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1906 Thomas Heraty's Diary
| Date | Day | Entry |
| Jan. 1 | Mon | Mona and self attended mass at Osceola. Pete Thompson and Frank McQue called today. |
| Jan. 2 | Tue | Cheese (?) meeting at Plymouth today. I was elected as director for one year from town of Mitchell and Scott. I had several resolutions passed after meeting. Received factory check for $24.65. |
| Jan. 3 | Wed | John Gallagher and Alice Shea were married today at Osceola church by Reverend Heisler. Aug. Meyer and John Baker here today on fox hunt. They got no fox but got a good wetting. |
| Jan. 4 | Thur | Made an application for Mike Murray. A big dance at Pool's tonight. Our youngsters attended. |
| Jan. 5 | Fri | Made out pension papers for McGrain and Dooley. |
| Jan. 6 | Sat | Drove to Greenbush to see Otto folks. |
| Jan. 7 | Sun | Fine day. Early mass at Mitchell. |
| Jan. 8 | Mon | Slattery collecting tax at Parnell. Our tax and land, 280 acres and personal $77.25. |
| Jan. 9 | Tue | A party in defiance for John Gallagher and wife. Attended by George Lindsay's three girls, Johnny, Connell, Jim Reilly, Reddington boys, Jim Shea and sisters, two Gallagher girls and Mr. And Mrs. Gallagher and Kate and Dan. |
| Jan. 10 | Wed | Mrs. Tim Donohue died at 12:00 o'clock today at Glenbeulah. I made a real estate mortgage for Chas. Corbett and his wife, from Chas. Corbett and his wife to Jas. Reddington, sum of $300.00, time 2 years at 4 1/2%. Walked to Reddington's to seal mortgage. |
| Jan. 11 | Thur | Drove to Plymouth today. Paid at State Bank to Henry Skelton for work done, $11.92. Bought a suit of clothes at Goelzer's for $12.00. A big Catholic Forester dance at Parnell. |
| Jan. 12 | Fri | 200 numbers sold for Foresters dance at Parnell last night. Tim Donohue's wife buried at Cascade. |
| Jan. 13 | Sat | Johnny drove to Plymouth with a load of barley. Sold 52 bushels @ 40 cents, $20.80. |
| Jan. 14 | Sun | Saw Hanrahan and Mike Gerity. Took insurance on Hanrahan property for $14.50 and on Gerity for $11.30. They paid premiums. |
| Jan. 15 | Mon | Day, Leo Carlin and Ed Gould set up saw rig to cut wood. |
| Jan. 16 | Tue | Roads badly drifted. |
| Jan. 17 | Wed | Mail came through today. Letter to McHale. |
| Jan. 18 | Thur | Heard of Lang being killed at Plymouth. Coasting on west hill of Main Street. |
| Jan. 19 | Fri | Mailed letter to Jordan today. |
| Jan. 20 | Sat | It was 60 degrees at noon with high wind. Thunder heard in the west. |
| Jan. 21 | Sun | Fitzgerald and Richardson called on way from seeing Reverend Burke. |
| Jan. 22 | Mon | Made annual report to insurance company. |
| Jan. 23 | Tue | No mail today, carrier no good, too lazy. |
| Jan. 24 | Wed | Mailed 15 cents for Farm Journal today. |
| Jan. 25 | Thur | Sold 50 bushels barley, $21.21. |
| Jan. 26 | Fri | Slattery paid taxes on both farms, for 1905 $79.05. |
| Jan. 28 | Sun | Johnny O'Connell and Mary Reddington called to be married. |
| Feb. 4 | Sun | Mike Crosby and Hannah Hughes called to be married. |
| Feb. 8 | Thur | At Madison till noon at University. Supper at Simon house. Stopped over night at Grace O'Malley's. |
| Feb. 9 | Fri | Stopped at Grace O'Malley's last night. I walked to Agriculture Bldg. |
| Feb. 11 | Sun | Took morning train for Milwaukee, got there 7:30, stayed over night. |
| March 3 | Sat | Johnny went on a "skunk hunt," didn't get a smell. Mona paid Reverend Burke $2.00. |
| March 10 | Sat | Took insurance out for Mattie McNair for personal property and clothing for $300.00. |
| March 11 | Sun | Mr. And Mrs. Burke called today. |
| March 17 | Sat | St. Patrick's Day. Dance at Pool's tonight. |
| March 20 | Tue | Primary Election today. Matt McNair and Jas. Devine called this a.m. for a lease to rent the farm for one year for $441.00. |
| March 26 | Mon | Mona mailed hat fixings to Alice at Milwaukee. |
| March 18 | Wed | Reilly and Johnny Mangan called on town politics. |
| April 3 | Attended town meeting today. Mayor Becker was elected in Milwaukee and Bart Donohue was elected in Mitchell. | |
| April 4 | Wed | Today was pension day and they all came to have their vouchers filled out. |
| April 7 | Sat | Charley Daley died at Milwaukee today, at 55. |
| April 10 | Tue | The boys fished at Long Lake. They got 40 pickerel. |
| April 11 | Wed | Henry Mangan's house burned last night. |
| April 12 | Thur | Henry Mangan's claim settled in full (face value) $950.00. |
| April 14 | Sat | A lot of Mitchell people at Sheboygan today. Burke vs., Devine and Slattery law suit. |
| April 26 | Thur | Christ McNally, born in Ireland, 73 years old, died today, buried in Plymouth. |
