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Monday April 22 1901 We did washing and churning in the forenoon. Will was down town this morning and Mother told him they had just got a dispatch that Fred Cotter was dead I went down in the afternoon and we arranged for Hattie to go to Carthage with my letting Ida go down to help Mother. I was over in town awhile. Mother went with me. Tuesday April 23rd 1901 Ida went down about nine oclock I was busy most of the forenoon fixing places to set hens I did a little mending and set my hens before supper. Earnest & Jennie stopped on their way home from the [baby?] show. weather growing warmer. Wednesday April 24th 1901 I ironed this morning and got a nice dinner In the afternoon Earnest plowed the garden and I worked in the yard and showed him where to put out berry bushes. Will raked stalks in the afternoon. He sold Old Jersey today for 25.00 Thursday April 25th 1901 I was busy all forenoon with the work. Went home in the afternoon. A letter from Hattie says Fred
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Monday April 22 1901 We did washing and churning in the forenoon. Will was down town this morning and Mother told him they had just got a dispatch that Fred Cotter was dead I went down in the afternoon and we arranged for Hattie to go to Carthage with my letting Ida go down to help Mother. I was over in town awhile. Mother went with me. Tuesday April 23rd 1901 Ida went down about nine oclock I was busy most of the forenoon fixing places to set hens I did a little mending and set my hens before supper. Earnest & Jennie stopped on their way home from the [baby?] show. weather growing warmer. Wednesday April 24th 1901 I ironed this morning and got a nice dinner In the afternoon Earnest plowed the garden and I worked in the yard and showed him where to put out berry bushes. Will raked stalks in the afternoon. He sold Old Jersey today for 25.00 Thursday April 25th 1901 I was busy all forenoon with the work. Went home in the afternoon. A letter from Hattie says Fred
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