine.

August 23, 1910

A nither fine morning & me & (???) the hay stack & (?). Fine.

August 24, 1910

A nither fine morning & we gut ready & we cume of & we campt here. Still fine.

August 25, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to pick berrys (berries) & picked a lot. Still fine.

August 26, 1910

A nither fine morning & we picked berrys again & dune a lot. Still fine to night.

August 27, 1910

Rained last night. Still raining a little this morning & we gut ready & cume of 2 pm & we arrived here 7 pm. Fine.

August 28, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will stay here all day. Still fine to night.

August 29, 1910

Midlin fine & we started to stack barley & gut dune noon & we worked at oats. Dune a lot. Fine.

August 30, 1910

Rained a little & we worked again all day. Fine.

August 31, 1910

Fine morning & we cume of & we cume past (?) & we campt. Frost to night.

September 1, 1910

A nice morning & we will start on this morning & we cume past (?) & we campt near Meting Creek. Rained a little. Meting Creek.

September 2, 1910

Still cloudy & we cume of & we moved near (?) & we cume on to Toms all will cume to Toms.

September 3, 1910

Sunday. Raining hard this morning & the weather is very bad all day. Still bad to night. Cume to Toms to day.

September 4, 1910

Sunday. Midlin fine & I helped Tom with his stable. We laid on 3 logs to day. Looks like rain & it started en to rain to night.

September 5, 1910

Still raining this morning & we have to stay for good weather. Bad all day. Nu sign of fine weather.

September 6, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & I helped Tom with his stable & we dune a lot. I hurt my leg.

September 7, 1910

A nice morning & we will stay here yet to day all out things to dry. Still fine to night.

September 8, 1910

A nice morning & I helped Tom at his stable & dune a lot to day. Still fine.

September 9, 1910

A nither fine morning & we fixt up all the posts & I cut out the dure (door). Fine.

September 10, 1910

A nice morning & my son George cume this morning & I fixt uo (?) of the dure & it is starting to rain this after noon.

September 11, 1910

Sunday. Midlin fine to day & we stad here all day. Still fine to night.

September 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & we gut ready & we cume of & we (??) the lake & we cume past Erskine & campt. Still fine.

September 13, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume to (?) & (??) & we (??) & we cume on & campt. Still fine to night.

September 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume on & traveled & we campt near there hall(?). Still fine.

September 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (?) on the way & we cume to Carbon(?) & campt.

September 16, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of traveled & (?) & we will git to Rose(?) Bud to night. Fine.

September 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we cume 10 mils & gut to (???) 1 pm and we campt here. Fine to night.

September 18, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will rest here to day. Still fine to night.

September 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & Marfee(?) cume to git me for to draw(?) hay & I gut a load. Fine.

September 20, 1910

A nither fine morning & we stad here all day & Sam is working for Ed. Still fine to night.

September 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & I started to Strathmore & I gut my lud(?) & cume of. Campt.

September 22, 1910

A nither fine morning & I cume of & we traveled & gut here in good time. Fine.

September 23, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to town & we gut there 3 pm & we campt in town.

September 24, 1910

Snuing this morning & we stad most of the day & we gut loaded & we cume (-) mils & campt. Still culd to night.

September 25, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we cume of & we arrived here in good time. Still fine.

September 26, 1910

A nice morning & me & the old woman started for (?) & we moved & gut there & campt in a Black Foot camp. Fine.

September 27, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to (??) & we arrived there dark.

September 28, 1910

A nither fine morning & we rested there all day & the old woman gut a cult (colt?). Still fine.

September 29, 1910

Midlin culd this morning & we left the cult & we cume past (?) & campt.

September 30, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we cume of & (?) in the way & on home. Fine.

October 1, 1910

A nither fine day & we stad here all day. The weather is fine to night.

October 2, 1910

A nice morning & we (?) here all day. Still fine to night.

October 3, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam started for freight to Strathmore & Ed started to (?) up the creek (?) rained hard.

October 4, 1910

A nither fine morning & Ed started to see (?) & Sam cume. Still fine to night & Tom cume to see 5 us to day.

October 5, 1910

A nither fine morning & we went for wood to day. Still fine to night.

October 6, 1910

Cloudy this morning & we are waiting for Ed & Ed cume to night.

October 7, 1910

A nice morning & we cume of & we moved at Rose Bud & cume on & campt.

October 8, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we cume to the river & campt. Still fine.

October 9, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we stad there all day & walked around. Still fine.

October 10, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we (?) town on the way & we (????) & (?) to (?) Lake & campt.

October 11, 1910

A nither fine morning & culd & we campt 8 pm (??) Stettler. Still fine to night.

October 12, 1910

Still fine this morning & we will stay here. Still fine to night.

October 13, 1910

A nither fine morning & we will stay here. Still fine to night.

October 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & we stad here all day. Still fine to night.

October 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & we helped Tom with his stable & finished up. Fine to night.

October 16, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & Mr. (?) cume to see us. Still fine to night.

October 17, 1910

Cloudy to day & we cume of with the cattle & (-) camp on (??) Meting Creek. Raining a little all night.

October 18, 1910

Still cloudy all day & we cume of & we cume to Battle River & campt. Fine.

October 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we past Camrose & on & campt (?) Lake.

October 20, 1910

A nither fine morning & we traveled all day & we cume to Rylie & campt there. Still fine.

October 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & we cume of & we cume to (?) & campt. Fine to night.

October 22, 1910

Fine & the old horse left us last night & I went after him & gut him & we cume of & we traveled until dark & gut hum.

