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31st Aug. 1886 - cool 50º very dry 1st Sept. 56º cloudy - am some better 2 hazy + cool 3 sent letter to Junius 4 a little ____ of rain - Water all dried 5 dry field with no rain Oh Dear. 6 sent letter to Danl Birkett - no rain - Steam thrasher quit for want of water 7 sent letter to Orville - clear + dry no water - 3 yrs ago to day Ann Died 8 no rain - Gloomy time 9 shower last night - Thankful for a little 10 thunder showers last night - Good 11 Letter to Delevan - cooll + clear 12 rain last night - clear + cool 13 12º above freezing - Began sowing wheat 14 cleared off no rain, went to Marks 15 Old Settlers in Mackinaw - Senator Cullom there 16 showers - rain all day - plenty watner now 17 clear + cooler 51º 18 thunder showers all night. 19 clear wrote to Junius 20 10º above freezing very clear - Survey _________ Mr. Haywood visited here 21 Thunder shower - letter to Birkett 22 went to Peoria - Lester has 50 dollars 23 came home very warm 24 a few clouds. Digging Potatoes 25 sun cloudy - Rain Storm 26 rained all night 27 Thunder showers last night - went to Morton 28 cooler 29 3º above freezing - clear - Frost 30 Lester visiting Anson Gillum(?) - cool + clear