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1895 Thomas Heraty's Diary
| Date | Day | Entry |
| Jan. 1 | Tue | Tom Foley buried at Mitchell. Lightning rod man called this evening. The Leonard-Tierney wedding took place today at Osceola by Reverend Donavan. |
| Jan. 7 | Mon | Johnny Gallagher's wife from Chicago buried in Mitchell today. Services by Reverend B. Burke. |
| Jan. 9 | Wed | James Hughes and Bridget Connell married at Mitchell by Reverend Burke. |
| Jan. 12 | Sun | 15th wedding anniversary of Mr. And Mrs. George Lindsay. Mr. And Mrs. Roach of Iowa attended. |
| Jan. 15 | Tue | Heard of the death of George Hefling at Oshkosh Insane Asylum. |
| Jan. 17 | Thur | Hefling buried at Mitchell. |
| Jan. 20 | Sun | Mr. And Mrs. Miles Roach of Iowa called. |
| Jan. 24 | Thur | Johnny Bowen came along this evening and for no cause gave me a rare sample of abuse concerning an alleged writing to Kelly at Fond du Lac which I did not. |
| Jan. 27 | Sun | Old John Gilboy, Martin Jorden's father-in-law, died this evening at Wm. Dwyer's, where he has been living as town charge for several years. He's one of the oldest settlers in the town of Mitchell. |
| Jan. 29 | Tue | Jack Gilboy buried today. Emma Naughton called today. Was at home on a visit from Milwaukee. |
| Feb. 4 | Mon | Father Burke stopped and blessed house on his tour. |
| Feb. 6 | Wed | Big blow out at Reddington's tonight. |
| Feb. 20 | Wed | Johanna Murphy Plant buried at Fond du Lac today, died at Milwaukee from cancer. |
| Feb. 22 | Fri | Milwaukee. Stayed at Daley's, Menomonee St. last night. Visited Walshes, Virginia St. Old Luke Flynn buried today at Mitchell by Reverend Burke. |
| March 2 | Sat | Mailed letter to Scanlan, Maumee, Ohio. |
| March 7 | Thur | Frank McNichols and Jas. Reddington - transfer of factory. Consideration $700.00. |
| March 15 | Fri | Heard of the death of John Daley of Osceola. Died of stricture. |
| March 17 | Sun | Old John Daley buried today. Father Donovan lectured on St. Patrick. |
| March 22 | Fri | Peter McNicholas died this a.m. at John Brogan's. Sick only a few days with inflammatory rheumatism. |
| March 25 | Mon | Peter McNicholas buried at Mitchell. |
| March 28 | Thur | Tom O'Malley of Westport, Dane county, buried at Westport, aged 80 years. Born at Kilcoin(?), County Mayo, Ireland in 1815. |
| April 2 | Tue | Town meeting. Hughes, Helmer, Slattery, Supervisors; Clerk, Gill; Treasurer, Lindsay; Assessor, Harvey; Justice, Heraty; Constable, Connors. |
| April 4 | Thur | A "bee" at Parnell at hauling stone for new shop, store and saloon by Reilly and Dolan. |
| April 8 | Mon | Mrs. Len Rood buried today at Cascade. |
| April 9 | Tue | Meeting at factory. Mack makes cheese at � cents /lb. Gives bond for $500.00 to the patrons and warranty to pay patrons highest market price paid on the Plymouth board. |
| April 15 | Mon | Tom Moran's funeral today at Osceola. |
| April 19 | Fri | Heard of the death of old Wm. Foley of Plymouth. He had his leg broken last week and died from the effects. |
| April 20 | Sat | Old Wm. Foley buried at Mitchell today. |
| April 23 | Tue | Young Clark at Cascade was knocked down and robbed at Cascade in his barn. |
| April 27 | Sat | Mona was called out last night to Michael Connors to assist at the accousement of Mrs. Bridget (Connors) Hughes. Baby girl born - Mary Jane. |
| May 27 | Mon | The Connell's had their barn raising today. |
