Adolphus James Boyd Journey in the past…… A Settler's Diary
January 1, 1912	started in the new year by sawing wood at the scoolhouse this morning and halled wood for my self this eavning
January 2, 1912	worked in the lot till noon went the store this eavning new Batries to day
January 3, 1912	went to Olmsead to hear the canidates speak Judge Asher and Frank Nickles hear to night and we went to Zionhill to speaking to night
January 4, 1912	halled a lod for Walter Abbot as he is moving on J H Duncans farm went to see Mrs Bell and Mr Abot this eav as they are sick Mrs Moores girles eulan Hammons Bill Abbot all come to night and we sang a while
January 5, 1912	went to Dr Harrod and setled with him and went to the sale at Berry Woods place heard that Dr Murteshaw had died Jan 1 and that Earnest Granboy was also dead weather not so cold to nigh
January 6, 1912	halled two loads of wood for Grover this morning it snode all day till three oclock this eavning cold to night
January 7, 1912	stade at home to day the the coldest day of the winter so far went to W G Abbot to set up with Jim come in the three oclock
January 8, 1912	sawd wod at the scool house till noon helped John Abbot to kill a hog this eavning still cold snode last night and some to day
January 9, 1912	went to the store this morning helped Wheeler Abbot kill hogs to take to town this eavning snow melting fast
January 10, 1912	helped to get wood for Mr Abbot till noon sawd wood at home this eavning
January 11, 1912	rained all day turnd despertly cold this eavning snode to night set up at W G Abbots to set up with Jim
January 12, 1912	cold to day did not work to day old Mr Adams died yesterday
January 13, 1912	sawd wood for Grover till noon halled wood this eavning still cold
January 14, 1912	went to Sunday school and singing set up with Jim Abbot til one oclock
January 15, 1912	went to Cabot to day got home late
January 16, 1912	went to the Primary and staid all day Bill Mitchel and Mr Head come with me for dinner 159 votes wer cast in this township
January 17, 1912	killed my last hog let grover have half of it tax colectors hear to night old Bro White hear to day he is a music teacher
January 18, 1912	went to tax collection and stade all day it rained all day the wadkins man hear to night
January 19, 1912	split stove wood till noon cut wood this eavning Ina gon to Grovers to night
January 20, 1912	halled wood till church time went to church Bro Ford preached roads Bad
January 21, 1912	went to church to day Bro Ford come with me for dinner
January 22, 1912	(copiers note: no entry fo January 22, 1912)
January 23, 1912	picked cotton all day and got done Mary and Lester Duncan and Wheeler Abbot helped me fower stores was Broken open at Cabot Saturday night
January 24, 1912	sawd wood for Wheeler till noon picked cotton for John Abbot this eavning finished up his crop went to Johns to a singing at night H Sneadds House Burned Sallie stade all day at Wheelers today two me put in jale for braking in the stors at Cabot last Saturday night
January 25, 1912	sawd wood for Grover till noon halled wood and loaded owr last cotton to take to the gin J H Wood come hear trying to buy cows Tom Harras sick with penamonia
January 26, 1912	went to Cabot with owr last cotton to the gin sold for 9.40 roads bad
January 27, 1912	helped to recover on the schoolhouse went up to Mr Abbots a while to night
January 28, 1912	staid at home to day went to Walter Abbots this eavning and to J D Duncans awhile this morning
January 29, 1912	went to Cabot and got some cotton seed huls for my cattle went to W G Abbots to night to take Jim Abbot some Lemons got back at 8:30
January 30, 1912	sawd wood and halled it up cold to night
January 31, 1912	worked on Henry Sneeds new House had a big crowd we put on shingles all day
February 1, 1912	helped to recover the school house got done at three oclock ordored my garden see from R H Shumway
February 2, 1912	sawd wood for Grover till noon hall it upe and helped Wiliam Louis saw wood for Walter Abbot me and Grover both helped went to A D Boyds to see tom harrass to night found him setting up
February 3, 1912	went to church me and Sallie Bro Ford preached and excepted the care of the church cold to right
February 4, 1912	went to church Bro Ford preached this was a cold day old idas little calf made its apearence
February 5, 1912	sawd wood at the scool house till noon sawd gum saplins this eavning me and grover
February 6, 1912	worked in my new ground all day Grover helped me got a letter from Salie Cole Mr Clark hear to night the school teacher
February 7, 1912	went to Cabot to day Baught my seed oats and some feed
February 8, 1912	pruned the orched Grover helped me went to Wheeler abbots a while to night
February 9, 1912	rained and frose and sleeted to day did not work to day set the first hen to day
February 10, 1912	fixed up my new Grindstone this morning sawd some wood this eavning Grover Myrtle and Gladis hear to day
February 11, 1912	Sunday F M Talbert and wife hear to day went to singing and Sunday scool this eavning
