Hiram E. Leonard Diary, August 5 - 11, 1874

“5th Wednesday  light shower  I did my choars was round home all day closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out.

“6th Thursday  A fine pleasant day  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick etc  My old cow went to the bull this afternoon.

“7th Friday  fine dry & pretty hot weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up about 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with rheumatism  Mrs Laura Lewis came here about 7 while we were eating breckfust & stayed till after 2 oclock.

“8th Saturday  A fine pleasant dry hot day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out  Hurbot  Hollister broak into Greens Store & stole some things.

“9th Sunday  A fine dry hot day  I did my choars was round home the most of the day went to farm a little before noon & went to bed about 9 sick  over 90 degrees above zero  Frank Wellman was at Winfield & German says he got a paper from a stranger & red it & appeared to feel disturbed by something & rested but little after that, but seemed uneasy.

“10th Monday  A fine hot day & verry dry  I did my choars was round home all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered  Frank Wellman came in the stage from Winfield & stopped at my paster well & said he would pump some water sent me a line to bring up his overcoat & some crackers when I came up to milk, I tryed to get him down to my store or to Kenyons but could not,  I went up again in the evening about 8 ½ or 9 & carried him up some more things to eat & drink & to cover him up but he would not come down to the store.

“11th Tuesday  fine dry hot weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered  Frank Wellman came down from my house to the store about 4 ½ oclock & stayed till dark then he went to D Kenyons to stay over night & stayed till about 3 oclock tomorrow morning when he went up to my farm & I found him in my hovel asleep when I went to milk.”