| May 29 | Wed | Michael Early died at Cascade at 12:30 p.m. today. |
| June 2 | Sun | Started 4:45 a.m. for Mt. Calvary. 3 Butler's, 2 Murphy's, and Mike Connors stopped at Uncle Jim Connell's for supper. |
| June 3 | Mon | John Mangan had barn raising today. |
| June 7 | Fri | Big dance at Connell's new barn. The Romaine Band played. |
| June 11 | Tue | Mary Ann Hanahan married John Clark at Merrill, Wisconsin. |
| June 14 | Fri | Johnny Gill called today taking census as Town Clerk. |
| June 16 | Sun | Joe Bowser was kicked with one of his horses this evening, fractured his jaw, broke his nose, knocked out his teeth, big cut on his head and used him badly, indeed. |
| June 18 | Tue | Received today a letter with invitation to attend ordination of John Murray at Chicago on next Saturday. |
| June 21 | Fri | A regular knock-down fight at Redington's barn dance. Tom Naughton given as beginning the fight. He got paid for his pains with a split ear. John B. Murray was ordained to the priesthood today in Chicago. |
| June 23 | Sun | Tom Rooney and old Martin Reddington both anointed by Father Burke. John B. Murray's first mass at Holy Rosary Church, Chicago. |
| June 25 | Tue | George Lindsay had barn raising. Mailed letter to Pat Scott, Hawarden, Iowa. |
| June 28 | Fri | At 2 � p.m. Mr. Bear from Waldo came with telegram stating that Mona's father, Patrick Scanlan, died this ________ at Maumee, Ohio. She went back with Bear to Waldo. |
| July 5 | Fri | Tom Rooney died at 6:15 a.m. |
| July 7 | Sun | 175 teams at Tom Rooney's funeral. |
| July 12 | Fri | Dance at Gill's new barn tonight. |
| July 25 | Thur | One of Pat Quinn's grandchildren died from the effects of drinking Benzene. It was carelessly placed. Child was 18 months old. |
| July 26 | Fri | Attended Quinlan child funeral. |
| July 28 | Sun | Patsy and Johnny Brogan out today after threshing jobs in Sherman, Lyndon and Mitchell. |
| Aug. 1 | Thur | Jimmy Kilcoin, the younger, buried up north. He drowned by being thrown from a log on some river while rafting logs down stream. |
| Aug. 13 | Tue | Mailed to Cascade to Raymond Warranty for $44.86, rent by J. Slattery for mail carrying. |
| Aug. 21 | Wed | Old Jimmy Martin of the town of Osceola formerly and late of Duluth was buried at Osceola today. |
| Sept. 14 | Sat | Wrote will for Martin Dooley. |
| Oct. 4 | Fri | Robert Plantt died at Milwaukee today from debility. |
| Oct. 7 | Mon | Della Arimond died today at Mt. Calvary after childbirth. |
| Oct. 17 | Fri | Dr. Fitzgibbons mother buried today at Eden. |
| Oct. 26 | Sat | Andy McDonnell's barn burned with all its contents. |
| Oct. 27 | Sun | Reverend Burke gave the new saloonkeepers a going over and a deal today. Well as a matter of course, its all of the windy kind. Amounts to nothing. |
| Nov. 5 | Tue | Received a letter today from the lumbermen (Dan and Willie Connell) from Marinette. They had gone to work for Flanigan. |
| Nov. 16 | Sat | Old Martin Reddington died at 12 o'clock today. I've known him since 1854. |
| Nov. 18 | Mon | Martin Reddington buried. |
| Nov. 28 | Thur | Old Matt Gaynor died. |
| Dec. 9 | Mon | John Madden died at 2 p.m. |
| Dec. 18 | Wed | Paddy Gann died. Those _______ Old Mrs. Mullen from _______wood. |
| Dec. 31 | Tue | A year of depression for farmers. No price for produce. Everything he buys is high. Yet we have good health. Thanks to the Almighty One. Amen! Amen! |
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