February 12, 1912	sawd and halled wood till noon burnt brush in my new ground this eavning Grover helped me
February 13, 1912	went to Cabot with cotton sold for 10.25 come home found Preston Boyd and Ada Moore hear to stay all night Baught me some Sunday shoes
February 14, 1912	washed and hung my meat plowd the garden and planted onions this eavning subscr for the arkansasaw homesead for Grover
February 15, 1912	halled ferterlizer and wood for Grover till noon comence to turn stuble land went to set up with Will Webb as he is verry sick with pneumonia
February 16, 1912	cut bryars on the Branch till noon Burnt grass this eav sold two cows and calves to Roof Harrel for $45.00 Will Webb died at twelve oclcock to day
February 17, 1912	helped to dig grave and burie Will Webb seen Mr Gaspter to day he got back off his trip on the 14
February 18, 1912	went to Mt Plesant to preachen Ida went with me Bro Cordor preac Mrs Earles bad sick went to Sunday scool and singing this eavning
February 19, 1912	planted potatoes till noon went to Mr Pleasant to Mrs Earles funial as she died last night
February 20, 1912	rainingto day and to night cold to night Mrs Bradens monument was put up to day
February 21, 1912	sawd wood at the scool house till noon cut spalins this eavning snode last night and coverd every thing up but melted off to day cold and windy to day
February 22, 1912	sawd stove wood this morning helped Burn sage the rest of the day A D Boys wife is the mother of twin babies to day a Boy and a girl
February 23, 1912	sawd stove wood for grover till noon hawled poles off of my new ground this eav
February 24, 1912	split stove wood till noon went to the store to J M Basers Baught me two new Locks Grover and Myrtle hear to night heard that Sherif Bert Roberts was dead it rained last night
February 25, 1912	rained about all day and is still raining to night
February 26, 1912	me and Grover tried to saw today but it was so cold we did not do much the wind blew hard all day
February 27, 1912	sawd stove wood for Grover till noon halled this eavning and helped John Abbot kill two hogs to go to town to morrow Walter Abbot bad sick
February 28, 1912	went to Littlerock found Mr Bellow sherif to fill out the unexpired term of sherif Roberts
February 29, 1912	come home from L R got home at eight oclock
March 1, 1912	Helped saw wood for Will Louis till noon Walter Abbot died at noon to day went to Cabot mee and John Abbot for a coffin for Walter Abot got back at ten oclock
March 2, 1912	helped dig grave and bury W C Abbot sleeted and raind to day and is raining to night
March 3, 1912	went to church to day Bro Ford preached
March 4, 1912	worked in the little new ground till noon sawd stove wood this eavning weather cold and cloudy
March 5, 1912	did not work much picked off see peanuts it rained this morning Wheeler sold his cow to Jesse rite to day
March 6, 1912	sawd stove wood all day for me and Grover Mrs ham was Buried at the Summer grave yard at twelve to day it was Mrs Frank ham
March 7, 1912	sawd all day raining to night slowly
March 8, 1912	went to the school house this as it was the last day of mr Joe Clarks school taken him a peace of the way home
March 9, 1912	went to T E Talberts and taken my dog and left him a while Larance and Mawd and Roice hear to night
March 10, 1912	Jewel Hammons and Roice hear for dinner wee went to Sunday scool and singing this eavning
March 11, 1912	raining to day shucked come to have crushed for feed still raining to night
March 12, 1912	went to Lacy Gentries to the mill and corne crusher F M Talbert went with me Pat mule a little sick to night cold to day
March 13, 1912	helped to fence Mr W H Martins farm with wiar Grover and Jim Abbot went to Cabot Wheelers Babby Borned
March 14, 1912	halled some stove wood till it rained quit and it rained all day
March 15, 1912	split stove wood part of the day was not well to day felt verry well tonight
March 16, 1912	helped dig grave for W L Belemy this morning Sallie sick call in Herrod to her to day Mytle and Ada Moore hear to night
March 17, 1912	Charley Boyd and his wffe and children hear to day went to Mr W G Belemyes Burien this eav
March 18, 1912	helped Grover plant potatoes till noon sode otas this eavning weather fine
March 19, 1912	finished sowing oats Burnt Brush in the orched this eav weather fine
March 20, 1912	cut Bryars on the Branch till noon halled rails this eavning
March 21, 1912	raining to day went to Cabot to have my mule examoned to day still raining to night
March 22, 1912	cut out fence cornors till noon hall wood and stovewood this eav Horace sprained his ancle this eavning by jumping from the wagon
March 23, 1912	rained all day did not work any to day
March 24, 1912	cold to day Jesse hammons and Jay Barentine come this eavning Dr Herrod hear to see Horaces ancle Marshal Barentine Burried to day at Mt Pleasant to day
March 25, 1912	went to town Me and Grover
March 26, 1912	come from town to day Baught us an organ paid 49.50 for it Baught me an new coat and vest Baught me a fine calf from Warren Coopper
