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Tues August 10. 1897 big storm last night. Ike and I work in garden all day. finish west half south land. Eli to Lake. SS. Class Jo shovel gravel. Eve. swim in river. Wed 11 fair. nice weather now days. warm days cool nights a.m. sending out Association Day Exercise to S.S. supt's of county. Jo gravel. p.m. Ike + I to Hill lot. Trim hedge finish Thurs 12 fair. beaut. Jo shovel gravel a.m. Marion + I started to go to lake Ave picnic Eli drove us down there at 7:30 + we found they had started at 7:00 so we came back. Went up + mended fence for Geo. p.m. Eli Ike + I to farm. I finished fence for Geo. Eli forked brush at hill lot. Then all went to wood lot. Trim hedge and cut poplars. Drove in through Jone's pasture Eve. C.E. Exec. Com. 6:00. prayer Mtg. hair cut teacher mtg. Fri 13 fair. Eli Ike + I hoeing at hill lot all day Jo. shovel gravel. Took filter down to be repacked. In p.m. Keyes + Neleon went to farm with us + picked up a load of corn stalks broken by storm. Sat 14 warm. getting ready to rain. slight shower in eve. Eli + I load up Geo's manure wagon at Ensign's then hoe in garden till noon. Ike also. p.m. went to see Miss Sears about Local Union cut corn and grass for Sunday. Eve. practise at Haines for C.E. quartette. 8p.m.