The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-08-16
Newman Diary Describes Day by Day
Activities and Customs of Pioneer Life
Nav l9.-Had visit from King.

Nav l9.-Had visit from King.
May 20.-Saw first mosquito Of sea-
son. Cold and high winds. Late frost,
May 23.-Meeting of the ditch COM
pany today.
Nav 25.-Cold rain all day and night,
House leaking badly. Went to Canon
creek and got some sweet potatoes.
Nav 29.-Went to town and got q
| sack of flour for $3.50. Had q call from
Mrs. Woolverton.
May 31.-School began today.
June Invent to town, got the mail
and had dinner at Alderson's.
June 8.-Sent to Bozeman for school
books.
June 9.-Boys back from Huntley and
they saw boat while there.
June 12.-Danfords brought down 500
cabbage plants. The boys set them out
that same day.
June L. Boys went after coal. Call
ed on Dennison.
June 2O.-River very high.
June 21.-River on rage.
Planted melons.
July 4.-Went to Mr.. Mitchell's to
celebrate. He lives near Park City
Had a good time.
July ll.-All hands working in gar
den. Went out on bench to look for
hay to cut.
Mckenzie came down from Bozeman.
July 15.-All hands making hay. Put
up 20 tons in all.
July 2O.-Very hot. Went visiting at
Danford's and got $25.
July 24.-Boys went v e the river
after berries and got a deer and two
antelopes. Cooler during the following
week during which we had good luck
picking wild berries.
July 31.-Boys got a big buffalo this
morning.
August ALI hands after berries on
Alkali creek. Had first green corn to-
day. Began harvesting oats.
August 15.-Sunday. Had lots of Wis
itors. Mrs. Newman has gone visiting
up at Canyon creek.
August Unfinished harvest for year.
| Week of cloudy weather.
August 27-Pulling beans.
August 29.-Had first melons and lots
of visitors. Weather warm and show
cry.
September 1.-Warm. Threshing oats
and beans for neighbors and gathering
! garden truck. Got a barrel for pickles.
Sept. 11.-Cold and windy. Gathering
melons. Big frost tonight.
Sept. 13.-Another frost but warmed
up during day. Gathered pumpkins.
Sept. Invent to school to see the
exercises. Engaged teacher for two
months.
Sept. ls.-sunday. Lots of visitors
and music.
Sept. 20.-Boys went to town for am
munition and went out hunting the
next day. Husking corn.
Sept. 23.-Digging potatoes for my
son Marvin.
Sept. 3O.-Very warm. Indians have
set up camp very near to our house.
October 1.-Warm. Making up a load
Of vegetables and grain to take to
Bozeman to sell.
October 4.-Start to Bozeman with
a load of 1854 pounds. Drove to Al
lings, where I spent first night (Allings
neal headgates of big ditch. Picked
up freight on road and sold some
truck at Sweet Grass.
October 6.-Sold onions and pickles
on trail.
October s.-snow all day. Sold bal
Brick hotel there. One hundred and
fifty horses in stable.
October 11.-Got corn ground for
meal. Went out in the country to look
at some COWS.
October 13.-Back to Bozeman. COL
lected $68. Paid for the flour and be-
gan to load for the trip back.
october 14.-Paid $23 for clothing.
Cold and showing. Drove to Hoppy's
and spent the night. Hard pulling.
October 16.-Drove to old Mission.
Left next day at noon. Drove 20 miles
to a good ramp.
October 18.-Made the Bridger noun
tains. Twenty-Five miles for the day.
October 19.-Drove 80 miles and made
Allings.
October 20.-Arrived home z o'clock