Part 1 - Index to Saturday October the 25th AD 1913
Part 2 - Sunday October the 26th AD 1913  to December the 24th AD 1913
Part 3 - Thursday December the 25 AD 1913 to Tuesday February the 3dh AD 1914
Part 4 - Wednesday February the 4th AD 1914 to  Friday June 26the AD 1914
Part 5 - Friday June 26the AD 1914 to Sunday September the 20th AD 1914
Part 6 - Monday September the 21st AD 1914 to Sunday December the 6th AD 1914
Part 7 - Monday December the 7th AD 1914 to Friday March the 12th AD 1915

(Next entry is June 26, 1914.)

Friday June 26the opened up a clar bright clear morning wind from the South very warm the familey arose Some what late this morning but after getting prepared for work anney Stirling Soon prepared our morning meal whilst T J Stirling fed and cared for the Stock and T J. Stirling milked his cow and the writer pumped the Stock for the Stock to get a good drink before going in too the pasture and returned too the house and Eat our morning meal after all were through Tom taken a round in clipping of his mules and a few hoggs that he had in the pen then Sheared the writer and baby (hair cut?) and when through he finished out the day in cleaning up his place as it was a clean up day with him and were buisey all day long and the writer did nothing also through out the day onley furnish cool watter at the house for the familey to drink and Keep the tubbs filled up for the Stock to drink and eat my three meals of vitual with the familey So when all were through and taken a good rest we then departed too our bed of repose with the hope of getting a good nights rest to night W.E.Costley at Tom Stirlings to night

Saturday June the 27th AD 1914- Opened up quite a clear bright morning wind from the south very warm Thermometer at or near Seven oclock A M of to day Registered at 80 Degrees tempature well after arrising from our bed of repose and having our morning meal prepared and eating of the Same and the Stock attended too we prepared our Selves for a trip too Crawford and after getting readey Tom Stirling and i in one buggy and our wive in another and after arriving at Crawford Tom Stirling and wife Spent the greater part of the day at the old man Stirlings his parents whilst my wife and i Stopped our old house in Crawford to prepare our selves for a trip to Hamilton county to see J.M.Costley our son and familey so we were buisey alday making preperations for the trip and after getting through, we mounted our Selves in too our buggy then drove up too old man Stirlings to See them before Starting on our trip and after remaining with him and familey for a while we then drove back to Tom Stirlings to Stay alnight again So after arriving at his place of a bode we all dismounted from our buggys and went to work again Stripping our animals of there riging then watering of them we then went to work and fed and watered the Stock and milked the cow whilst the cook prepared our evening meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the Suppertable and portaken of the Same after all were through with our meal vituals and taken our usual rest we then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a quiet nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at Stirlings

Sunday June 28,1914 Opened up quite a nice clear morning wind from the South blowing cool Thermometer at or near Seven oclock Registered at 78 Degrees tempature The familey arose quite earley this morning as my wife and the writer had to go on the Eleven oclock train too McGregor in McLennan County Texas oclock Santafe pasenger train to McGregor to taken the Cotton belt railrod pasenger train to Gusteen in Comanche County there to meet our Son J.M. Costley that lives in Hamalton County Texas as that being the nearest Depot to him after arriving at Gusteen we were transfured from Gusteen too his place of a bode on a automobeel having a roughf ride of it being a very rough road to travall but after braking down a couple of times we made it too J.M. Costley all safe and sound and found them safe and sound and found them alright and ingood health being five oclock PM.After getting of out morning meal we all made readey and having Tom Stirling and wife too accompaney the old folks too the train we made a Start arriving at crawford in dur time. as the train was Some one hour late after taken the train at Crawford it was but a little while untill we readhed McGregor there we change on too the cotton Belt road runing west and on our rout too Gusteen we passed maney beautiful farm laden with oats corn cotton millet shugar cane and other groths of garden vegetables in a bundance of all discription and beautiful stoping places on the road and small towns and a great deal of fine farming land the largest part of our trip was on the tributary of the Leon river which the land is very rich and yealds abundantly of most anything that is planted on it some what a sandy soil we past passed through some what is called the red lands a portion of said land lay south east of the town of Gatesvill whils some of said lands lay some what north west of the town of Hamelton on the cotton belt road in Coryell and Hamalton County and Comanchee county but the principal pard (part) of the land seen by the writer was of a Sandy soil and the corn and cotton was extry good growing on it but oats not so good when we arrive at our Son J.M Costley we found the familey all in joying the best of health and when become rested we seated our selves in his galery and taken a view of the far off mountains on the Cowhouse and the Leon River which seemed very nise sinory (scenery) as one could see as far as his eyes could see from the high peaks in Hamalton county in every direction which looked most lovely at the rising and the sitting of the sun was when the seignorry (scenery) looked more lovly too the eye then when through looking at the land Scape of the beautiful green laden mountains we portaken of our Evening meal and when all were through with there Evening meal we taken our usual rest then departed too our bed or repose with the hopes of resting well is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at J.M. Costleys at the West end of Hamalton County

