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[Header:] Wheatland [?] Mo. Oct. 26. 1908
R. F. D. No. 1
Fannie V. Mitchell
[Right column header, faint:] […] for […] of these […] owners names [?]
expense for Oct 1908
for land ………… 50.00 [?]
for harness ……… 30.00
[for] corn ………. 90.60 [?]
got from John R a
cow, chickens and […] … 140.00
for hack ………… 95.00 [?]
and other expenses .. 27.60 [?]
After we got home Dave [?] sent
us ……………… $50.00
Dec 29, 1908 received . 20.00
-09 May Rec. from Dave $100.00
[struck out:] Oct. borrowed from Harrison […]
April 1910
Nelson sent (Five dollars) 5.00
to pay dues and we had paid
out $1.40 which left .. 3.60
Dec 1910
John R sent ……… 5.00
for freight on apples . 1.75
[faint:] Paid [?] May 19 — 1914 […]
March 19, 1915
Sold Harrison the dishes [?] […] $9.00 [?]
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John R’s dues for 1909
Jan. ………………… .25
Jan 25 1909 sent $13.00 to pay taxes 13.00 [?]
Taxes ……………… 2.07 [?]
Feb. dues ……………. .25
March — .25
April No assessment
May …………………. .25
June ………………… 1.15 [?]
July ………………… .25 [?]
Aug. ………………… .25
Sept. ……………….. .25
Oct. no assessment
Nov. ………………… .25
Dec. ………………… 1.15
Jan. 1910 ……………. .25
Feb no assessment
March ……………….. .65
April ……………….. .40
May …………………. .40
June ………………… 1.00
July ………………… .25
Aug. No assessment
Sept. ……………….. .40
Oct. ………………… .25
Nov …………………. .25 [?]
Dec. ………………… 1.00
Jan 1911 no assessment
Feb. ………………… .25
Mar. ………………… .20 [?]
Apr 1st Due to John R. … […]
[Edge of facing page visible at right: fragments “Rec[eived]”, “July”, “Harris[on]”, “Took him”, “Dec”, “Taxes”, “1910 bought”, “Sold”, “Dues”, “Paid”, “1910” — not transcribable here]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 3
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May 1909
Received of John R. …….. 1.50
July ………………….. 1.00 [?]
Harrison sent Aug 19. …… 2.00 [?]
” ” Oct 11. ……… $50.00
we borrowed it to buy corn.
Took in $12.95 for John R and sent him $10.00 of it which left 2.95 to pay dues.
Dec 7. Sent to the Mutual Insurance
Co. 67¢ and the order and all $.72¢ [?]
Taxes Nov. 6. ………….. $2.82 [?]
Dec. the 17 rec. 5.00
from Pa and Harrison.
1910 bought picture and frame. 5.00
Sold the geese brought ….. 10.48 [?]
Dues for Dec.-09 ……….. 5.80 [?]
” — Jan. -10 ……….. 1.60
Jan 1910 rec. from Pa & Harrison 10.00
— — Farmers Mutual Insurance 1.08
postage and dues.
Paid […] dues. Shingles. … .85
cash ……… .45
Harrison sent March …….. 15.00
five to pay dues
ten to Maurie [?] and Ma.
1910 John R. sent for dues … 1.00
[crossed out:] 1911 Aug. John R sent to pay dues. 5.00
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Oct. 1. 1911
Dues for John R. Mitchell.
due to John R ………… 2.58 [?]
Oct ………………….. .40
Nov. …………………. .65
Dec. …………………. 1.00 [?]
Jan ………………….. .25
Feb. …………………. .25
March John R sent $1.00 to pay dues.
March ………………… .25
April ………………… .50
May ………………….. .25 [?]
June …………………. .85 [?]
July …………………. .75 [?]
Aug ………………….. .25 [?]
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[Whole entry crossed out with a large X and the word “Paid” written across it]
Oct. 1. 1911
Dues for Nelson J. [?] Mitchell
due Nelson …………… 8.65 [?]
Oct. …………………. .40
Nov. …………………. .65
Dec. …………………. 1.00
Jan. …………………. .25
Feb. …………………. .25
March ………………… .25
April ………………… .50
May ………………….. .85 [?]
June …………………. .85 [?]
July …………………. .85 [?]
Aug ………………….. .25 [?]
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[Dues list crossed out with a large X]
Oct. 1. 1911
Dues for Harrison Mitchell …… […]
due Harrison …………….. 1.9[.] [?]
[faint:] Tax […] […]
Oct. …………………….. .40 [?]
Nov ……………………… .65
Dec. 15. Harrison sent $25.24 for to pay for
wintering his horses, and an […] for dues 1.00
Dec. …………………….. .25
Jan. …………………….. .25
Feb. …………………….. .25 [?]
March ……………………. .25
April ……………………. .50
May ……………………… .25
June …………………….. .85 [?]
