Fred Olsen Diary 1898 Color Scan
Creator: Ron Olsen | Date: 2026=06-03
- Title
- Fred Olsen Diary 1898 Color Scan
- Creator
- Ron Olsen
- Date
- 2026=06-03
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Jan 1898 1st I was over after some straw and Hay after dinner I took the Womens over to Bottolfson we were all to the dance at Gilbert Schager Lou Came down this Eve 2 I paid G. Brinie 1 .00 Bal Due John Weiger and Family was here Lou and Mother went to Church 3 Ed took Lou and Family up home to day very nice day I went up town and Borrowed 75. 00 for 4 mo(nths) Pd. J. Foglesong 49. 00 on Corn and Jacob 20. 00 Bal on Herding 4 Oscar and I went up to Eds. After the Boar Hauled a load of hay after dinner paid Strube 3. 30 Bal on Corn
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Jan 5 Made 4 trips after Hay to day 6 Hauling hay to day Jacob came down this A Scurvy Society met at Nelson 7 did not do much of any thing to day Ed was after the cows 8 I went to town this morning 9 Home until noon when Jacob and I drove over to Jem's little Bessie is kind of sick 10 I was after load of Straw after dinner I got the Big crib full and nailed up Tight 11 I took Will and Mule up to Ed to see the Doctor for Mules Eyes
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I took polly down to the Boys and got her shod 12 Julis took Inoxie down and got the shoes nailed on him J. Foglsong Hauled 4 loads of Corn to day the Boys went to the Show in town I took Mother up to Eds found the Baby not much better 13 Osian and I Cleaned the upper shed to day 14 We went up town to day took along 2 sacks of wheat to the mill 15 Hauled Couple of loads manure out of the steers Shed was after a load of straw after dinner 16 home until noon went along with Sam down to Erdenberger very
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January 17. A little snowy to day. I went up town when I got my chores done. Gave Jenal an offer of £15 for a piece of land. I signed the papers of the Swan Co for the most. 18 Hauled some manure to day trying to snow all day. 19 Hauled two loads of hay weighed the Cattle after dinner average of 196 lbs heavier than when they went in the yard. Struh was over and he wanted to sell some more corn. 20 Hauled 3 loads of Hay. Harry Schuyler was over and got so bad of love that
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21 J. Foglesony Hauled over 66 Corn to day making in all 358 bu paid him £2.00 Bal on the Corn amounting to £51.00 we started to clean the sheep shed got out 18 loads of manure Mr Nelson stopped in to look at the Cattle I was up to have a little while this evening 22 I started to fix the pump but did not get it to work very good we Hauled out the Bal of the manure to day I saw and mother went to town 23 took the stars down to the Creek to day took out the pump and fixed it some got it
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Jan 23 Jens was over to day I was up to Hans this evening 24 We bedded the Sheds this forenoon Mother and I were up near she made a deal for the Moon property for £140.00 Snowing quite hard all day from N. East 25 somewhat snowed to day also but trying to cheer of very cold I was over to Olaf and Bottolfsen to day 26 I got the pump I fixed all right to day Julius and Oscar I went over to the party at P.W. Bottolfsen Jacob came down to night
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27 Hauled two loads of hay in the Barn to day 28 Very windy day Gillen Schager was here 29 I rode to town with Jacob to day snowing very fast from the South paid Ed 10.00 on the pasturing acct 30 was home all day John Erdenberger was here very nice day 31 I broke the tongue in the Bob sled this morn'g got one made out of a ash pole paid John Erdenberger 10.00 7.00 for Jut on his note and 8.00 to go on our account
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February 1st we went up after a jog of hay this morning tinkering around some 2 very cold day but clear short the saw dust out of the Ice house after dinner 3 went after a load of straw this morning Majors B. was here I drove up town after dinner thawing some to day 4 the Boys went up town I went over to see Streets about his corn bought it for 16 1/4 cts pr. bu about 300 we went out to W H Gray to look at some Steers did not buy them to day but left him an offer