March 27, 1912	went to the election this morning worked some this eav
March 28, 1912	rained till noon went squirl hunting this eav nin me and wheeler Abbot killed tow squirls and two rabbits wheeler Meady and Myrtle hear to night
March 29, 1912	hadde rails and fix fence all day singing hear to night crowd hear Mr Cross plaid the organ
March 30, 1912	went to Cabot Me and Ina sold the last bale of cotton for 10.25 went fishing with robert clements and John Abbot did not catch any Beckey Moor hear to night
March 31, 1912	drove the cows out of the mountains went to Mr Gasper rained nearly all day Grover and Myrtle hear to night and it is still raining
April 1, 1912	split some stove wood and it rained this eav the biggest raine of the season come this eav and washed my fence down
April 2, 1912	put up fence till noon went fishing this eav caught 19 white sue me and Grover went back to night and caught a lot
April 3, 1912	split stove wod till noon went fishing this eavning
April 4, 1912	plowd all day in the cow paster plowd old daisey while Grover cut stalks with the mules
April 5, 1912	cut stalks till I got done harrod off my potatoes
April 6, 1912	went to church it was misting rain till night and rained hard to night Grover gon fishing to Bauymeto Myrtle and Glais hear
April 7, 1912	went to church to day at Zionhill and singing this eavning wheeler Abot hear for dinner to day
April 8, 1912	plowd some to day weather cool and fair sent for literature for the Sunday scool
April 9, 1912	plowd all day clowdy to night
April 10, 1912	helped plant corne for Grover till noon halled manure in the eavning
April 11, 1912	halled manure till noon bedded land for corne this eav went to J D Duncans to night as he is very lo with lung trouble
April 12, 1912	plowd all day come a small shower today planted my first corne
April 13, 1912	planted 7 acres of corne and caught a mess of fish Grover and Myrtle stade till after supper
April 14, 1912	went to F M Talerts and stade all day Sallie and Horace went with me had singing hear to night
April 15, 1912	helped Grover finish planting his corne weather fine
April 16, 1912	rained to day worked some in the garden this mor lade off some corne ground this eav till it rained
April 17, 1912	went to Cabot and braught a load of ferterlizer Grover went to Larences Talbert and got out dog
April 18, 1912	bedded land and planted corne Grover helped me set out some cabage plants
April 19, 1912	planted corne till noon Broke land for cotton this eavning raining to night Mr Will Martin verry sick
April 20, 1912	went to Cabot and Braught back 11 1/2 bushels of corne paid 95 cts a bushel got home at sundown
April 21, 1912	went to Mr Gaspers me and John Abbot this mor went to Sunday scool and singing this eavning
April 22, 1912	went to Cabot and brought back twelve sacks of ferterlizer rained some last night
April 23, 1912	cleaned up land till noon plowd this eavning weather fine
April 24, 1912	plowd this morn run the harrow this eav
April 25, 1912	helped Grover plow till noon plowd at home till it rained
April 26, 1912	cut Bryars this morning plowd this eavning rained hard to night
April 27, 1912	went to the hill to help hunt for an old lady Mrs Cedarburgs mother she come in to Mr Gaspers and we got back at ten oclock helped scower the church this eavning
April 28, 1912	Rained to day Emmer Boyd hear to day Marshel Hammons and Stella Clements married
April 29, 1912	did not work much this morning went to Hosie Meltons this eav cool to night Joe McPherson hear to day
April 30, 1912	cut Bryars till noon plowd this eavening
May 1, 1912	plowd all day side Harred my potatoes this eav two little kids mad their appearance
May 2, 1912	my BirthDay planted cotton all day me and Grover most of the day for him
May 3, 1912	plowd till noon worked my potatoes this eavning Preston Boyd hear to night
May 4, 1912	harrod off cotton land till church time went to church plante cotton till four oclock went to Mr Gaspers and he come hom with me and stade all night Old harts little calf mad it its appearance to night Jess Hammons and wif hear till bed time and sevrill others
May 5, 1912	went to church to day and to J D Duncans this eavning and had preachen there fannie Carmical and John Hartley hear for dinner
May 6, 1912	went to Cabot and got 3 sacks of ferterlizer and Grover a barel of flour got me a dog from George Christian
May 7, 1912	rained this morning awhile plowd the rest of the day mr Gasper come and brought us some strawBerries grover and Myrtle hear to night
May 8, 1912	helped Grover plant cotton till noon plowed at home after noon went to Mr Sanderson late this eavning and J D Duncans to night Grover finished planting cotton
May 9, 1912	finished planting cotton my self
May 10, 1912	planted my first patch of sorgram rained some late this eavning
May 11, 1912	went to the auxililary at Zionhill Mr Parks and george Perry come home with me and staid all night
May 12, 1912	went to singing to day at Zion hill had dinner on the ground weather cool last night to day