July the first AD 1914- Opened up a bright cool morning wind from the South quite cool Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 75 Degrees tempature The family with the exception of W.E. Costley and wife rose from there bed of repose quite earley as they had a great deal of work on hand as J.M. Costley was runing of his thrasher between Energy and his place in the west end of Hamelton County Texas Some three miles a way and had to be at the thrasher earley to be readey for work. eating of his meal at the thrasher as he runs a independent out fit of his own and the remainder of the familey and the old people that was left at home after the morning meal was Served and placed on the table we too portaken our morning meal and when through with there morning meal all the familey proceeded to there dailey advocation and the writer and Marcelous Costley (son of J.M. and Mattie) taken a walk down in to the pasture to bring too the lot a cow that had found a calf the last past night and after bring her to the lot i then hoed in the garden for a while then rested the remainder of the day and at or near Eleven oclock James Tubbs and son came to see us one of our old neighbors that we use to live by near Crawford in McLennan County Texas (another James Tubbs, W.E.'s grandson, James Tubbs, died before this date) and after eating of our noon meal and taken a long rest he and his son departed too there place of abode whilst the familey continued to carry on there buisiness and work that had to becarred on about the premises and as too the writer i fix some fence on the pasture line then taken a Short (rest) while hoeing in the garden and when through and the night work finished up we then eat our evening meal and then through and the evening table cared far we then taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W.E.Costley at J.M.Costleys -Hamelton county Texas

Friday July the 2th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind from the South blowing cool and nice for the time of the year Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 76 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what earley this morning and after getting prepared for buisiness Some of the familey prepare the morning meal whilst other attended to cowpen and milked the cows and when through we then portaken of our morning meal when through all the familey preceeded too there dailey occupation and the writer for his part of the work hoed i(n) Mrs Mattes Costleys garden and after hoeing for a bit i then road on the water wagon to JMCostleys thrasher to see about our Trunk as he sent to Gusteen on yestarday for the trunk and was brought out and left at Mr Moors the man J M Costley was thrashing far and J.M. Costley had one of the hands to go by Mr Moores and hall the trunk up too his eating camp and the writer and Mr aquilla (John Aquilla Swindle, married to Lillie Ann Costley) put the trunk in too his buggy and i drove to J M Costleys with the same,and after getting the trunk too his place i then taken the animal from the buggy put her in the lot taken the geer off of her then fed her as it was near 12 - oclock noon to day i then taken a good rest as it was quite warm and noon meal of vituals was prepared to eat we Seated our Selves too the table then eat our noon meal when through we taken a good rest as it was quite warm it Seem to be the warmest day Since we have been in Hamalton County but as the day passed away it become Some what cooler as the wind become Stronger. and Some what cloudey and after resting we all went to work to doing up the work that had to be done about the premises as our Boss Mrs J.M. Costley was on the sick list to day and when through with our work we then portaken of our evening meal then as usually taken a good rest and departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a quiet nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W.E. Costley at J.M. Costleys in hamelton county Texas

