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1879 Thomas Heraty's Diary
| Date | Day | Entry |
| Jan. 2 | Thur | Tim Donahue and Miss Dooley and John Henry and Miss Reilley married. Lord have mercy on them! |
| Jan. 5 | Sun | Daniel J. Connell baptized. Mona and Jim Heraty sponsors. |
| Jan. 19 | Sun | Young heir born to the Lindsay's last night. |
| Jan. 22 | Wed | Mrs. John Nolan was buried, attended funeral. |
| Jan. 29 | Wed | Cheese meeting at the south schoolhouse. Attended. The two Devine boys and Reddington concluded to build a factory at Bowen's corner. |
| Jan. 31 | Fri | Tom Kelly and Dick Hardgrove came with engine about 2 p.m. A new event in Mitchell being the first steam engine that ever entered town. |
| Feb. 2 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Attended. Mona, Tim the last Sunday he was at Mitchell, and I went. Bishop's collection taken up. Gave only 10 cents. |
| Feb. 5 | Wed | Tim Carroll left for Kansas this morning. Paid him $50.00 on account. |
| Feb. 6 | Thur | Johnny Heraty came in p.m. with first two logs that were hauled to the mill. Hard "burr oaks," as dry and hard as iron. Sawed them and some logs for ourselves. |
| Feb. 15 | Sat | Received letter from Tim this evening stating that he got to Ellis, Kansas last Wednesday morning. |
| Feb. 16 | Sun | A boy born to Mrs. Hanrahan. |
| Feb. 17 | Mon | Up this morning at 3 a.m. Got ready. Started for Fond du Lac at 4 a.m. after load of lumber for Devine factory. Sent Tim P.O. order for $125.00. Bill Skelton married secondly. |
| Feb. 19 | Wed | Ed Badger shot himself. |
| Feb. 20 | Thur | Father Tierney here. Gave him a bag of oats. |
| Feb. 21 | Fri | Jimmy Rodden's month up today. |
| Feb. 22 | Sat | Jimmy Rodden left this morning without notice. |
| Feb. 23 | Sun | Old man Schochmel died. Alice Lavelle quite sick. |
| Feb. 27 | Thur | Old Mrs. Rooney died 8 a.m. |
| Feb. 28 | Fri | Went to Mrs. Rooney's wake in the night. |
| Feb. 29 | Sat | Old Mrs. Rooney buried. Attended funeral on horseback. |
| April 2 | Wed | Cheese factory meeting at the "Red" factory. Attended as secretary. Agreed that Crosby is to make good marketable at 12 cents per lb. and pay monthly to the patrons for their cheese. The patrons to deliver cheese at any R.R. station. |
| April 10 | Thur | Math Myers brother died. |
| April 13 | Sun | Phil King made out application for insurance on factory. Shindig at factory in the evening. Attended. Paid priest dues in full for last year. Today $4.00 and 50 cents collection. |
| April 20 | Sun | Mona went to mass in Osceola. Mary Flanigan called in the p.m. Talked of going to Chicago, etc. |
| April 27 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Pews sold today. Got pew No. ____. A new committee elected, constituted of M. Butler, Mr. Murray and Jerry Clifford. |
| April 29 | Tue | Commenced hauling milk to Devine's factory this morning. Opened today for the first time. Brought 139 lbs. |
| May 4 | Sun | Ellen O'Brien and ______ and Hardgrove and Redmond were called to be married. |
| May 11 | Sun | Left Tom Kelley's at 8 a.m. Stopped at mass in Osceola. Got home at 1 � p.m. Mona at mass there too. Witnessed the marriage of James Redman and Elizabeth Hardgrove. |
| May 13 | Tue | Bill Manley's auction today. |
| May 14 | Wed | Priest was arrested through Keys from Lyndon on charge of slander. |
| May 18 | Sun | Hitched up after breakfast and went to funeral. Met it at McBride's corner. Ellen Shea was buried. Lord have mercy on her! |
| May 22 | Thur | The 14th Anniversary of our marriage. |
| May 26 | Mon | Murphy of Farmington and Barry(?) (Miss) of Osceola were married. |
| June 8 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Attended with Mona. The priest gave Cascade conspirators hell today. |
| June 17 | Tue | Red had barn raising. It didn't go well. Didn't finish today. |
| June 18 | Wed | Worked on the road today. Gave team and myself, Connell team and wagon, Reilley - two men, Bowen - one man, Red - one man. |
| June 20 | Fri | Zeke Bowen got back from Nebraska. |
| June 22 | Sun | Lizzie Crosby called to be married. |
| June 23 | Mon | Planting beans in the corn in the missing hills. |
| June 24 | Tue | Lizzie Crosby and Pete Murphy were married. A grand shindig in the evening. |