May 13, 1912	plowd my had land and planted my peanuts still cool and cloudy
May 14, 1912	Broke land for Sorgram it rained some last night and some this morning
May 15, 1912	plowd and side Harrowed corn went to J D Duncans to night found him verry low
May 16, 1912	side Harrowed corne all day cool tonight
May 17, 1912	side harrowed conre to day weather cool
May 18, 1912	planted some sorgram and watermelons and went to scoolmeet Grover and Myrtle went to Larence Talberts to night
May 19, 1912	F M Talbert and Wife and Ida and Ada Moore hear to day first mess of Irish potatoes
May 20, 1912	went to Cabot this morning as five stores Burne this morning Mrs Bell hear to night sode hay this eavning
May 21, 1912	finished my hay planted my amber cain and some peas run round corne this eavning weather hot
May 22, 1912	plowd all day in the corne went to Wheeler Abbots to help dr his mule but found him better
May 23, 1912	planted my cotton over three acres planted over for Grover this eavning planted cotton
May 24, 1912	till noon plowed corne this eavning
May 25, 1912	good shower this morning went to mill this eavning
May 26, 1912	went to Mt. Carmel to the deckoration day Ina went with me
May 27, 1912	scraped cotton and plowd in the corne to day Ina commene howing cotton
May 28, 1912	plowd all day in the corne
May 29, 1912	plowd in the corne all day
May 30, 1912	plowd all day in the corne Mr Gasper hear for dinner
May 31, 1912	plowd in the cotton till noon and in the corne this eavning heard that cumi Blieu and a mr Counts had marrid
June 1, 1912	scraped cotton till church time went to church and went fishin this eavning and to church to night
June 2, 1912	went to church Mollie McPherson and the children and Bro Ford come home with us for dinner
June 3, 1912	plowd till noon went to Cabot this eavning got some Batteries
June 4, 1912	ploud in the corne assesed my tax to day assesed 2285 dollars worth of personal property
June 5, 1912	hode corne all day hot and dry
June 6, 1912	hode corne all day
June 7, 1912	hode corne all day Grover and a croud went to fears lake got home after dark with a lot of fish Grover and Mrytle hear to night
June 8, 1912	plowd in the cotton all day Jwle Wood and wife at F M Talberts on visit
June 9, 1912	went to singing this eavning and to J D Duncans Mrs Martha Bell sick
June 10, 1912	sideharrowed cotton and sorgram all day weather still dry
June 11, 1912	plowd corne all day sold our first spring chickns to Beverly Wilkins
June 12, 1912	plowd in the corne all day puld up part of my onions
June 13, 1912	plowd in the corne till noon stade at the house this eavning a Prof. Leaster and his quarted calss is hear went to singing to night
June 14, 1912	did not work much to day got in my onions went to the concert at night Mr Leaster Carley Auston and partain still hear to day
June 15, 1912	went to Olmstead with the singing men and to Cabot this eavning Baught 5 bushels of corne for one dollar a bushel Mr Clements Alice and Irene here to night John Abbot went to Cabot with me
June 16, 1912	went to the unvailing at the sumner graveyard will Webb and Mrs Braden monuments to day dinner on the ground a big crowd
June 17, 1912	plowd corne till noon side harrowed cain and worked out my water melons
June 18, 1912	come a big raine last night and to day Broke land this eavning to plant some late corne and peas still cloudy to night
June 19, 1912	planted June corne and peas down on the Branch
June 20, 1912	scraped caine this morning dug potatoes this eavning and plowd some in the cotton made 8 Bushels of potatoes
June 21, 1912	plowd till noon cut my oats this eavning
June 22, 1912	plowd corne till noon went to mill and back tide up my oats made 34 doz Frank Purdum was hear to day buying cattle
June 23, 1912	Grover and Myrtle hear last night and to day rained slow nearly all day
June 24, 1912	plowd in the cotton to day cut Bushes a while this morning heard that Will Koonce was Buried at Mt Carmel today
June 25, 1912	plowd till the middle of the eavning and it came a fine shower
June 26, 1912	plowd this eavning went to Mr Gaspers this morning and got some straw berry plants Horace went with me
June 27, 1912	hod cain till noon halled in oats and planted peas this eavning Jesse Hammons had his brick store started to day at Cabot
June 28, 1912	plowed my sorgram it rained this eavning went to Mt Pleasant to night to the fift sundays meeting
June 29, 1912	went to Cabot me and John Abbot Grover and Larence over to night and ice cream to night Grover and Myrtle hear to night hear ina at Mount Plesant
June 30, 1912	went to the graveyard to the unvailing of W C Abbots monument went to the fifth Sunday meeting this eavning and to night
July 1, 1912	plowd all day with a new pair of shoes on a sore ancle
July 2, 1912	did not work to day as my ancle is sore W G Abbot had a bad spell last night and they though he was dead but he is better to day
July 3, 1912	plowd all day in the corne till I got it done planted my mexcian June corne patch this eavning sold Frank Purdum two beef cattle old frank and sam