July …………………….. .75 [?]
[faint:] Quit [?] Aug 1912
Knitted Arrowhead Lace.
Cast on 32 stitches. Knit across.
Knit 2, (purl 2, over, knit 3, narrow
at back, narrow, knit 3, over) twice,
purl 2, knit 2, over twice, knit 2.
Knit 3, purl 1, knit 4, purl 10, knit 2,
purl 10, knit 4.
Knit 2 (purl 2, knit 1, over, knit 2,
narrow at back, narrow, knit 2, over,
knit 1) twice, purl 2, knit 6.
Knit 8, purl 10, knit 2, purl 10, knit […]
Knit 2, (purl 2, knit 2, over, knit 1,
narrow at back, narrow, knit 1, over,
knit 2) twice, purl 2, knit 2, over twice,
narrow, over twice, knit 2.
Knit 3, purl 1, knit 2, p 1, k 4 [?], p 10, k 2,
purl 10, knit 4.
K 2 (P 2, K 3, O, N at back, N, O, K 3) […]
Bind off 5, K 5, P 10, K 2, P 10, K 4 [?]
[Facing page edge visible: “Feb 19[..]”, “to buy”, “March”, “to buy”, “Harrison”, “to pay”, “Aug”, “Aug”, “Sept”, “E. H. […]” — not transcribable here]
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Feb. 1912. Maurie [?] sent …….. $10.
to buy medicine with.
March 1912. Harrison sent ……… $5.
to buy medicine with
Harrison sent ten dollars ……… $10
to pay for mule. 1912, and $[..] for dues [?]
Aug 1912 for dentist [?] ………. 1.50
Maurie [?] sent P. O. order
for John R. ………………….. 2.00
In bank at Wheatland
Aug 10 1912 ………………….. $56.65
Sept. 9. — 12 ………………… 200.75 [?]
Put notes in bank …………….. $46.50 [?]
Sept 23. 1912
E. H. Lacy [?]: put in bank at Wheatland Mo.
April 26. 1913 [?] ……….. 7.50
March 10. — ……………… 43.50
expenses on trip from Mo. to
Mont. was $117.97.
[Remaining lines very faint pencil:]
what we owe Maurie [?] […]
may be able to pay […]
a […] (expressed [?]) […] $[..]
lumber for […] […]
[…]
for […] teeth [?] […]
[…]
[…]
this […] […]
[…]
[…]
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[Very faint pencil knitting pattern; row numbers in the left margin (1st, 2nd, 3rd …). Only the abbreviations can be partly read.]
Daisy [?] Lace [?] […]
Cast on 20 [?] stitches […]
1st row Sl. 1, K 2, O, N, O, N, K 9, O, K 2 […]
2nd Sl 1, K […]
3rd Sl 1, […] K 10, O, K 6 [?]
4th Sl 1, […]
5th Sl 1, K 2, O, N, O, N, K […] O, 2, N, K 2 [?]
1, 2, O, 2, K 2 [?]
6th Sl 1, K 2, P 1, K […]
7th Sl 1, K 2, O, N, O, N, K 2, N, K 2 […]
N, K 2, O, K 6 [?]
8th Sl and bind off […] […]
[…]
9th … 18th [?] [rows continue in the same Sl 1, K 2, O, N, O, N … form; too faint to read reliably]
Sl and bind [?] off […]
[Facing page edge shows fragments “Wh[en]”, “Nelson”, “to M[…]”, “we …”, “Fine”, “Can…”, “Lo…”, “at”, “Tue…”, “befo[re]” — see neighbouring page]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 9
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Our travels.
Wheatland Mo. Oct. 1, 1912.
Nelson Joshua [?] Mitchell & wife started
to Northport Nebr., in the wagon.
We had four head of horses one little mule,
two, two year old colts we lead behind the
wagon, the mule we lead by the mare.
First day (Tues) Oct. 1.
Got along all right
Camped at night on brush [?] Creek.
Wed. Oct. 2.
Passed through Osceola
Lowery [?] City, and Deepwater, camped
at Deepwater Creek, it rained a little
tonight.
Thurs [?] Oct. 3. Auto passed us this morning
before we left camp the first the
horses had seen but they wasn’t any
close to it. Passed through Clinton.
Meet two autos this afternoon the
horses don’t care much for them
a train also passed us today the
horses thought sure something was
going to get them, as they was not
use to the train. We found some
Papaws today: we camped in a yard
the folks was from Mo.,
Fri Oct 4.
Got along all right passed
through Garden City and camped,
Sat. Oct. 5
Passed through Harrisonville
plenty of autos, thicker than wagons.
Sun. Oct. 6.
Passed through Belton got off
the road was going toward K.C. was
in 22 [?] miles of it, that is the reason
[autos?] is so thick we had [to?] […] road […]
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Passed through the Skinner [?]
ranch. Meet a auto and in trying
to pass us it got in a hole but it
backed out all right,
Mon. Oct. 7.
