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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1907-December 31, 1909

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Saturday May 25 1907
It was much warmer today.  I worked butter and baked cookies in forenoon.  Mr Vaughn was up here to make a new cistern platform and do some other work.  I had everything ready and about eleven oclock  he and Will put Dear old [illegible] to sleep for the last time  I had everything ready for it.  I helped Will wrap her up in some of the carpet she had for a bed and Billy and Will buried her in the chicken yeard  I had a letter from Lydia which told of the serious sickness of Lizzie Duncan  I wrote Lydia.  The [Deloran?] paper tells that Mort & Emma Allen are to be divorced.  Will went down town at 1.37.  I started at 2.37 but the cars were so slow that I did not get down there till 4 oclock.  I found Mattie Fletcher at Fannies but had a very short and unsatisfactory visit with her.  Jennie [Dawes?] came and took me home and got her chickens.  I got my supper over.  How I do miss the old dog  her corner seems empty  I could hardly eat any supper.  Mrs Clark & Mrs [Kover?] were here to spend the evening.  Weather fairly sultry.

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Saturday May 25 1907 It was much warmer today. I worked butter and baked cookies in forenoon. Mr Vaughn was up here to make a new cistern platform and do some other work. I had everything ready and about eleven oclock he and Will put Dear old [illegible] to sleep for the last time I had everything ready for it. I helped Will wrap her up in some of the carpet she had for a bed and Billy and Will buried her in the chicken yeard I had a letter from Lydia which told of the serious sickness of Lizzie Duncan I wrote Lydia. The [Deloran?] paper tells that Mort & Emma Allen are to be divorced. Will went down town at 1.37. I started at 2.37 but the cars were so slow that I did not get down there till 4 oclock. I found Mattie Fletcher at Fannies but had a very short and unsatisfactory visit with her. Jennie [Dawes?] came and took me home and got her chickens. I got my supper over. How I do miss the old dog her corner seems empty I could hardly eat any supper. Mrs Clark & Mrs [Kover?] were here to spend the evening. Weather fairly sultry.