Transcribed by Sheldon and Donna Crow
April 2, 1891 Thursday
Bright and lovely today quite cool this morning. Mr. Crow, Lewis, Mr.
Hale, Henry and the two Kimberland boys went up to the John Sharps out
hunting. I think they had 90 dogs or more from the looks of them, when they
started. I washed windows in my room this morning done considerable mending.
I have been lying down most of the time. had the sick headache. I dot a
letter from Nellie Rose tonight. Herbert and Jess here this afternoon.
Frank went to the station. Isadore finished her dress and fit it.
Friday April 3 1891
Isadore and Ida scrubbed the kitchen, and gave the house a through
sweeping. I took a bath, done some mending. Isadore and I went out to the
station after the mail. When we came back we stopped and talked to Brad
awhile. He is looking so well. He is going down to San Jose in a day or
two.
April 27, 1891
Cold this morning, but quite warm through the day. Mr. Crow left Modesto
at 9 0'clock last night got to Los Angeles at 2:25 o'clock today. Stayed at
the hotel until five. Got to Santa Anna at 6:15 . Elwood met us, all
seemed glad to see us. We met some queer people in traveling. There was
one woman on the train that was an incessant talker. She was from Globe in
Arizona. Strange to say I met her at J.A. Crows at Shaws Flat when his
children were small.
Friday April 17, 1891
Sprinkled a little thought the night cloudy and sprinkled today sill cloudy
tonight. Mr. Crow, Glenn, and Mr. Ingram out a coyote hunting. They lost
the dogs they haven/t gotten home yet. Frank working around. I bathed and
went to to Mary's to see Mrs. Mays they got back last night. Mr. Mays sick
today. i ate dinner at Mary's Isadore and Ida came up there this
afternoon. I came home got Mr. Crows some dinner. Burt Fentem here today.
May 20, 1892 Wednesday
A cool south wind in the afternoon quite blustery. They paper says that it
was stormy in Nevada. Mr. Crow took me out to Frank Bells. He went to
Dennis' and got old Jig shod and the buggy fixed, and then went to Charlie
Crows' from there he went home and worked with the apricots. Ida went to
take Isadore home. I go home Mr. and Mrs. Snedigar and two children here
for a visit. old Lady Medlin died today. Frank Bell is better Mrs. Will
Fink is sick.
May 21, 1891, Thursday
Mr. Crow thinning apricots on the trees. He and came out to Frank Bell's
after me last night. Mr. Snedigar tool me out there this morning. Frank is
a little better very weak not out of danger. I. R. Crow came up today. J.
A. Crow and wife at Franks this morning. Mr. Boggs and son her today after
Nancy. Ida got back from home today her and Mr. Snedigar out to Mr. Medlin
s' to see the sick folks and if they can be of service. Mr. John White of
the bank died two or three days ago.
Friday May 22, 1891
Cold last night pleasant today. Mr. Crow took me out to Franks Bell's
today and came after me tonight. He is pulling off apricots and poisoning
squirrels. I stayed at Franks until after dinner and then I went to Nellie
Stewart's. Frank Bell is a good deal better now. Charlie is better. But
Bell and her are both sick. Mr. and Mrs. Snedigar still here. Frank and
Ida went up to Newman today.
May, 25, 1891
Mr. crow hoeing and thinning the fruit. Frank went up to the ranch to take
the rake to the men hauling hay. Mary and Ida ironed.
June 2, 1891
Cold this morning but pleasant through the day. Cold again this evening.
Frank went up to the ranch. Mary and Ida ironed. I cut up a lot of fish
for the chickens, I washed my black dress in Spanish Bark, and Ida and I
went out to the washersoman, took her some clothes and got some. We went to
Bell Crows and stay until train time, and then to Mrs. Finks a little while
and then home. Lizzie and Crow they went fishing.
June 3, 1891
Warm today, considerable wind this afternoon. MR. Crow finished hoeing he
corn and potatoes in the bottoms. He and Frank cleaned the well out this
afternoon and he wrote to John Patchett. Frank was up to the ranch this
afternoon. he, Ida and Mary went down to the bottoms and got blackberries
enough to make two pies. Mary and Ida washed windows. I cleaned the
lattice work, and sealed and packed the meat in the cellar. Wrote to John
Patchett and Mr. Hoyt. I went down to the lower garden and irrigated the
yard. Been busy all day. There are loads of people in the bottoms ,
fishing and pic nicking.