Saturday July the 3dh AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool morning wind from the South blowing brisk and cool the familey arise quite earley this morning as buisiness was ergent as J.M.Costley was thrushing oats and the regentees caused them to Stir. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 72 Degrees tempature with a prospect of a nother warm day after arising from our bedd of repose and getting prepard for buisiness Some of the familey went to work to prepare the morning meal whilst others of the familey attended to taken care of the Stock and after getting of our morning meal Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when all were through all the familey and the old folks from home proceeded too our dailey occupation. but during The forenoon Mrs J.M. Costley (Mattie) rode down in too J.M. Costley to See Mrs Lilla Aquila (Swindle) my wifes (their) grandaughter as she was cooking for the thrusher hands for her Papa and husband assisting of her in the work of prepareing of there meals for the thrasher hand as they will thrash oats on J.M Costley farm to day. as the thrasher wagons are driving in too the farm at this writing being nine oclock in the fore noon of to day and the thresher will Soon be a long to enter on Said farm to clean out the oats and prepare them for market Now the hallers are gringing the oats too the grainry tolerable peart this Evenning as the thrasher man is making a good run they reports that the oats is over a average to what they have been thrashing but only in parts of the farm other parts not so good, getting along finely as evry thing has moved of finley with the thrasher alday nothing going rong with the Seperatar to day and by So doing then have run a great maney oats through the thrasher to day although it has been quite warm with a few calcarious clouds Scattered through the elements to day.My wife has contracted some fever to day by changeing sleeping rooms and bed. and the writer has had a dul headache alday long which is very uncomfortable too the writer not feeling So well today the wind has been Some what changeable to day first in the South then in the Southwest now after getting through the Schores on the premises we then eat our evening meal then Edna Laura and Nelley Costley rode over to Energy to a ice cream party whilst the balance of the familey taken a Short rest and departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good night rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W.E.Costley at J M Costley at in Mills County Texas

Sunday July the 5th AD 1914-Opened Opened up quite a nice day wind from the South . blowing cool and pleasant clear and bright in the elements Thermometer at or near nine oclock this morning registered at 80 Degrees tempature with a prospect of a warm day in the after noon of to day the familey arose from ther bed of repose some what late this morning on account of several of the familey being out on the past night at a ice cream supper and was late in returning in home whilst others of the familey were tired from there hard days labors today John Costley drove over too Indian Gapp for the mail i can not Say what time he will be back but i would suppose as soon as possible as he too has to have rest from his hard labors too as well as the rest of the familey and to cap the climax J.M. Costley and Mr Aquila (Swindle) walked the east portion of his farm some one mile for a mess of rosteen years ( roasten ears) being the nearest corn too him belonging too farm now evry thing is quiet a bout the place and every member of the familey appears to be enjoying themSelves Splendedly as they appear to be fuisiley engage at Some Kind of amusment to pass of the time being the Sabbath day of our lord and Sevior Jesus Christ and after getting of them we Shurley had a nice dinner Set before the familey at the propertime in the day and when Served by J. M. Costley and familey the cooks as there is several of them and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table and announce readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our noon meal enjoying of it nicely and when through and the dinner table cared for we then enjoyed a nice long rest as it were the Sabbath day of our lord 1914 and Kept it up the remainder of the day untill eating time again then portaken of our evening meal and when through and the evening table cared for we taken our uaual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a quiet nights rest to night is the desire of the familey W.E.Costley at JM Costleys in Hamalton County