| April 29 | Sun | Father Mueller of Random Lake read mass at Mitchell today. |
| May 4 | Fri | Two applications from Rob Ninnemann for his fire loss. Report from Mrs. Douglas. |
| May 6 | Sun | Collection taken up for "Quake Sufferers" today. |
| May 7 | Mon | John Dowling and Jimmy Reilly called to have a patent application signed. |
| May 9 | Wed | Insured the Hersig factory for $2,000.00 and cheese at $500.00. |
| May 17 | Thur | Mrs. William Gilboy and sons called for assistance with pension papers. |
| May 20 | Sun | Kit (Lucile) received First Communion today. |
| May 21 | Mon | A gala day for the Mitchell Congregation. Right Reverend Bishop Marldoon of Chicago Diocese administered Confirmation to 23 children and six priests. Kit was confirmed. |
| May 22 | Tue | Wrote letters to Reporter and Review about Confirmation at Mitchell on Monday. |
| May 24 | Thur | Our 41st Wedding Anniversary. |
| June 1 | Fri | Went to Dundee to get death certificate from Dr. O'Neill in regard to William Gilboy in behalf of his wife. |
| June 10 | Sun | Matt McNair laid up with a sore leg. |
| June 16 | Sat | William Mugan was buried today in Mitchell. It was one of the largest funerals. Mass by Reverend Burke. |
| June 23 | Sat | Heard the exhaust of an electric launch first time on Long Lake. |
| June 27 | Wed | Frank Rooney and Margaret O'Connell were married today at St. Michael's, Mitchell by Reverend Burke. |
| June 30 | Sat | Dr. Nutt passed going to the Naughton's. Ellen is sick. |
| July 1 | Sun | Collection for Peters Pence. I paid 25 cents. Baptism for Ed Gerity family today by Reverend Burke. (Vera) |
| July 3 | Tue | Ben Butler had barn raising. |
| July 9 | Mon | Wrote letters to the Review today. |
| July 12 | Thur | Heard of the death of old Mrs. Mullens of Ironwood, Michigan. Met her son Mike at Plymouth who told me of it. |
| July 13 | Fri | Mullens funeral at Glenbeulah by Reverend Meyers. Burial in Greenbush cemetery. |
| July 15 | Sun | Drove to Patt Connors before mass and viewed his cow which was struck by lightning and awarded him $45.00. Stopped at Naughtons and had Mrs. Naughton sign letters regarding Gilboy pensions. I met Tony Naughton at home this evening. |
| July 28 | Sat | Jim Connors had a barn raising today. |
| July 31 | Tue | Mr. _______ McGolrich and Mamie Quinn were married today at Mitchell by Reverend Burke. They left for Milwaukee. |
| Aug. 21 | Tue | Drove with Scanlon to Phil King's. I stopped at Burke's and came back by Naughton's. Naughton on the rampage. |
| Aug. 29 | Wed | John Carroll was buried today at Plymouth. Heart disease. |
| Aug. 31 | Fri | Bob LaFollette spoke at Plymouth this morning (or Monday) |
| Sept. 10 | Mon | Threshers at Connell's all day today. |
| Sept. 19 | Wed | John Hughes of the town of Mitchell was buried today in Mitchell. Mass by Father Hughes. Sermon by Reverend Burke. |
| Sept. 20 | Thur | Mrs. Ellen McBride was buried today in Mitchell. Service by Reverend Burke. |
| Sept. 23 | Sun | A boy baby born to Ed Gilboy. |
| Sept. 29 | Sat | Pat Gariety to H. J. Mangan his farm near Dundee for one year at rent of $245.00. |
| Oct. 14 | Sun | Martha Brogan and Charles Cheney also William Murphy and Margaret Phalin married at Mitchell. |
| Oct. 17 | Wed | William Mangan and Anna Sullivan married at St. Patrick's by Reverend Miller. W. Bryan speech at Milwaukee. |
| Oct. 18 | Thur | Read speech of W. J. Bryan at Milwaukee published in the Press. |
| Oct. 30 | Tue | Mailed letter to S. West Sheboygan. |
| Nov. 11 | Sun | Old man Jas. Lyons died this evening at Eden. Complications of old age. |
| Nov. 18 | Sun | Andy Caufield, formerly of this town, was killed in a R.R. wreck in Minnesota. He was buried today at Cascade. |
| Nov. 27 | Tue | Opening Ball at Flood's tonight. A big crowd. |
| Dec. 6 | Thur | Old man Burke reported quite sick. Priest and doctor called. |
| Dec. 12 | Wed | Anthony Naughton died. |
| Dec. 13 | Thur | Went to Naughton "wake house." Stayed all night until 6 a.m. |
| Dec. 15 | Sat | Anthony Naughton buried today in Mitchell. Reverend Burke. |
| Dec. 16 | Sun | Walked to Naughton's to get facts about Naughton life to publish. |
| Dec. 17 | Mon | In the house all day writing obituary of Anthony Naughton. |
| Dec. 23 | Sun | Old man John Burke died at 6 p.m. at age 87 years. |
| Dec. 24 | Mon | Got home from Mr. Burke's wake at 12:30. |
| Dec. 25 | Tue | Christmas Day. Mass at 11:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 27 | Thur | Dance at Parnell tonight. At home all day writing Mr. Burke's obituary. |
| Dec. 28 | Fri | Dance at George Alcox at Cascade. Writing letters to Reporter and Review. |
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