July 4, 1912	hode corne all day hot to day
July 5, 1912	hode cotton till noon plowd this eavning Bro Ford and wife at W E Douglasses
July 6, 1912	went to church plowd the cotton patch and (part) of the garden Bess and Nel___ come to night and we (sung)
July 7, 1912	went to church at Zion hill Bro Ford preached went to J D Duncans this eavning
July 8, 1912	hode corne till noon laid by my sorgram this eavning school started at Zion hill with Mr Coy Parker as teacher
July 9, 1912	hode corne till noon plowd cotton this eavning etter and Jewel Hammons here to night
July 10, 1912	hode cotton all day till late fixed to go to town sold grovers yearling to Jeff Birton for $8.00
July 11, 1912	went to town with chickens
July 12, 1912	come home from Littlerock got home at four thirty Grover Myrtle hear to night made ice cream
July 13, 1912	hode cotton till noon plowd this eavning
July 14, 1912	Sunday A D Boyd and family hear to day went to singing this eavning went to John abbots and got my hair cut
July 15, 1912	plowd my late corne till noon plowd cotton this eavning dry weather now needing rain John Abbot went to work on the rod to help pull the plow
July 16, 1912	went to C J Gwins and F M Talberts getting up a lak trip for Thursday went to W E Douglasses this eavning plowd some to day a crowd come to night to sing Bud Smith and Jes Black was a long
July 17, 1912	worked my water mellons till noon went to Cabot this eavning with W E Douglass got ice to go fishing
July 18, 1912	wet fishing to Pelarm Jesse Hammons F M Talbert C J Gwin and John Bumpers went with me
July 19, 1912	come home from the lake caught lots of fish and got home at sundown
July 20, 1912	went to Mrs Browns taken Sallie and Horace stade all night
July 21, 1912	come home from Mrs Brown went to Cabot this eavning went to church at night stade at the depo till three oclock waiting for the train to go to Little rock as I was summons to sirve on the Jourie in the duch Jones case
July 22, 1912	come home from L R got home at dark was excused off of the Jourie
July 23, 1912	harrowed cotton all day hot and dry
July 24, 1912	helped to work on the road went to Mt Pleasant to preachen
July 25, 1912	helped some on the road Mr J H Williamson died this eavning set up with him
July 26, 1912	helped dig grave and burry Mr Williamson C J Gwin hear at noon went to church to night
July 27, 1912	worked all day on the road Charley sneed Bad sick weather still dry
July 28, 1912	went to Baptism to day Bro Corder come with us for dinner went to singing this eavning
July 29, 1912	hode corne all day mexican June corne hot and dry
July 30, 1912	went to John Clements and to Mcelyea this eavning Grover gon to the lake Myrtle and gladis hear
July 31, 1912	did not work to day as I was not well Grover come home from the lake and brought some fish
August 1, 1912	cut Bushes in the cotton till noon helped Wheeler Abbot work on the road this eavning
August 2, 1912	went to Cabot to day Grover and Wheeler went with me it is sprinkling rain to night
August 3, 1912	fild up the lamp at the church for a meeting of days but did not any (preachen?) to day or to night weather cooler Grover had the tyers (shrunk?) on the Buggy Mr (Lacy?) Jintry did the work
August 4, 1912	went to church Bro__ preached and come home with us for dinner went to church to night
August 5, 1912	went to church day and night
August 6, 1912	went to church day and night Bro Melton preach at night Bro Cross and wife turned their Buggy over and Brok the shaves out but did not get hurt it uccurd at the cross roads
August 7, 1912	went to church day and night Sally and Idell Clements come home with us Bro Ford and Bro Melton and family hear for supper We had a fine rain this eavning four joined the church
August 8, 1912	went to church day and night Bro Ford preached to day and Bro Melton to night Maggie Wilkins joined the church another good rain to night
August 9, 1912	went to church day and night helped peel some peaches to can this eavning Lillie Maud abbot joined the church to night
August 10, 1912	laid by my lait corne ___ the road went to church to night Bence Sayles and __ra Wilkins Marrid after church Bro H H Melton performe the seremonia
August 11, 1912	went to church day and night and to Baptism in the eavning Baptised eleven meeting broke to night with three more joining
August 12, 1912	hawled manure and planted lait potatoes Sallie Clements come after Idell this eav she had bin hear since last Wednesday
August 13, 1912	run the sweep through my late corne down on the branch this morning plit stove wood this eavning old man Abbot verry lo
August 14, 1912	went to Mr Gaspers and got his Graps and carrid them a good shower this morning
August 15, 1912	went to the lake or rather dicks ceek 8 little pigs made their apearnce Zem Brothers B__d
August 16, 1912	come home from fishing got home at five oclock got lots of fish Meady nellie and Grover and Myrtle hear to night
August 17, 1912	went to Cabot ___ fannie carmical and Carl shubert (married?)