Monday July the 6th 1914- Opened up quite a warm morning wind from the South but quite dull in its movement Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 80 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what earlery this morning on account of thrashing as that is the order of the day and after a rising from our bed of Slumber and getting prepared for work part of the familey prepared our morning meal whilst the remaining attended to milking of the cows and feeding of the Stock and when through they returned too the house and prepared them Selves and when there morning meal was announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when all were through at there work they went as the thrasher men had too move there thrasher Some three miles before they could get too the next oats too thrash and the ones that was left at home was Kept buisey to Keep adds and ends to geather and after batteling through the day being verry warm we eat our regular meals then taken our usual rest from which we departed too our bed or repose hoping and trusting to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the entire familey to night W.E.Costley at my Son JMCostley in hamelton county Texas

Tuesday July the 7th AD 1914-Opened up quite a warm Sweltry morning perfectley clear not a cloud to be Seen in the Elements wind very mild alday Scarsley enough to Start a wind mill but did blow Strong enough through the day to file up the tanks being too on the premises holding about one thousand gallons of water, and Thermometer at seven oclock this morning registered at 80 Degrees tempature and at too-oclock in the after noon of to day registered at 94 Degrees tempature now as J.M.Costley is off from home with his thrasher and hands thrashing wheat and oats it keeps the drop Shot gang buisey to keep every thing Strait on the premises and dont you forget it if it does not keep them buisey to keep odds and ends to gether but never the less so far we have been able to hold them togeather although it has been extreemly warm and prepareing the three meals vituals and portaken of the Same and taken our usual rest Spell we departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest too night is the desire of the familey to night W.E.Costley at his Son J.M. Costley in the west end of Hamolton county Texas

Wednesday July the 8th AD 1914- Opened up Some what cool with a clean blew Sky wind blowing Softley from the north East The familey arose from there bed of Slumber Some what Earley this morning and after getting prepared for work a part of the familey went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst the remainder of the familey taken care of the Stock and when through they returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat the familey that was left at home to care for the place Seated them Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of there morning meal and when through and the breakfast table cared for then each of the familey returned too there respectful labors through the day whilst the writer was engaged in recording what was done through out the day as Laura Edney and Nelley Costley went to hoe for one of there neighbors to day in his cotton Some distance from home but went the trip in there buggy whilst Mrs Mattie Costley and her neighbor woman Mrs ___ did the washing of the wearing clothes for the familey and the old man Costley was left to keep up the odds and ends that was left dow and as to my wife being a invalid is left to take care of her Self unless She should nead help then one and all turnes in too meet her wants and desire in general. Now whilst i am Setting and writing the above i look out at the window of J M Costley residence and can See a large land Scape of land and contunous row of mountains that i have trevailed over and have eat and Slept with my Saddle blanket for my bed and my Saddle for my pillow hunting and Search for the redman at large and a maney time we would capture them at the Indian gap from which i can view from a distance of five miles from the place where i now Sit and See where we use to lay in wait for the comanche indians to pass through with our neighbor horses captured from there range the over night there for the purpose of recapturing them again which we did nine times out of evry ten and also got the Scalps of maney one off of the indians head and aften recaptured Several Scalps taken off of the americans that was killed by the Savages in the lower counties on there raid upon the americans but for all that they would up and come again evry full moon of the month through out the year round the Same thing over and over So it Seemed to be no end too there visets down in the lower counties upon the american people and there property and Scalps also there children as prisenors to Sell at the trading houses but it Seems to me that that day is past and gone and a nother tribe has appeared in a more bolder manner that the first this last tribe wants all that you have and then to debay you from eating and drinking what you So ever choose to eat and drink therefore Such resolutions will be very apt to cause much blood Shed before it comes to a perfect Settlement of affares as it once were. at or near 35 minutes past too oclock this evening the thermometer registered at 96 Degrees tempature very warm and but little air Stiring at this writing but the elements are mingled with calcarious clouds and the wind Springs up at intervals which makes it Some pleasanter all a long the line now as the heet was great this evening. we had too encounter with driving a lot of cattle out of the feel (field) and turning them back a way out of the way to keep them from troubling any more then returned too the house and taken a rest and at the Same time it began to thunder in the West and a cloud Sprung up in that direction and passed a round too the South and then too the east with contunuous thunder and a heavey Shower as we could See it raining from J.M. Costleys residence now as the day has about past away we will do up the nights Schores. then eat our evening meal and take our usual rest and depart too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest is the desire of the writer it Seems at this writing that it might rain yet before night getting dark and clowdy and much in appearance of rain W.E.Costley at my Son J.M.Costley in Hamelton County Texas