Passed through Olathe Kans.,
before noon camped at night at a
schoolhouse some girls brought us
some apples & peaches, the first
peaches we had seen this season.
Tue. Oct. 8.
Rained some this morning and
continued to rain most all day
but not so hard but that we traveled
passed through Lawrence in the
afternoon then drove about 6 miles
and camped by a spring in a
lane, a man by the name of Milton [?]
wanted to buy our mule we was
offered $55.00 but did not sell.
Wed., Oct. 9.
Left camp about 7 o’clock.
Jerry (our young horse) was sick
this morning and at noon he
would not eat his oats so we
staid in camp about two hours
and let him eat grass drove
through Topeka and camped by
a nursery not far from the city
Jerry was better and would eat.
Thur. Oct. 10.
Left camp early drove but
a little ways and sold our mule [?]
for $60.00 afternoon it rained
a hard shower on us at night
we camped on a hill where there
was no water but it rained [so?]
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much that we caught plenty by setting
things under the tent. it rained and
stormed all night.
Fri. Oct. 11.
Left camp about 9 this morning
as it had rained all night and the road
was muddy we didn’t travel far
today camped about four on a
little creek about 2 miles west of
Belvue [?]. The wind blew cold from N.
we found an old wash boiler and
built a fire in it that was our
tin heater the wind could not blow
our fire
Sat. Oct. 12.
Crossed the river twice today
drove into Manhattan about noon.
Stayed in a wagon yard costed 80¢
for our horses hay we spent 20¢ [?]
to go to a moving picture show.
Sun Oct 13.
Left Manhattan 7 o’clock. Ennis [?]
was lame and stiff this morning
she seemed better this afternoon
Jerry was so tender footed he
could scarcely travel. We camped
about four o’clock and sunned some
of the things we had in the wagon
as they had got damp from the
recent rains we camped close
to Riley. Riley Co. Kan.
Mon. Oct. 14.
Drove into Riley this morning
and had Jerry shod, meet some
travelers today going to Mo. bought
an oil stove today as it was getting [cold?]
[…] saw a jackrabbit today [?]
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[Journal page 3 (Oct 14-15) is not among the images received.]
Camped at a little creek in a lane
three miles of Clay Center.
Tue. Oct. 15.
Clay Center is a large town we
watered our horses where they had
an orchard and they gave us apples [?]
Stopped for noon in two miles of
Morganville. got some hay of a
man he would not take anything
for it, and gave us all the water-
melons we wanted and cabbage
too but we did not want any cabbage
the melons was fine. Meet engine [?]
in the road this eve but got passed
right. Camped in 3 miles of Clifton.
Wednes. Oct. 16 [?]
Started at 7 this morning
passed through Clifton about 8 and
through Clyde then eat dinner.
Passed through Hollis and camped
for the night.
Thu. Oct. 17.
Left camp early missed Concordia [?]
did not cross the river. Seen a prairie
dog town this morning. Went through
Norway and Scandia then drove about
a half a mile and camped.
Fri Oct 18 [?].
Passed through Republic City
and across the Kans. line at Hardy [?]
in Nebr. seen a sick horse this after-
noon, camped at a schoolhouse.
wind blew from the north cold.
Sat. Oct. 19.
There was a white frost this
morning there was ice on the
water the wind is blowing […]
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from the South cool and hard
passed Superior & Bostwick we was
off the road and turned back about 1/2 mile
but the road we was on would have
been all right, stoped in time tonight
to make potato soup we was close to
an orchard where they were making
cider and we got some we was in
a 1/2 miles of Guide Rock.
Sun. Oct. 20.
Stayed in camp untill noon
passed Guide Rock, Lester [?] & Red Cloud
camped late because we could not
find a good place but found a place
on a little branch close to a culvert that
was very good.
Mon. Oct. 21.
Passed Inavale, crossed the river
at Riverton before noon where we
crossed the river there was a R.R. bridge
over it. Crossed back at Franklin drove
through Franklin late bought hay there
and they told us that we could find a
good camping place at the fairground
west of town so we drove there and
had a nice place. The wind blowed
all last night and all day today
untill this evening then it cleared off
and was cold.
Tues. Oct. 22.
The sun shone all day today
and the wind did not blow much.
Passed Bloomington, Naponee &
Republican City today. West of
Naponee was where a big mud hole
was when we passed here a few
year ago. Camped for noon at a […]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 15 (journal page 6)
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big spring [struck: at noon] it was a nice
camping place and it looked like
there was lots of camping done
there, we camped at night close
to a schoolhouse where we found
halter the other time we passed
through here.
Wed., Oct. 23.
Started about 8. Passed Alma,
Orleans [?] & Stamford [?] Camped in a
mile of Oxford at a house they
let us put our horses in the barn
and cook in the house. The wind
blew hard from the South with dust
so thick we could scarcely see.