August 18, 1912	staid at home all day Bes Hammons went to town to work Wheeler Abbot and Will Loux went to town to buy hut duncans farm for Wheeler Abbot
August 19, 1912	cut tops till noon sode turnips this eavning weather hot
August 20, 1912	went to Cabot and Baught a new waggon James and Grayham give 65 dollars half cash
August 21, 1912	dug grave for dock prators Baby till noon hawled in two loads of top fodder and went to Mr Clements and all my folks and Mrs Moore and emmer Boyd went two
August 22, 1912	ent to Cato to a picknick had a (nice?) time got home (late?)
August 23, 1912	stiped cain till noon dress a sheap this eavning I baught it Mr Aldridge paid 1.50 for it Maud and roice hear to night
August 24, 1912	worked on the grave yard all day J.O. Dorsey and Mr Wallpole tom Laforce one of the Waymack Boyd and Maud all hear for dinner
August 25, 1912	Grover Myrtle Maud and roice and Mrs Fowler all hear to day Ina taken Maud home this eavning Mrs fowler all hear to day Ina taken Maud home this eavning Mrs Fowler hear to night
August 26, 1912	worked in the cain till noon halled a load of tops for Grover and taken Mrs Fowler home had a good show this eavning Grace abbot hear to night
August 27, 1912	put the pan down and made three gal for Wheeler abbot and seven for me Ina still at Mauds home coming at Auston to day and to morrow
August 28, 1912	harrod my potatoes went to see old man Abbot as he is sick Will Loux hauled to build a house at the sp___ for berry to live (in?)
August 29, 1912	cut tops part of the day the mule ___ I sold to Mr Gentry come back to day
August 30, 1912	did not work this morning cut a leaver for the cain mill this eavning and tide up tops 104 Bundl Wheeler helped me
August 31, 1912	went to church this morning and sode some turnips halled in some tops for me and Grover this eav old Bro Cordor Buried yesterday
September 1, 1912	went to church and baptisem Mrs Mat Abbot Ina George Christian was Baptised Bro Ford preached from Judges the 16 chapter
September 2, 1912	helped draw the water out of the well at the scool house went to Harmoney to preachen me and Wheeler Abot (to get?) vessels to use ___d the cain mill striped cain this (eav)ning
September 3, 1912	No record for today
September 4, 1912	put a new leaver (on) the cainmill cut and (halled) two loads of cain went to Lee wilkins store to night
September 5, 1912	made molases till noon made 13 gal W G Abbot got worse had to quit
September 6, 1912	made molases for A D Boyd all day made 47 gal me and Wheeler
September 7, 1912	made molases for J Duncan made 20 gal John Webb put his colt (up?)