Thursday July the 9th AD 1914- Opened up a wet cloudey weather as there was a heavey rain fell in Hamalton and Comance counties with heavey lightning and thunder the rain fell near midnight of the last past night wind this morning from the east South North and west very changeable Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what late this morning on account of being up So late last night looking for a ciclone to come up as the clouds were black and angry and bid fare to come Something that we would not fancy very well but after prepareing our Selves for our dailey work Some of the familey prepared our morning meal whilst the remainder of the famley attended too the Stock when through they returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there morning meal and when prepared and the morning meal announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through and all prepared for buisiness all of the remaining familey that was left at home went to work too prepare them Selves for the too days picnic at or near the bridge Spanning the cowhouse near the Indian gap town Some too miles South west of the cow house river. and when under good head way J.M.Costley and part of his hands came in from the thrasher where they had been thrashing grain the halt in the thrashing was caused by a big rain that fell the last past night. which was a great benefit to the growning crop where the rain fell and it is to be hoped that the rain reached evry farmer that neaded it in due time to Save his or there crop, at or near 12-oclock noon to day weat (we eat) our noon meal when through and the dinner table cared far we taken a considerable rest Then it was that aquila geered the mules and hitched them too the wagon and J m Costley and too of his daughters Nelly Laveta (Valeta) and Marcellous Costley Aquilla and a man that J.M.Costley has hired drove over near the cow house Bridge Some too miles from the Indian gap too a big Picnic that was given by the indian gap people, it is to last too day and the rest of the familey remained at home to go to morrow if we are able to go. and the party that went returned quite late this evening and after getting our night work and eat our Supper and the evening table cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to receive a good night rest to night is the desire of the righter now at a bout Six oclock it began to thunder in the North and kept it up untill at or near Seven oclock this evening from at which we departed too our bed of repose hoping too receive a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer W.E.Costley at J.M.Costley

Friday July the 10th AD 1913-Opened up quite a cool morning Some what cloudey in the South west but Soon blowed away and become clear and bright, wind from the South west Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature The familey a rose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning but after arising from our bed or repose and getting pared for buisiness the woman folks went to work and prepared our morning meal whilst the men folks attended too the Stock and when through they returned too the house then prepared them for there morning meal and prepared then placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and after all were through and the breakfast table cared far all the made preperation and went to the picnic over on the cowhouse creek to a picnic the croud too a great extent had covered the ground but Some of the people that lived Some distance from the grounds was the first to be present, a gentleman that lived at the town of hamelton in hamelton county county Texas dun the Speaking in favor of Jim furgerson for govenor of the State of Texas and when through i and J M Costley returned home then eat our dinner and when through j m Costley geered up a team of mules then hitched the mules too the wagon then put his familey in too the wagon and drove back too the picnic grounds to be at the Speaking this evening as the honorable G.R.Scott was to speak in behalf of his canvass for Representative to congress vs R L Henry of McLennan County Texas as henry had been in Congress for 18 years and now wants the office for too more years if the people will give it to him which i am of the opinion they will not consent to cast the vote for him any more they do not beleave in keeping one man in office always which to my opinion is just write and just between man and the law in evry respect when the croud returned from the picnic and the evening meal was prepare and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of the Same and when through and the Schores of the place all completed we taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to receive a pleasant nights rest to night is the desire of the writer W.E.Costley at J.M.Costleys in hamelton county Texas