Thurs. Oct. 24.
The folks name was Eddy
where we staid last night the lady
gave me a bucket and filled it full
of milk this morning. The wind
blew from the N.E. today but not
so hard as it blew yesterday.
We started at eight went through
Oxford, Edison & Arapahoe and on
to Holbrook and camped in the
edge of town this town is
small. We got hay from a man
by the name of Tucker [struck: who] came
from Hickory Co. Mo.
Fri. Oct. 25.
Left camp early. It was cold
and frosty and we walked for a
while to keep warm. We drove to
Indianola and camped at the bridge
about two miles from town it was
a good camping place plenty of water
and room we could hear the […]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 16 (journal page 7)
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Birthday verse.
May your Birthday’s store of pleasure
Be of overflowing measure
And a life of cloudless weather
Bring good luck and you together
Sat Oct. 26
We drove a while this morning and
came to the forks of the road and was
stoped, wondering which way to go
when a wagon came along and the
man said he was going to McCook
and we could follow him, and so
we eat dinner at McCook, then
drove almost to Culbertson and
camped at a grove. a wagon
passed and a little boy got out
and gave me three large onions
they were fine ones, they had a
large field of them and was
pulling them. three men
came to our camp and talked
till bed time.
Sun. Oct. 27.
Passed Culbertson early this
morning eat dinner at the
bridge between there and Beverly.
Passed Beverly seen none we knew
the town has built some since
we last seen it. Camped at a
grove where the ditch crosses
the road close to a house and
[inserted above line: between Beverly & Palisade]
when we seen the folks we found
out that we knew them Mr and Mrs.
Dennie [?] Graves they gave us hay & corn [?]
we went to the house and talked a while [?]
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Mon 28 Oct.
Got to Hamlet at noon took
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Buffing [?]
went to Jake Hahn [?] and staid all night
Tues. Oct. 29.
Spent today and night
at Mr. & Mrs. Rutherford
Wed., Oct. 30.
Spent the day and night
at Fay’s (and wife) […] […]
before we went to bed.
Thu. Oct. 31.
The ground was white this
morning. helped Fay kill a hog
Fri. Nov. 1.
Cut up hog, Fay had a sick
headache, we rendered lard made
sausage, had a water mellon.
Sat. Nov 2
Intended to start home [?]
but Sylva [?] was lame. [struck: Stayed] […]
at Fay’s all day hauled a load
of posts for Fay
Sun. Nov. 3
Colt still lame stayed at
Fay’s all day went to Mr. R[utherford’s]
at night.
Mon. Nov 4
Started from Mr. Rutherford’s after [?]
up drove a mile and half west of Imperial [?]
and camped for the night Sylva traveled
very well.
Tues. Nov 5
Started early passed through […]
and drove out on the prairie and
camped had plenty of room but […]
horses loose a while wind […]
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the N.W. but went down at sun set
Sylva was tired and laid down as soon
we stoped.
Wed 6 Nov.
Passed Venango and angled
toward Julesburg N.W. course
drove through a pasture and camped it
was late. Sylva lays down lots
but we think she is better.
Thurs. Nov. 7.
Drove through Julesburg and
got to Dave’s at noon, they had
dinner just ready, and it tasted
good. Sister Luly [?] was with them
but she was almost sick.
Nov 19, Tues.
Still at Dave’s will stay untill
Dave and family visits with her
folks near Hamlet Nebr.,
They started this morning in the
wagon they will be gone about
three weeks. Luly [?] and I put up
a quilt.
Nov 20 Wed.
Luly [?] & I washed and scrubed [?] &
quilted a little.
Thur. Nov. 21.
Pa, Luly [?] & myself went and
gathered a load of corn. I ironed
in the afternoon Luly [?] quilted.
Fri & Sat. Nov. 22 & 23.
Quilted all day
Thurs. Nov. 28. Thanksgiving
There was Pa, Luly [?], Paul & myself
and two neighbors boys. we had
two ducks cooked and punkin pies
and a good dinner in general.
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Sat Nov 30.
Got the quilt out Pa and Paul
went to town.
Dec 1 Sun.
It is blowing and snowing this morning
Sun Dec 8
Paul went today and got
him a job for the winter. We
cooked for Luly [?] was going home
tomorrow if it is a pretty day.
Mon Dec 9.
Pa took Luly [?] to the R.R. at
Julesburg.
Wed Dec 11.
Dave & family got home in the
afternoon
went to Bridgeport in time for
Xmas.
Feb. 16. went down to Dave’s
March 14. had a bad blizzard the
drifts was so bad we did not get to
go to Bridgeport on the 16
but went later
Staid at the boys all the rest of
the winter
May 21 — 1913
Left Nelson’s drove to John R’s staid
all night next day May 22 left
John R’s about 5 o’clock the evening
went to Dave’s staid all night
May 23
Nelson came this morning
to travel with us, we left Dave’s
early, drove to Mr. T. Harris’s [?] for
dinner then went on had plenty
of mosquitoes and sand hills
camped in sand hills
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Sat. 24.