September 8, 1912	Sunday staid at home all day Annie Monk and Frank culpepper marrid
September 9, 1912	went to the election to day helped to elect Jo T Robertson for govener of Ark
September 10, 1912	helped make Wheeler Abbots molas he made 16 gal heard that Mr Blaiker (died) to day verry s____
September 11, 1912	we raked (my hay?) this morning ha__ this eavning Sa(lie) Clements and ___come after Mal___this eav
September 12, 1912	made mol(lases) all day made 48 g(al) making for g__ Boyd
September 13, 1912	made molases all day mad 51 gal
September 14, 1912	made molase till noon went to Cabot this eav Grover and Myrtle hear to night
September 15, 1912	went to singin this eav
September 16, 1912	made molases all day for John Abbot went and set up with W G Abbot as he is verry low
September 17, 1912	made molas for Tommy Hammons all day got a good rain to day
September 18, 1912	and 27 gal of molases for my self finished up at one oclock
September 19, 1912	halled cain for T(om) Carmical this eav (WG) Abbot still verry (low)
September 20, 1912	made molase (to) day for T L Carmi(cal) made 46 gal went (to) W G Abbots to (sit) up staid till (t)welve oclock
September 21, 1912	made molas for T L Carmical all day made 47 gal
September 22, 1912	went to B W Carmicals and stad all day
September 23, 1912	made molases all day for Loney Goforth made 40 gal loaded Grovers first bale of cotton this eavning
September 24, 1912	No record for today
September 25, 1912	made olases for Luther Bearden made 27 gal it rained us out got a letter from Gasper
September 26, 1912	made molases for Luther Bearden till noon and for Mr Ward this (eavning) went to set up (with) W G Abbot and he (ded) at two oclock in (the) night
September 27, 1912	helped to (dig) grave and burry W G Abbot
September 28, 1912	went to the (circus)? At Littlerock ringlin ___ Ina went with me___ got home at eleven (oclcock) in the the night
September 29, 1912	emmer Boyd Marrie and Evie Duncan hear to day went to singing this eavning Paten Merits little girl died to day
September 30, 1912	gathered a load of corne Ina and Horace picked cotton for Wheeler hear that Jeaney Boyd was Married to a Mr Falkner
October 1, 1912	plowd my potatoes and picke cotton the rest of the day
October 2, 1912	picked cotton and helped Wheeler load a bail of cotton this eavning
October 3, 1912	made molases all day for Tom Bearden 43 gal
October 4, 1912	made molases (till) noon helped Grover (load) his second Bale of cotton to go to the (gin) one of my hogs died last night
October 5, 1912	went to church (and) to Cabot this (ea)vning trads day (at) Cabot singing (hear) to night Maudie (girls?) stade all night with us
October 6, 1912	went to church to day F J Hammons and wife and Mrs bundy came home with us Rosco hall at the point of death Ethel Harrasses Baby died to day
October 7, 1912	picked cotton all day
October 8, 1912	went to Cabot with Grovers second Bale of cotton sold for 11 1/4 Grover went to Argenta to look for a Job
October 9, 1912	made molases all day for Charley McCrutchen finished up for this year made 708 gal this 1912
October 10, 1912	picked cotton and peas all day loaded a ba(le of) cotton to go to the (gin) in the morning
October 11, 1912	went to Ca(bot) with my (cotton sold) for 11.40 sumoned (to) Jourey to try a (case?) betweem a E T ___ and M J West (rained?) a shower this (eav?)
October 12, 1912	went to LE Talberts Sallie and Horace (went) with me Baught a big fish at Cabot
October 13, 1912	come home from Maudies got before night
October 14, 1912	Boiled Charley sneed molases over this morning cut corne and picked peas this eavning
October 15, 1912	sawd stove wood till noon helped A D Boyd gather corne this eavning
October 16, 1912	hauled stove wood and split till non hauled in some cut corne and loaded a bale of cotton for the gin this is Grovers third bale
October 17, 1912	went to the gin at Cabot with the cotton sold for eleven cts Baught me some harness for the mules come (through) the rain
October 18, 1912	rained nearly all (day) F M Talbert come (and?) got a galon of molases
October 19, 1912	cut my late corne (this) morning went to ___ 11 to tate mill got home____
October 20, 1912	went to J D Duncan (this) eavning cool tonight ___and Grover and (his?) children a Myrtle (gon?) to L R to the show
October 21, 1912	pulled corne this eavning went hunting me and Wheeler did not catch anything
October 22, 1912	halled corne this morning fixed to go to town with molases
October 23, 1912	went to Littlerock sold molases for 60 cts per galon
October 24, 1912	come home from town got home at dark
October 25, 1912	gathered corne all day Wheeler and Grover helped me gathered five loads two apple waggons past to day Meady Abbot hear to day
October 26, 1912	helped Wheeler Abbot gather corne got his done Grover and Myrtle gon to Larence Talberts to night
October 27, 1912	went to (singing) this eavning (Ada) Moore hear to (day)
