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1875 [April 4] Feb. 1st clear & cold. 2nd rain storm - the most for a long time 3d Terrible Norther - air full of frost high wind. Thermometer going down 4th 12º below zero - and high wind awful cold 5th 4º below - wind S.E. 7th 10º below 8th 4º below - ____ Deeds for Erastus & Lull rec'd 155. dollars from Gibson 9th 12º below - clear - visited school 10th Great snow storm - 9 in deep 11th - 7º below zero - clear wind NW 12th snow storm - 3-1/2 in. at two oclock this morning 15º below zero 13th 5º 14th 0º 15th 23º below zero - clear sky 16th 23º again below Terrible cold 17th 4º below. Mr. Ely sick went to Morton 18th 22º below - awful cold 20th yesterday paid taxes went to Groveland warm to day let Lull have 7.15 cts to pay taxes 22nd showery - thunder showers looks like breaking up 23rd rain, rain 24th thunder showers last night, wind NW 2º above freezing 28th cold SE wind storm hail March 1st rain + hail all night - icy wet dreary 3rd clear 1º above zero - splendid sleighing 3rd great snow storm from N.E. Cars(? - i.e. train?) got slapped (stopped?) by snow here 5 or six in deep - last night before 12 oclock Erastus had his 4th girl born. Mrs. William Lockwood died 4th 0º clear & pleasant - but cold - trains nearly block by ise(ice) + snow