Passed through Alliance at
noon we had sand hills untill
we got to Alliance we drove about
14 miles and camped for the night
Sun. May 25 –
Passed through Hemingford
before noon, camped at night
on the Niobrara river camped early
and tried to fish but did not have
much luck. Got through Box
Butte Co. today could see pine trees.
Mon. 26.
Pine Ridge was our next
town, we had plenty hills
we were 5000 ft above sea level
Passed Crawford it was 4000 ft above
sea level, eat dinner under a large
pine tree crossed White river.
Tues. May 27.
Got in the bad land it was a
desert looking place, we traveled
untill 1 o’clock before we found
water for the horses then it was
just a mud hole. After noon
we found better country good
pasture and some farming
we found a little mud.
Wedn. 28.
Passed through Ardmore
early got along all right drove
with in 5 miles of Edgemont
crossed Hat river.
Thurs 29.
Got to Edgemont this morning
here we got some mail from the
children. Crossed the Cheyenne River
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[Journal pages 12-15 are not among the images received. This appears to be a later trip over the same route; the entry says they nooned at the same spring “2 years before on the same day”, so possibly 1915 [?] — year not written on this page.] and the wagon bows were to high
so we took them down passed […] and camped soon.
Fri, May 28.
Had a good camp started early
traveled a dim road untill after noon
passed a station called Osage and the
river Osage. Camped early. Autos
passed us, the cattle were real tame [?].
Sat. May 29
Passed New Castle bot a box of
apples drove out and camped for
noon water scarce, found plenty
at night.
Sun. May 30.
Passed Clifton and Dakoming [?] nooned
in a pasture on fine grass
it was cloudy all day rained a little
along so after dinner we drove about
1/2 mile camped untill Monday M[orning]
by a soft water spring where we
had nooned 2 years before on the
same day
Mon. May 31.
Passed Dewey, Argentine [?], nooned
near the Cheyenne River passed
Marietta [?] camped in sight of
Edgemont, rained
Tues. June 1.
Crossed the Cheyenne River passed
Edgemont bot a sack of corn chop [?]
got on the wrong road but got back
with out much loss of time
it rained for noon, had excellent road
this afternoon all but they were slick [?]
we followed the [R.R.?] road from Edgemont
and camped late […]
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Wed. June 2
Still following the R.R. and having
plenty of mud we pulled
camp late as it was raining
drove about three miles through a
gumbo flat to a little station and
camped for noon this afternoon the
roads was some better but still
gumbo, we found the little streams
all booming but they were bridged
we crossed the Hat river on a
bridge then we had to go into it to
get under the R.R. some men
came and helped us under the
R.R. it was high and still raising
we camped soon it was not far
to Ardmore the river raised untill
it was over the bridge some
crossed on the R.R. bridge
we went to see it after we camped.
it was as high as it ever gets.
Thurs. June 3.
Passed through Ardmore early
it was just a mud hole.
the rains had washed out the bridges
so we had to follow a auto’s
track on a by road
an auto was stuck in a mud
hole where a culvert was washed
out we had a bad pull here
the by road was not muddy
soon after noon we passed Orella
camped on Black Root grass
the horses has had a hard
day but the grass is good.
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Fri June 4
it rained a heavy rain
last night so we had plenty of
mud and water, had heavy
pulling untill we were in about
2 1/2 miles of Crawford then the road
got more sandy we drove thro
Crawford camped close as we were
watching for Ernest as a letter [said?]
rained more this evening
Sat. June 5.
Pulled camp late as we waited
for the postoffice to open but
Ernest did not come nor a letter
either. Passed Rapp [?] […] (Ernest [?] meet)
eating dinner at the foot of
Break Neck hill [inserted: wanted [?] for Mont.] we eat dinner
on the hill. Passed Belmont and
the horse shoe bend this afternoon
had real good roads camped
in a lane on good black root grass
Sun. June 6.
Passed thro’ Marsland and nooned [?]
came to table land, had
excellent roads only a little mud
we camped about 5 o’clock
Shamrock had a fold [colt?] in a few
minutes after we camped, we called
it Flora, it rained all last night
and snowed some this morning
and rained on us some today.
Mond. June 7.
Left camp about 8 o’clock nooned
just before we got to Hemingford
after noon we found real good roads
only a little water drove about 7 miles [?]
camped. Frost this morning
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 24 (journal page 19)
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Tues. June 8.
Passed thro’ Berea, and Yale [?], eat
dinner about five miles from Alliance
in the after noon we drove to
Alliance and camped
John R & Ernest got to our camp
about dark came with 4 horses
Wed. June 9.
