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Comments: His Comments: Mine

Monday, December 18, 1893

I commenced working for Foley Bro's at Foley scaling logs in

the yard at $20.00 per month. This is awful small wages for

such work but times are so hard that it is the best I can do.

Saturday, December 23, 1893

Johnny Secomb came up here on a visit and stayed over

Christmas. Had not been here since harvest.

Saturday, December 30, 1893

I quit working for Foley Bro's and came home. Did not like

the job.

Saturday, January 06, 1894

[ She gave me a nice pair of work mitts she knit herself ] I

went down to see Lizzie and we had a nice time. Went down

to meeting but the minister did not come and we almost froze.

Friday, January 12, 1894

Mary went out to St. Cloud to attend the Normal School. Her

first term.

Sunday, January 14, 1894

Jim went over to Milaca to go to school. This is his first time

to go away from home to stay any length of time.

Tuesday, January 16, 1894

I settled my law-suit with the R.R. Co. for $40.00. they to pay

my lawyer and court fees. Better than I ever expected to get

out of it.

Saturday, January 27, 1894

I went down to see Lizzie. [ an awful blizzard ] She was down

to Johnson's ??(might be Joelsons) in Santiago. I went

down there and stayed all night. We came home the 28th. I

had a horse and cutter. First time I was ever there.

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