October 23, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we will rest here to day & the weather is fine to night.

October 24, 1910

A nither fine morning & we went to Andrews & I gut a sack flour. Still fine & (?) cume.

October 25, 1910

Midlin fine this morning & we cume of & we (?) on the way & we crosed the river all right with the cattle & we campt.

October 26, 1910

Snud last night & we cume home all right. It quite snuing & we will be home.

October 27, 1910

A nice morning & we moved a (?) for the calves & they started for to (??) & I started & we campt. Fine. (??).

October 28, 1910

A nice morning & we started to the furs & we campt. Still fine to night.

October 29, 1910

Blowing hard to day & nu berries(?) (?) we cume home. Still fine to night.

October 30, 1910

Sunday. A nice morning & we will rest here. Still fine to night.

October 31, 1910

A nither fine morning & my daughter & Harry Rammus started for Buffalo Lake. Fine.

November 1, 1910

A nither fine morning & we gut ready & started out for to hunt rats & we (-) & set our traps. Still fine to night.

November 2, 1910

Midlin culd & we kild sume rats. Fine. Sam kild a deer.

November 3, 1910

A nither fine morning & we started to see our traps & we kild a few. Still culd.

November 4, 1910

Snuing to day & we kild a few again.

November 5, 1910

Still very culd to day 7 we cume home. Still culd to night.

November 6, 1910

Sunday. Still midlin culd this morning & we will rest here all day. Still fine to night.

November 7, 1910

Midlin culd to day & (?) wanted us to help him & me & Sam helped him.

November 8, 1910

Midlin fine & me & Sam started out on a hunt & I kild 2 deer to day. Fine.

November 9, 1910

A nither fine day & Sam started but he gut nuthing & I fixt up our bed. Fine to night.

November 10, 1910

A nither fine morning & I (?) planks for a (?) & I cut 14. Still fine to night.

November 11, 1910

A nither fine day & I had 6 furs to night.

November 12, 1910

A nither fine morning & I dune the slipers(?) & (?) & laid them on. Still fine to night.

November 13, 1910

Sunday. A very nice day & we will rest hum all day. Fine weather to night.

November 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & I had planks all day. Still fine to night.

November 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & I laid sume again to day. Stil fine weather to night.

November 16, 1910

A nither fine morning & I dune a lot to day. Still the moon went eclipse to night. Still fine to night.

November 17, 1910

A nither fine morning & (?) & wife cume to see us & he started to.

November 18, 1910

A nither fine morning & we worked again & dune a lot to day. Fine.

November 19, 1910

A nither fine morning & we worked again & dune a lot to day. Fine.

November 20, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine day & we stad hum all day. Still fine to night.

November 21, 1910

A nither fine morning & we worked again & dune a lot to the stable. Still fine weather to night.

November 22, 1910

(?). A nither fine morning & we roofed the stable. Still fine weather to night & Adde (Addie) cume & left a mare to me to keep for (-) Brown(?) his brother campt with us. Fine.

November 23, 1910

A nither fine day & we chinked(?) the stable & put hay on the roof. Fine.

November 24, 1910

A nither fine day & we cured the stable & plastered it & roofed it. Finished it. Fine.

November 25, 1910

A nither fine day & we finished up all to day. Still fine to night.

November 26, 1910

A nither fine day & I wanted to get wood but the boys gut my horse(?) & went to Andrews.

November 27, 1910

Sunday. Sunny this morning & Adde cume & gut the mare & (?) & family cume to see us (??).

November 28, 1910

A nither fine day & we worked here all day. Still the weather is fine to night.

November 29, 1910

A nither fine day & the boys made a (?) & at (?) his house. Culd night.

November 30, 1910

A nice day & we worked & the boys went Saddle Lake to dance. Fine.

December 1, 1910

A nither fine morning & we laid the (?) of the house & (?) it (?).

December 2, 1910

Sunny this morning & I gut ready & started to (?) Lake for to see my sister. She is very sick. I sat up all night. Culd. Sat all night.

December 3, 1910

Still culd this morning & I cume of. Very culd & I gut home 6 pm. Sunny.

December 4, 1910

Sunday. Stilll sunny this morning & we will stay hum all day. Still fine to night.

December 5, 1910

A nither fine day & I cut fire wood to day. Still fine weather yet. Fine to night.

December 6, 1910

A nither fine morning & Sam went for mail & he brought a letter for me for me to go to Andrews & we started & we gut there 11 & I sen my sister. She tuld me that she was a little better so we we sat up all night.

December 7, 1910

A nitehr fine morning & my sister gut (?) 10 pm so we stad here & calm(?) we was (??) we (?) up & my sister past a way 10 minutes to one a clock & she died happy. Glory to God for this.

December 8, 1910

A nither fine morning & we stad (?) all day & Andrew & (??) went to (?) for the coffin & cume.

December 9, 1910

Blowing hard & we went to the (?) & we laid the (?) down to rest (?) the (??).

December 10, 1910

A nither fine day & we stad with my sister in law all day. Still fine.

December 11, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine day & we cume of & we gut here all (??).

December 12, 1910

Sunday. A nither fine morning & we stad there all day. Still fine to night.

December 13, 1910

A nither fine mronign & I worked here at one thing or a nither. Still fine.

December 14, 1910

A nither fine morning & I went to (?) board for a dure for the stable & I went. Still fine to night.

December 15, 1910

A nither fine morning & we gut ready & started up to Andrews & gut (??).

December 16, 1910

A nither fine morning & we set traps & (?) started up to the (?) with Eliza. Still fine to night.