Left Alliance early got thro’
the sand hills and to John R’s
before dark and we was sure
thankful to get in shelter it
rained on us some today
found the children all doing well
Aug. 25. 1915
Maurie [?] got married today at
John R’s there was 30 people present
children and all. The bridle party
left soon after dinner
So that is the last of my children
all married, so we feel real lonely.
Aug. 26.
I have been by myself all but
Audra and Inez [?] I was real lonesome
but I tried to keep busy, and it
is some company to write but
we hope she is happy.
Sun. Aug 29 [?]
Myhes [?] & Maurie [?] came today
after her clothes & bedding
we was at our place fixing the
house
Mon. 30
Mr & Mrs. Hobbs [?] left early this
morning they seemed to be real
happy but it is so lonely without
them but everything for the best.
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 25 (journal page 20)
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Oct. 9 – 1915 [?]
Staid at home on [our?]
Ranch [?] last night and
today John R’s family &
the teacher & Dave’s family
there was 14 in all. We had
a good dinner and a good
time went home early because
the wind blew so hard
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 26 (journal page 21)
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Bridgeport, Nebr.
November 1919
Harrison and family came to
visit us, staid untill Dec. 21
started on the night train for Chicago [?]
Harrison got work, and on the 19
of Jan. 1920 he took sick went to the
hospital. On Jan 1, 1920 Dave
went to K.C. to be Dr. [?]
Jan 30 1920 A letter from Ola [?] Harrison
is able to set up now that
is good news, hope he still improves
as I don’t see how his family
can spare him.
Feb 7 1920
Dave got home from K.C.
we sent $100. for Harrison’s [?]
to come home on […]
[…] all right.
March 16 Harrison & family started
for Mont. to home [?]
” 14 wind storm
” 18 wind blowed hard all day
May 24 N. & I intend to start to see
Maurie’s [?] & family […]
25 Started on the morning train
staid all night at Chadron [?]
26 Staid all […] Rapid City [?]
27 got to [Interior?] Myers [?] was
there to meet us
we staid […] 18 […]
June […] went to Interior [?] […]
all day staid all night […]
[…]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 27 (journal page 22)
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June 19 got to Rapid City took a
freight to Cadoza [?] then took
a freight to Crawford then caught [?]
got a passenger for Bridgeport
June 20 got to Bridgeport at [10?] [o’clock]
night
Aug 8th 1920) I was 59 years old
John R & family, Dave & family
came & brought dinner & cream
so we had ice cream & cake.
Aug 13. Pa is helping Dave put up
a side room. I am all alone
Aug 28 Just got home from Dave’s
where I have been for two weeks
[…] will stay and help […]
the hay. Minnie [?] […]
gone to see his mother.
Sept 1920
Mrs E. B. Cummings [?]
My first roomer Paid $5.50 [?]
she was 56 years old was real
nice.
Oct 29 just got home from
Nelson’s [?] where we have
been for two weeks. We
picked up potatoes and
mowed hay, and had
a fine visit & got some
Buffaloes [buffalo] berries.
Nov 25 Thanksgiving John R and
family, Nelson & family,
Dave & family and 4 [?]
outsiders 28 in all
March 7 1921
went to Dave’s a baby girl
arrived at his home [?]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 28 (journal page 23)
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May 7 – 1921
Got a telegram from
El Reno, Okla. that Sister Matt
was very low not expected
to live. got ready and
started that night (Saturday)
got to El Reno Monday noon.
found Matt better; Sister
Anna got on the train at
Wichita and she knew us.
Staid at El Reno untill
May the 28th then we
went to visit Sister [Bettie’s?]
folks staid there untill
June the 2nd
got home June 4th about
4 in the morning.
June 26th 1921
John R let us have his
team [?] and we went out
to Dave’s staid […]
Dave gave me a […]
it weighes […] lbs 5 oz [?]
weighed it June […]
July 1921 Charley Tyler [?] […]
came here hunting […]
some stock, they went to
Gillette then came back […]
they would try to […]
Harrison’s later.
Jan 15, 1922
got a letter from Harrison
telling us that he was raised
wrong, but he also said that
we did not do all the raising
of him.
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 29 (journal page 24)
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April 15 1922
Nelson came after us and
we went home with him and
staid untill May 27, 1922 but [?]
on Fri. the 19 of May a 12 lb boy came
to stay with them.
Sept 29, 1922 – Fri.
Maurie [?] and babies came to
see us.
(1923)
[Oct?] 1 Maurie [?] & 3 children came
” 30 – went home.
[…] he received $10 […] [$1.75?]
1923 Harrison & family came
Nov 26 from Black [?] N. [Dak?]
1924 May 18 Took off 57 chicks
1924 May 22
Maurie [?] & family came from
Alliance […]
[…] & and I went to […]
staid 5 days […]
Nelson’s and staid […] the
4th of July, went to […]
grove for a picnic, all
of the children […]
home on the 5th and Pa [?]
went home with Nelson
Aug. 21 Maurie [?] & family left for
Kans. in the auto
to Louisville [?], Kans.