| June 28 | Sat | Dance at Red's barn in the night. Slim attendance. Went there awhile in the evening. |
| July 4 | Fri | Got ready and went to Cascade picnic at 11 � a.m. Stayed there till 6 p.m. Got home at 8 � p.m. Had pleasant time and saw 3 general drunken fights. |
| July 6 | Sun | The last mass that Father Tierney gave at Mitchell. |
| July 13 | Sun | Devine factory busted today. |
| July 14 | Mon | Started for John Rice and insured his barn and hay therein for $400.00 Commenced hauling milk to Thackeray's factory. |
| July 20 | Sun | First mass in Mitchell by the Reverend Mahoney (Maher- F.S.) Fixmer was buried. Wheat looking sick this morning from the effects of the Chinch bug. |
| July 22 | Tue | Went to Waldo today with load of cheese from Devine cheese factory. Sold 5 cents per lb. |
| July 27 | Sun | Went to Devine's after dinner to meet Crosby to settle for cheese. Jimmy Lord and Frank ? Evans came in the evening to help harvest. |
| Aug. 3 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Pews sold today in church under the new regime of Reverend Maher. Didn't take any stock in the novelty. Got No. 35 on north side. Collection taken up in the church for the Cascade Stable and furnishings for parsonage. Paid 50 cents toward it not with a will. |
| Aug. 17 | Sun | Late mass at Mitchell. Collection taken up in the church for the Cascade outfit. |
| Aug. 25 | Mon | School meeting in the evening. Attended. Donahue elected Director for 3 years. |
| Aug. 27 | Wed | Jubilee commenced at Mitchell church. Clear, warm fine and pleasant. Everything dry, rain much needed. Started with team for the church this morning to attend Jubilee. Stayed there till 11 a.m. Drove home and went to the church again at 3 p.m. Stayed till night. |
| Aug. 28 | Thur | The whole family started for the church again this morning. Stayed till 11 a.m. All went home but me. Went to confession and communion at the 11 � a.m. mass. Dined at Lindsay's. Went back to church and left for home at 5 p.m. Stopped at Murray's awhile and Crosby's and got home at dark. |
| Aug. 29 | Fri | Mrs. McNicholas quite sick. |
| Sept. 3 | Wed | Slattery had machine and I helped him all day. |
| Sept. 4 | Thur | Mrs. McNicholas died at 11:48 a.m. Lord have mercy on her soul! |
| Sept. 6 | Sat | Attended Mrs. McNicholas funeral, who was buried today. Lord have mercy on her soul! |
| Sept. 11 | Thur | McNicholas had the Cahill machine. Jim helped him all day. |
| Sept. 14 | Sun | Kilcoin broke wagon tongue at church. After considerable bickering, a church committee was elected, consisting of Clifford, Butler and Murray. |
| Sept. 22 | Mon | Zeke Bowen started for Nebraska this morning with team. |
| Sept. 29 | Mon | Riley Beckwith was buried. |
| Oct. 12 | Sun | Late mass at Mitchell. Attended with Mona. Attended after mass the funeral of Old Patrick Cooney, who was buried today. Church committee No. 2 was elected, consisting of John Brogan, Tom Rooney and __________ |
| Oct. 23 | Thur | Priest around today after oats with Crosby, gave him a bagful. Paid Mike Rodden $30.00 on Jimmys wages. |
| Oct. 26 | Sun | George Lindsay and Agnes M. Connell were called to be married by Reverend Maher. |
| Nov. 1 | Sat | Got ready after dinner and went to O'Connell's wedding party. Left Connell's at 1 p.m. George Lindsay and Agnes Connell married at 2:30 p.m. A great gathering at the wedding in the night. 120 persons present. |
| Nov. 2 | Sun | George and Agg started for Chicago at 9 p.m. |
| Nov. 3 | Mon | Maggy Murray and Mr. _______ were married. |
| Nov. 8 | Sat | Uncle James helped stone and dig well in the p.m. Stoned it up 3 feet. Water 1 foot deep. |
| Nov. 9 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Attended. Pat Scott and Delia Madden were married. Paid John Rodden $5.00 on account. |
| Nov. 17 | Mon | Heard of Faley (Failey - F. S.) abortion and murder case from Reordan. |
| Nov. 23 | Sun | Nick Henry ? came this p.m. I hired him for 1 year for $144.00. |
| Dec. 3 | Wed | Mrs. Losleyon was buried. (Mangan girl) |
| Dec. 4 | Thur | Annie Gibbons came home from Milwaukee. |
| Dec. 7 | Sun | Young Molly Manley was buried. Mass at Mitchell. |
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