June 4, 1891
Warm today, cooler this evening. Mr. Crow up to the ranch thinning fruit.
Ida and Mary went to Modesto. I washed the windows in my room cleaned the
floor, raked the yard, where I irrigated yesterday. Glenn Crow down this
evening. Herbert Rose talked of staying in the mines all summer.
June 5, 1891, Friday.
Warmer, considerable wind, mercury at 84.
Mr. Crow fixing up fences and jobbing. Frank at the upper ranch at work.
Johnnie came down and was moving out the ditch in the 80. I gathered a lot
of beans, and beets. Mary baked pie and bread. Ida took it up to Herbert
and stayed and helped get dinner for the men. Herbert is sick. I cleaned
out the tank, been sewing on Mr. Crows shirts. Mary made her three cook
aprons. Thane Ingram over.
June 6, l891 Saturday
Mercury at 81 warmer than usual. Mr. Crow went to Modesto, and got a step
ladder. He saw Herbert Rose. He got home from the mines is going back and
start a store. Frank and Johnnie making a garden in the bottoms. Mrs..
Ingram here this afternoon Ida and I went out to the station went to the
washer woman s.
June 7, Sunday
Considerable cooler, wind all day. Frank went to the ranch, and to the
station. Mr. Crow Crow around home all day. Mr. Roundtree here and spent
the day. Bennie quite sick all day coughed a good deal. Herbert and Ethel
down. Ethel and Glenn went a riding. Mary, Jimmy and thd their four
children here this afternoon and we had a chicken dinner , and old hen
roasted, whipped cream, cake, and the other good things. Mr. Crow putting
beans and corn to soak to plant tomorrow. Jimmie Crow says he is going up
to Trinity Co. Calif. with Mr. Crow this summer.
June 8, 1891
Cool all day, strong west wind. Mr. Crow Crow and Frank planting potatoes,
corn, lima beans in the bottom. Ida and Mary washed. i done the work,
mended several of Mr. Crows shirts. Ida mended and fixed the baby a dress
or two. The little apricots are getting ripe, we have been eating off the
trees for two or three days. Four hens came off today with chickens, they
stole their nests and hatched in the weeds. Brad, cash and Cora they they
are expected up tonight on the train.
June 9, 1891
Wind blew pretty hard all night and the most of the day. Mr. Crow planted
pumpkins and melons in the bottoms. This afternoon he and Frank rammed the
water pipes and cleaned them. Frank went down in the bottoms got enough
berries to make some pies. Frank went up to the ranch in the morning. I
was busy all day, sewing and cleaning outside. Ida and Mary ironed. Bennie
is better today, but cross. I got a letter from J. A. Patchett.
June 10, 1891
Considerable cloudy and sprinkled a little in the morning. Mr. Crow
thinning the plums. Frank up to the ranch fixing up the combine to go to
work. Mary and I went up to Hills Ferry to see Mr. Newson. I took satin
dress a piece that their grandma sent them. Herbert and Ethel down last
evening.
June 11. 1981
Brad Crow down this afternoon. He looks quite badly. I finished Mr.
Crows
four shirts. We had company this afternoon. Thane Ingram, and Inez Eastin.
June 12, 1891
We had our first ripe peach today. Cold and cloudy the first part of the
day. this afternoon clear and some wind. Mr. Crow and Frank irrigated the
little aflafa field this afternoon. The combine at work out in the barley
field. Ida, Mary and I went out in the wield where the men are cutting
grain and went a couple of rounds to see the machine work. Tom, is working
on the machine. I worked some buttonholes on a couple of shirts for Mr.
Crow. J. B. Crow and John Stewart here today, says that Nellie is better
and has come home.
June 13, 1891
Cool and pleasant today mercury at 73. Mr. Crow jobbing around. The men
finished cutting the barley in the little field. Frank went out to the
station. I had a spell of the sick headache today. Ida and Mary cleaned as
usual and Saturday Mr. Crow got a letter Mr. Black and one from Herbert
Rose. Mr. Black,is to meet him at Red Bluffs the 29th of next month to go
hunting up in Trinity Co. Herbert leaves tomorrow for the mines as agreed.
