January 7^th, 1903

There was a small blizzard therefore we didn’t do much in the forenoon. In the afternoon Father and Peter took 2 loads of hay on Sec. 12.

January 8^th, 1903

In the forenoon I and Math finished everything in the stable and in the afternoon we took the rest of the hay from Section 12. Father having a survey.

January 9^th, 1903

I and Math went to communion (first Friday) Peter hauled one of the sisters from Little Falls.

January 10^th, 1903

Today was quite bad, Father and we didn’t do much except I and Math reset the traps down at the river.

January 11^th, 1903

Nothing worth mentioning happened.

January 12^th, 1903

In the forenoon we worked in the stable and in the afternoon took a load of wood.

January 13^th, 1903

Peter and I took 2 loads of wood. Nothing else worth mentioning happened.

January 14^th, 1903

In the forenoon Peter and I took a load wood, in the afternoon we took a load of straw at Fleischhackers and tipped over.

January 15^th, 1903

Peter and I took 2 loads of wood. In the evening the wolves howled seriously but none were near our traps.

January 16^th, 1903

We took 4 loads of hay near Henry Shaefers. Saw footsteps of wolves (tracks)

January 17^th, 1903

We took 4 loads of hay near Henry Shaefers. 2 loads in the forenoon and 2 in the afternoon. Set traps for the skunks near the bridge.

January 18^th, 1903

Don’t know anything.

January 19^th , 1903

We took 4 loads of hay. There was a skunk in the trap. The trap wasn’t properly fastened. The skunk ran into another hole and we set a trap there.

January 20^th , 1903

We took 2 loads of hay. The skunks went out of that hole and into the original one. She step on the trap but the trap was frozen and did not catch her. I set a trap there. Rec’d desk from M. B.

January 21rst, 1903

We took 2 loads of wood.

January 22nd, 1903

Took 2 loads of wood. Played Solo in the eve. I won 42. cents

January 23rd, 1903

We took the rest of the poplar wood for the year (2 loads). We saw a wolf.

January 24^th, 1903

We took another load of wood because there was so much water poplar among them. Started sawing by hand. We got the skunk it was lying in the hole (dead) I stripped it.

January 25^th, 1903

Math Blonigen and wife paid us a visit.

January 26^th, 1903

In the afternoon Peter and I took 2 half loads of straw at Fleischhackers. Wolves howled.

January 27^th, 1903

We sawed wood the whole day.

January 28^th, 1903

We sawed wood the whole day. Father drove to Albany and brought a cold blast lantern and a splitting axe along.

January 29^th, 1903

We sawed wood.

January 30^th, 1903

We sawed wood.

January 31rst, 1903

We sawed wood.