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 30 (journal page 25)
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Jan 30 1926
Ernest and wife got
a little girl to stay at
their home. She is
our Great Grand daughter
it sounds like we are getting
old.
Feb. 10 (1926)
Nelson had another spell
this makes him 4 but he
is not so bad this time as
he was last fall.
April
Nelson went to Scottsbluff to
be treated by a Co[?]
we & Dave let him have $85 [?]
it was Paid [?]
June 19
Nelson came to be treated […]
[…] Dr. but no good […]
June 24
he went home Harrison took him
and he had another [spell?]
July 15
Nelson has had 2 bad spells
and is so low and helpless
he is with us and Minnie [?] too
July 23
Nelson went home today but
he is still weak, he’s trying
Christian Science
Aug 12
Nelson had a light spell but
they started with him to
Mo. to see her Mother
went in a new car.
Aug 18
[…] from […]
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 31 (journal page 26)
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they got back
and Minnie [?] said he just stood
the trip fine but […] went
to see him and [said] he was
bad on the 6th of Sept. We
went to see him and he
was real bad could not walk
or talk then he took worse
Wed. the 8 of Sept and we went
down there and he didn’t
know anything and died at
one o’clock that night the 9th
and was buried at 5 that
evening.
Nov. 25 1926
All of the children were
here but Bessie and […] [the]
last one that has gone
before. 38 in all.
We had a good dinner
with a vacant chair.
March 1927
[Wilson’s?] widow got married
to Ollie [?] Brown.
He has been dead 6 months 17 days.
July 1928
Bought a car (old one) for $300.00 [?]
got a cover [amount illegible]
garage 10.[..]
Notes: Sept 8, 1926 was a Wednesday and Nov 25, 1926 was Thanksgiving, so the death is Thu Sept 9, 1926 (1 a.m.), burial same day. The 6 months 17 days fits a March 26, 1927 marriage.
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 32 (journal page 27)
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July 1928
Mr & Mrs. Neher [?] came to see us
July 25 got here about 2 o’clock in the
morning, then on Fri. we went to see
Harrison and family at Oshkosh
came back Sat.
John R and family, Dave and family,
Maurie [?] & family was here Sunday
we had pictures taken
July 30th they left for K.C.
from there they go home
[…] Okla.
Sept 9 – 1928
Mr & Mrs. Ira [?] Rutherford came
to see us. Staid two nights
went home the 10th Sept. 1928
July 20 1930
went to John R’s for ice cream
& dinner all his children were
at home they took some
pictures. There was 23 people
babys and all.
July 26 – 1930
got a check for $61.[..]
from the Bridgeport Bank
Aug 8th, 1930
John R and family and Maurie’s [?]
family was here brought their
baskets well filled so we had a
fine dinner. Ethel [?] got me a set
of dinner plates & Hazel got me a
handkerchief for my Birthday
I was 69 years [old] [?]
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June 1 – 1929
went to John R. for dinner
and help him fix the car,
load it then went back Sunday
and started for Harrison’s after
dinner staid all night at
Harrison’s then went on our
journey; June 3rd 1929
we got East of Grand Island made
quite a drive.
we went to K.C. John R stoped
and got him a suit of cloths
got to Wheatland Mo. June 5
seen lots of old friends
went to Ewald Smith’s for dinner
went to Mr. Laegs [?] and staid all
night and it rained so we staid
untill after dinner then we
went to Joe Youngs then went to
Harry [?] Myers and staid all night
John R came this morning and
we went to Pete Ryns [?] for
dinner, then [I?] went to see
Aunt Dosh [?] this morning a
little while she looks bad
her daughter-in-law was in bed
I don’t just know the trouble
went to Quincy and seen old
friends, Mrs. E. C. Myers and
2 daughters, went back to
Alec Meagos [?] staid all night –
went to Mrs Smith this morning
to see Paulena [?] & family
then went to Joe Youngs for
dinner as the children and
some of the neighbors was there
to see us so we had a good visit
This was our visit in Old Mo.
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we staid the last night with Harry
Glagebrooks [?] and John R staid at
Oliver Raplands [?]. we seen several
we knew as we came back through
Wheatland. then we started for Okla.
June 10 – 1929
We got to Mr. Neher’s about supper time
June 11. The 12 we went to see the
Masonic Home with Anna it
was a grand place we visited
with them untill noon the 13th
we went to Elk City [?] staid all
night with Jesse Roberts went
to see Elle [?] Hensley the next morning
eat dinner with Mr & Mrs. Hubbs
(or Isabell) then went in the country
and staid all night with
John Roberts and family.
we got to Rankin [?] about 4 o’clock
found the folks in town
16 the young folks went to a
big dinner as old folks staid
at home and visited Beatrice [?]
and I talked. The 17 we went to
Andrew’s [?] the 18 we went to Emmie’s [?]
the morning of the 19th we
started for Colo through the
Pan Handle of Texas almost through
N. M. then turned North to Colo
(Cortez, Colo.) in N. Mex. was barren
no grass just Indians and their
poor ponies some sheep & goats.