June 14. 1891 Sunday
Pleasant today mercury at 75. Mr. Crow and Frank tending to the irrigating.
The water came down in the night. We have had lots of company here today.
Brad here for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Ingram here.
June 17, 1891
This afternoon Mr. Crow and I went down to the river to a picnic and
fishing party. Jimmy, Mary and children, Brad, Glenn, Mrs. Riggs, Clara,
Lucy, Lloyd, Cora, Sally, Ada, Arthur and John Crow had a pleasant party.
they came by and ate apricots.
June 18, 1891
Considerable wind, cool and pleasant. Mr. Crow went up to the ranch today
to thins fruit. He took dinner with Mary Crow. Frank working, cleaning up
the granary. Johnnie finished the barley out of the 80 and he took a load
of ground barley out to the combine. Ida fixing Bennies clothes. I cut Mr.
Crow out two pairs of drawers, and made one pair and mended him a shirt. I
went over and spent the afternoon with Thane. Frank got his leg hurt. A
horse ran on it.
June 20, 1891
Today very pleasant. Mr. Crow up at the ranch he finished thinning the
fruit. Frank was fixing the fence to turn the hogs into the barley field
this afternoon. Him and Ida, Mary and I went to the station. I got my
clothes from the washerwoman, and stopped at Mrs. Miriams's and got my black
dress she had dyed for me. I saw Nellie she is looking pretty well. I went
to see Frank Bell she has improved very much. I got a letter from Mrs.
Hoyt.
June 24, 1891
Warm today and calm until evening the wind blew then. Mr. Crow around all
day until evening. Then he went to see Cash Crow. Frank mended sacks and
cleaned up the granary. Ed Crow will be here tomorrow to crush barley. I
helped trim, mend socks and cleaned up. Frank is making a box to sulfur
fruit in before drying. Mary went to Modesto today. Nellie and John
Stewart here and ate strawberries and cream with us. Frank and Ida went out
to where they are at work.
June 25, 1891
Pleasant today considerable wind this afternoon. M. Crow and Frank sprayed
a lot of hogs and have been tending the barley crusher. Ed Crows men have
been here today and crushed 300 sacks of barley for Frank. I wrote to my
cousin Elwood. I gave the yard a good irrigating. I went up this morning
to bee campers off for Yosemite Valley. There are 14 of them. Myra was the
first I had seen Myra since she returned from Europe.
Friday June 26, 1891
Warmer today mercury at 88. Mr. Crow has been working on the fence, and
propping the apricot trees to keep them from breaking down. Frank been
fixing a box to make the dried fruit in. Gathered a few apricots and put
them out to dry. Ida made her a couple of aprons. I have been busy most of
the day. charging around. Brad and Judith came down last evening and stayed
awhile. Judith came from San Jose yesterday. Mrs. Ingram over awhile.
Herbert says the header won't get done till tomorrow.
Sat. June 27, 1891
Warmer today Mercury at 92. MR. Crow went out to the hills to see about
the grain. He ate dinner at Frank Snyders. He went to see Fentems. He
got
all the grain on Mr. Crows quarters 155 per. Frank went out to the machine
and the ranch and came home gathered apricots. We sulfured them and put
them out to dry. I turned and shook out 300 hundred sacks. Been tending
the irrigating and helping about.
Sunday June 28, 1891
Warmest day of the season mercury at 96. Mr. Crow and I around all day.
Frank and Ida went out to the combine to take some fruit. Will and Thane
Ingram here and spent the day. Herbert down awhile for dinner. John Crow
here, so were two of the machine men after water. It has been to warm. We
have been staying around. Had a hen come off with 8 chicken. Went to see
Judith,.
June 30, 1891
The hottest day mercury at 102 and1/2 yesterday the hottest day that was
ever known in San Francisco. Mr. crow fixing the fence in the bottom and
around the house the balance of the day. Frank went to Modesto came home
tonight, said that Charlie Crow died last night in St. Helena. Ida and I
went out to Frank Bell's to hear about it.
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