Hiram E. Leonard Diary, August 21 - 27, 1873
“21st Thursday verry hot dry weather I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ sick thurmometer all the week has been from 95 to 100 degrees above zero in middle of day finished making soap & carried home kettle tomorrow.
“22nd Friday fine hot dry weather I did my choars choared round some in office closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out Picknick in Jones Grove I went over river to see a light in Mrs Jens house.
“23rd Saturday fine hot dry weather I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out Joseph Coakly & Ellen Dady were married this forenoon about 10 oclock at the Catholic Church & then went to Wm Herrens and had a fine time the rest of the day & about all night Jerry Dad & folks & all the Connells went to Herrens.
“24th Sunday A fine hot dry day I did my choars went up to my place toar down one howel came down & washed me about noon & changed my clothes wrote some etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick my folks went to both meetings R B Pollards came along with the Sherriff about 10 agoing to Naperville to see his wife who is but just alive, has to be helped off the bed R B Pollard called & see me as he went back to Geveva.
“25th Monday rather a fine day began to rain about 4 & was rather a wet night I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick My stub horn cow went to the bull today.
“26th Tuesday rather a wet lowerey forenoon & a pretty fine afternoon & evening I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ My red cheeked cow went to the bull today in morning.
“27th Wednesday fine hot weather & dry I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with fatigue & trouble Emma Stone mooved to Naperville & Caroline went down with her they had T Jones horse & waggon Caroline got back about 3 ½ oclock.”