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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1881-December 31, 1881

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both the Pentzer boys. Mr Jackson and Henry 
Giesler and the Helmich boys ready to go away. Mr and Mrs Day 
were invited out to supper. Mr Stone with 
both the Day boys started at ten oclock. 
Rob and Mary Day went riding and Father 
and Mr Owens went over to Wins to play cards. 
I was tired enough to go to bed early. 
Thursday June 23rd 1881 
When we got up this morning found the 
show tents over on the bottom opposite the 
house. Rob and I started to take Days 
folks to the depot. We found the train 
three hours late so we went down to the 
glass works and from there up town 
to see the show parade. It was noon before 
the train get started. When we got home 
found dinner ready. Mother had gone down 
to Hatts. They came back home in the 
afternoon and Win came too. John and Hatt 
stayed here all night. Lee and I went over 
in the buggy for the prep. Mr Owens started at 
six. He gave Mother and I each a lovely silk handkerchief

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both the Pentzer boys. Mr Jackson and Henry Giesler and the Helmich boys ready to go away. Mr and Mrs Day were invited out to supper. Mr Stone with both the Day boys started at ten oclock. Rob and Mary Day went riding and Father and Mr Owens went over to Wins to play cards. I was tired enough to go to bed early. Thursday June 23rd 1881 When we got up this morning found the show tents over on the bottom opposite the house. Rob and I started to take Days folks to the depot. We found the train three hours late so we went down to the glass works and from there up town to see the show parade. It was noon before the train get started. When we got home found dinner ready. Mother had gone down to Hatts. They came back home in the afternoon and Win came too. John and Hatt stayed here all night. Lee and I went over in the buggy for the prep. Mr Owens started at six. He gave Mother and I each a lovely silk handkerchief