Dec 1 – Worked in shop some and tinkered around. Went over and got Charleys ax and helve. Dec 2 – Nice day. Hung ax for Charley. Went over to Hannahs churned a while. Ethan went to Kalamazoo on noon train. Mercury 44 in Evening. Dec 3 – Mercury 46 in morning. Churned at home… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for December 1891

Nov 1 – At home all day. Pleasant some wind. Will Caywood got his squair in the Evening of the first day. Nov 2 – Fixed the cellar windows. Shiny day. Put some shingles on the buggy house. Cull commenced drilling Charley rye. Mercury 22 in the morning. This is Fathers[83] 100 and 7th Birth… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for November 1891

Oct 1 – Put the finger board on the old Fiddlein and strung it up. Ethan, Hannah and Lois working over to the Town House. Nice hot weather. Oct 2 – Moved Hannahs things over to the Town House. Ras brung down three bags taturze. Ras, Cull and Charley Scott[79] cutting C. D. Towns corn.… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for October 1891

Sep 1 – Left Shelby for Kalamazoo. Stayed to Nancys all night. Found Cora there. She went to Shelbyville on the 7 PM train. Sep 2 – At Nancys all day. Warm day. Sep 3 – Got home just at night. Sep 14 – Went up to Scots to day after medicin for Hannah and… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for September 1891

Aug 7 – Took Bag wheat to mill one bushel corn. Aug 8 – Went to mill took bag of wheat one bushel corn. Very hot and dry. Aug 9 – Had a little rain just at night. Aug 12 – Went to Kalamazoo with Nancy and Lela stayed all night. Aug 13 – Came… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for August 1891

Jul 4 – Hannah went to Kalamazoo to day. Jul 5 – Doctor Motram,[69] old Mrs Schroder[70] and Al Mot[71] wer all buried to day. Ethan went to Kalamazoo after Hannah. Jul 6 – George Addams died to day.[72] Jul 7 – The Binder went up to I. D. L. Schrams this afternoon. Jul 11… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for July 1891

Jun 3 – Lou went home on the one thirty five pm train. Paid Doc McBeth $2.00 two Dollars at the Depo at Galesburg. Jun 4 – Received two barrels potatoes from Shelbyville. A cold day for June. Jun 10 – Jim and Cory wer married to day.[66] Verry nice day. Dell, Lois, Ethan, Hannah… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for June 1891

No entries from April 12 to 25 and then sporadically until September 14 Apr 26 – G. A. Lockhart Died this morning.[61] Edwin Flanders and wife[62] called here in afternoon. Elva and Lizzie, Will Owens and Cllara Milham.[63] Apr 28 – Mr Lockhart buried to day. May 12 – Paid Beckwith and Wells Bills. May… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries of April 26 – May 27, 1891

Apr 1 – Rainy day not do much to day. Worked in shop some. Ethan work on patterns. Hannah home sick not go up to Sates to work. Apr 2 – Hannah up to Sates to day. Worked in shop some. I. D. L. Schram[56] here a while to day. Snowed some. Apr 3 –… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries of April 1-11, 1891

Mar 1 – Mercury 12 Blow zero. At home. Hannah and Nancy here. Lois and Ina[43] came over. Lizzie Brown came down in afternoon. Mar 2 – Mercury 15 Ab zero. Went over and got Lois. She came over to help Hannah tye some comforters. Mr Randal moving to day. Not very cold some snow.… Continue reading Luke Keith’s diary entries for March 1891