We got to Mr. Welches the evening
of the 21st we had mountains
to go over in Colo we had quite
a visit with Aunt Matt’s family
we did not like this country much.
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Frances & Nelson Mitchell Journal, Ancestry image Pg 35 (journal page 30)
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June 24 1929
We left Mr. Welches early
this morning went up a
mountain eat dinner on top
at a town called Silverton then
we went down, we got to Effie’s
in time for supper, the next day
I was sure tired slept some
Elliot [?] & Effie and the children went
to town but I didn’t want to
go, their town is Olathe Colo.
After dinner the 26th we started
for Nebr. went through the Nat’l
Park over a mountain through
the Grand Canion got home
the evening of the 28 – 29.
The best of going away is getting
home.
This is the visit made by
Mr. N. J. Mitchell & wife
Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Mitchell and
daughter, in the month of
June, 1929.
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Oct. 1930
about the 27, got done
putting in the water and
joining with the sewer
Mr. McGuilliams [?] done the work
it costed us $162.[..]
Christmas Dec. 25 – 1932
Ellis [?] & Audra gave us a sack of
flour (48 lb) and some cranberries.
Dave gave us some beef,
Maurie [?] gave us nuts & candy.
And before Christmas I got the
news that Sister Martha [Matt] was
dead, died very suddenly,
Dec. evening of the 17th 1932
Aug 8 1933
I was 72 years old
we had a big dinner
John R & family was here
Maurie [?] & family was here
Nov 30 – 1933
Thanksgiving Day,
John R & family children and
Grand children
Nelson’s oldest boy & [Clifford?]
was here
Dave & family
Maurie [?] & family
43 people counting all.
we had a good time and
a fine dinner.
and it was a nice day.
Aug 8 1934
I was 73 years
John R & family & Hobbs [?] & family
was here. Oh I don’t feel old [?]
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Aug 22 – 1934
Harrison & wife Esther & Nina [?]
got to John R’s today about 7 o’clock
evening,
came to see us 23rd and staid
all day and we sure had a time
Friday we went to Dave’s &
staid all day
Saturday Harrison & family
went back to Dave’s and the
girls rode horse back –
Sunday we meet at Ernest’s
and had a big dinner out
of doors there was 39 present.
Harrison’s came home Sunday
night washed Monday morning
started for Kans about 11 o’clock
5 day that was a very good
visit
[Newspaper clipping pasted in, dated in ink “Aug 26 1934”:]
Basket Dinner Party Enjoyed – On Sunday, the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Mitchell was the scene of a pleasant gathering of
relatives and friends in honor of B. H. Mitchell and family of
Haven, Kansas, who are visiting here. In addition to the social
part of the gathering, there was a big basket dinner at noon.
Those enjoying this pleasant reunion were Mr. and Mrs. N. J.
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mitchel, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hall,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ireland, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs.
D. [?] Mitchell, with their families, and a few other relatives
and friends.
Nov 1934 Thanksgiving
the children was here […]
dinner with well filled baskets
30 in all that eat dinner
Dec. 25, 1934.
went to Dave’s his children
was all home we sure had
a good dinner
12 grown people eat dinner
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Feb 24 1935
John R and family brought dinner and Maurie’s [?] family it was their father’s
79 birthday
1936
Aug 15 Sat. Harrison got here on
his bicycle, Sunday went to Dave’s
Monday stayed at home
Tuesday went to John R’s for dinner
Wednesday he started to [Laramie?] Wyo.
Feb 24 1937
John R & family, Ernest & family,
Dave & family
brought their dinner & we
had a good dinner […]
June 4th 1937
Hobbs folks moved to
River Side bought a […]
July 1937
Dave & wife & Daddy [?] &
went South to visit
Sister Beatrice.
we had a good time
Aug 19 1937
We had been married 60 years
we had a dinner at the
City Park with about 40 present.
9 children & Grand children & Great Grand children & neighbors & friends.
we was married Aug 19, 1877
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April 2nd 1939
Moved to River Side
close to the Hobbs family.
April 14th 1939 Harrison & family
came to see us. 4 in family.
Sunday 16th the children came &
brought dinner.
The 18th Harrison started home.
May had sand hauled to fill yard
May 5 had carpet laid on 2
rooms cost $23.50
May Ton of coal – $8.75 [?]
May 28th Big Rain
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July 3rd 1939.
N. J. Mitchell
Died July 3rd 1939
was Borne Feb. 24 1856
Was put away in the Rose Hill
Cemetary at Broadwater
the 6th of July 1939.
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