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1882 Sept 28 Martha - Ada, her children and myself all went up to Richards 30th Etta and I went to Austin to get onions Oct 1st Fine pleasant warm day, went to Unity Church " 4th Martha and I went to the Exposition - Martha bought her castor at Gile's - 6th I went to Chicago to visit with Mrs Reuben Gunnison and Mrs Reynolds (her sister in unclear from Iowa 8th Martha and I went up to Leyden to hear Mr Reads preach but did not hear him but in stead heard a Mr Russell and it rained all the way home - and had to work half a day cleaning our Buggy - so think we paid dear for the whist Oct 10th Eva Halsted and husband came here from Indiana stayed two nights, Martha and Rena went to Chicago with them and they all went up to Lincoln Park 13th We had a hard shower last night with thunder and lightning 14th Martha and I went down to look at Mr Maniere's house 15 Richard, Lucy, Maude, and Eddie came down here 16 rained all day - 19 had the first hard frost - brought our pumkins in Fannie has been quite sick the last three days with fever and rash 23d Corbett started for Missouri - rained 24 Ada and I went to Austin to get onions - warm day 30 Heavy rain and big thunder shower 31 Martha cleaned shed and picked green tomato, for pickle Mr Gurly married to Mary Case - fine, warm, pleasant day Nov 1st I went to Chicago called at Clarenda's - went to George Dumphy s and stayed all night also went to Alberts 4th Lucy and Maud came down here and she and Martha went to Chicago - 5th it rained, but Richard came after Lucy and took her home - we were in hopes he would not come and we would have a good visit with her