October 28, 1912	gathered corne (today) for Grover him (and) Myrtle come home (from?) Larence Talberts (got) hom at two oclock
October 29, 1912	gethered corn (till) noon fixed the cro___ fence this eavning
October 30, 1912	went to Green lake to day C J Gwin and Wheeler Abbot went with me did not catch any thing got home at eight oclock
October 31, 1912	went to Cabot to day got a load of hulls rained on me before I got home Beckie Moore hear to night Jim Joiners wife hellen was buried to day
November 1, 1912	went to tates mill and got my plum trees Baught from A J Stobaugh got four
November 2, 1912	went to church and to Cabot this eavning went in the waggon with (Wheeler) Abbot first killing (frost) this morning but ___ thing thoroughly dead Grover and Myrtle hear to (night)
November 3, 1912	went to church to day ___ Bundy come home (with) us for dinner
November 4, 1912	picked cotton all (day) picked 112 lbs
November 5, 1912	went to the prasid___tial election (voted?) for Woodrow Winson____(and?) Marshel picked cotton (TA Harrass died to day) this eavning got a letter from Sallie Cole stating that her mother had died the last of Sept
November 6, 1912	cut wood this morn got a message from Littlerock that tom Harrass was dead went to Cabot to get his boddie got home with it at four oclock in the morning heard that Wuilson and Marshel Democrat canidates for president had bin elected
November 7, 1912	went to the grave yard to burry tom Harrass got back at one o clock Joe McPhersons family Lonso boyd with us for dinner
November 8, 1912	went to Mr (Cross?) this morning clean (off?) some in the (garden) this eavnin
November 9, 1912	went to (Cabot) taken Sallie and Horace to Mrs (Browns?) come home (Grover) Mrytle and Ina and me hear to (night)
November 10, 1912	went to Mrs (Browns?) after Sallie and Horace got ___
November 11, 1912	went to LR with molases taken 20 galons sold for 60 cts a gal
November 12, 1912	come home from town found the school teacher hear to board Al and Grover gon to White river after fish
November 13, 1912	sed Horaces rabit guys Al and Grover come back with a lot of fish from White river
November 14, 1912	cut Bryars this eavning Violer boyd got hurt at scool by being hit with a rock Baught 21 pounds of fish from Al and Grover
November 15, 1912	cut Bryars till noon plowd this eavning C___ Arick died to day
November 16, 1912	helped dig grave for ____ Arick got home at ___ oclock from the (funeral) went to tate (mill) paid the first on (Sallies) inshurence ___ the Mutial Ade___ion
November 17, 1912	went to singing (this) eavning Mrs Moore (and) her girls hearr to day
November 18, 1912	cut corne stalks all day weather fine
November 19, 1912	plowd till noon picked cotton this eavning
November 20, 1912	plowed till nine oclock then picked cotton the rest of the day picked 88 lbs
November 21, 1912	plowd a while this morning finished picking cotton this eavning and loaded Grovers last bale for the gin Grover finish picking too
November 22, 1912	went to Cabot with Grovers last bale of cotton sold for 122 Braught out Sallies and Inas dishes
November 23, 1912	went to the gin at Warsaw with my last Bail of cotton it weighted 435 lbs fenced off my turnip patch so I (can?) turn in the cows (to?) the field
November 24, 1912	went up to M___ me and tommey (Hammons?) come home by noon went to singing this eavning M___ the teacher come in earley this eav(ning)
November 25, 1912	(helped) dig grave and Burrie Jack (West?) renewed my sub to (Farm?) and ranch
November 26, 1912	went to Cabot sold my last Bale of cotton Bought a new safe and Ina a rocker sold for 13 cts per pound
November 27, 1912	cut wood for Grover till noon and for me this eavning Wheeler Abbot hear to night till bed time
November 28, 1912	cut wood till noon killed a goat and haulled wood this eavning this was thanks givin day
November 29, 1912	went to rixie to the saw mill got some lumb(er) to make some gaits
November 30, 1912	went to church and made a gate to the cow pen
December 1, 1912	went to Jo McPhersons and stade (all) day looks like (rain?) to night
December 2, 1912	went to Charley (Clements?) to get him to Build (me?) a chimney to Grover (house)
December 3, 1912	went and got sum? Lumber to bridge ditches tore down chimne at grovers Charley Clements hear to night to go to work on (the) chimeny to morrow
December 4, 1912	comenced to Build Grover a new chimny old man Charley Clements helped us
December 5, 1912	rained a while this morning worked on the chimney at Grovers this eav Wheeler Abbot moved on the place he baugh of hut duncan
December 6, 1912	finished up Grovers chimney pretty cool to day Built the chimeny in two and a half days paid old man Clements $1.50 per day for his work
December 7, 1912	went to Cabot to trades day got some sant to paint Grover chimney got home late
December 8, 1912	went to church today Bro Ford preached (from 15 John) the 14 and 15 verse ye are my friend if ye do (what) I command you
December 9, 1912	made a gait to (the?) log up at grovers and (sawd) wood this eavning</