“18th Thursday  fine weather but muddy  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with trouble.

“19th Friday  fine weather with light flury of snow  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ and went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with trouble [in margin] R Willson died at Sherman Willsons near Taylorville Iowa at about 11 oclock at night.

“20th Saturday  A cloudy raw day, ground covered with snow  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out--.

“21st Sunday  snow fell several inches last night & the ground was covered with snow several inches, winterey weather  I did my choars went to the office & back choared round the house wrote some & went to office in the evening came home & went to bed at 9 nearly sick [in margin] R Willson was buried.

“22nd Monday  rather fine winter weather  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with Sister.

“23rd Tuesday  fine weather for Feb  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ & was about sick & worne out with trouble.

“24th Wednesday  fine weather for winter  I did my choars was at the office all day came home 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.”