July 1, 1903

Moved pig troughs.

July 2, 1903

Furious rain and thunderstorm. Worked at the creamery business. Lightning struck the chimney of N. Dufuer’s house.

July 3, 1903

Went down to the river. The river overflowed it’s banks. Just the tops of the posts of our fence on the other side of the river could be seen and the river had been 18 in. higher than that. Sold young pigs. Worked creamery business.

July 4, 1903

The bands went through here with 4 rigs on their way to Holding. Worked Creamery business. In the afternoon Hubert Nick Tony Blonigen were here. Played baseballs.

July 5, 1903

I attended Early Mass. Father Mother etc. visited C.P. Rausch.

July 6, 1903

Hauled sand to old pig trough sluce. Took 1 load of hay out of the slue.

July 7, 1903

Washed. Cultivated corn. Took rest of the hay out of slough. Heavy rain.

July 8, 1903

Hauled manure from pig barns. Fixed thrashing machine. Cultivated corn. Made lettuce patch.

July 9, 1903

Joseph Barbeln died last night at 12 o’clock. Rep wired thrashing machine. Henry Schaefer took 25 young pigs. Heavy rain.

July 10, 1903

Attended the funeral of Joseph Barbeln. Father took 250 butter tubs from Freeport. Sprinkled potatoes. Made a wooden clock.

July 11, 1903

Cleaned well and pump near straw-stack place.

July 12, 1903

Math attended Early Mass. The village baseball club intended to play with us and the Blonigen boys. Half of them were afraid so the leader (M. Haehn) took N. Mohs and V. Garding in their place. We defeated them by a score of 7 to 13 Ewald Shulte was umpire.

July 13, 1903

Worked in the garden. Shot a turtle dove in flying. Father and Peter "mowered" the piece near Peter Doll and some wild oats. Pete broke the tongue of the mower. We picked 3/4 gal. of raspberries. Took calf trough from river. Killed wood chuck.

July 14, 1903

Washed. Peter mowed the rest of wild oats and part SE 1/4 of meadow.

July 15, 1903

Took 2 loads of hay near Peter Doll. Cleaned pigs.

July 16, 1903

Stacked 3 loads of wild oats and took 2 loads home.

July 17, 1903

Raked and bunched part of the S.E. 1/4 and took two loads home.

July 18, 1903

Raked and bunched pat of S.E. 1/4 Mowed part of the N.E. 1/4 stacked 1/2 load and 2 loads home.

July 19, 1903

Sunday. Father Susgeninsky preached and took up a collection. Played baseball. Were defeated by village by a score of 17 to 13. Jno. Deiderichs – Umpired

July 20, 1903

Cut barley. Raked and bunched part of N.E. 1/4 took 1 load home. Pope died.

July 21, 1903

Stacked 2 1/2 loads. Mowed rest of N.E. 1/4 took 2 loads home.

July 22, 1903

Cultivated potatoes. Mowed west half of meadow. Washed. Killed a woodchuck on Sec. 22.

July 23, 1903

Mowed by hand in all corners. Raked rest of S.E. 1/4. Bunched same raked and bunched N.W. 1/4. Took 2 loads home.

July 24, 1903

Stacked S.E. 1/4 and took the rest of N.W. 1/4 home. (2 loads)

July 25, 1903

Raked bunched and stacked S.W. 1/4.

July 26, 1903

John attended Early Mass. Were defeated by the village – farmer club by 18-21.

July 27, 1903

Heavy rain last night. Attended the requiem mass for the pope. Repaired threshing machine.

July 28, 1903

Heavy rain and a big thunderstorm last night. Washed. Sprinkled potatoes. Mowed at Sinclair. Picked raspberries.

July 29, 1903

Mowed at Sinclair. Alvind came. M & I raised tomb-stone. Loosened barley stocks.

July 30, 1903

Father and I stacked barley. Peter and Math bunched at Sinclair and brought 1 load home.

July 31, 1903

Bunched and stacked at Sinclair. Took 2 loads home.