Saturday July the 11th 1914 opened up quite a nice morning morning Some what haisey in the Elements wind from the South blowing Some what briskley from the South Thermometer at or near nine oclock this morning registered at 84 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what late this morning on account of being late coming from the Picnic last night. but after getting prepared for work the woman went to work and prepared the morning meal and when through the woman folks went to work and put the morning table whilst others of the familey went to take care of the Stock and when that was finished and when the Shores about the place was finished then J M Costley hitched fore animals hitched them too his pulveriser and John Costley went to work pulverising a piece of land to Sow in Shugar cane near his barn, and finished before noon the same day as the pulveriser ren free and glib, and did not take no great while too run over the ground and the balance of the familey was engaged in gathering in some vegetables to pickle and eat Such as beets onions and cucumbers of the finest groth that ever was gathered from vines of any account of any kind. that grows in this part of the vinyard and when through they prepared the noon meal and when Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we all Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our noon meal after all the familey were through with there noon meal and the dinner table cared far we taken a general rest then J M Costley hitch up there teem hitched them too there cultivators then drove down down too there field South of the house and began to plow over a piece of cotton that neaded Stiring the land to Start it to growning and plowed up to late in the evening and turned out drove too the barn taken the geer of the wo (one?) teem then gave them water as they was Shure very thirsty for the want of water after drinking the then fed there teem then returned to the house and prepared our Selves for our evening meal when readey the woman of the house announced the evening meal Served and on the table readey to be eat the familey then Seated them Selves too the table and portaken of there evening meal when through and the evening cared far all the familey taken a rest then departed too there bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest is the desire of the familey to night now at or near too oclock pM of today there was a heavey cloud formed in the East and traveled North west ward with appearantly a heavey down poor of rain with lightning and thunder and followed the north porng of the Leon traveling north west ward in the direction of Comanche Town and by the Setting the Sun passed a way W E Costley at my Sons in Hamalton County Texas

Monday July the 12th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice warm morning wind __? from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 80 Degrees tempature. The familey all arose from there bed of repose and after getting prepared for work Some of the woman folk went to work too prepared the morning meal whilst Some went too the cowpen to milk the cows and the men folks taken care of the work teemes and when through they all returned to the house then made preperations for to eat our morning meal and after being Served and placed on the breakfast table and announced readey to be eat, the familey Sealed them Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through and evry thing about the breakfast table cared for all then of the familey taken a Sabbath days rest but John Costley he caught his horse and put the Saddle on him the mounted him Self on the Same then rode too the cowhouse Some fore miles to go in a Swiming which he Says he does evry Sunday morning as regular as it come and the rest of the familey remained at home and then taken there Sabbath rest as they commanded to do by the higher power above and that is the lord but eat there three meals curing the day and when through with the evening Schores we then departed tooour bed of repose hoping to bet a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey W.E. Costley at my Sons J.M.Costley in the west End of Hamalton co Texas

Monday July the 13th AD 1914- Opened up with a great maney calcarious clouds floating about in Elements wind South and blowing Softley from the South Thermometer at or near Seven olclock registered at a bout 80 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what earley this morning and when prepared for there days labors Some of the familey prepared the morning meal whilst of the familey attended the cowpen and did the milking and feeding of the Stock and when through and prepared them Selves for there morning meal the familey then Seated them Selves too the breakfast table and portaken of there mornings meal when through it was for evry person to his alloted work that was alloted to him to day to do So J.M. Costley hands geered up the teem consisting of 4 mules and horses to geather hitched them too his wagon then drive over too his thrasher that was Some 3 or 4 miles a way with a load of hands to thrash oats for the district that he lives in whilst Edna and Laura Costley drove over too Indian Gap to do Some Shopping in the town and the remainder of the familey was left at home to look over what was to do at the premises Such as geathering up onions and Steming plums and prepareing our noon meal and Edna and Laura Costley returned home from the indian gap about the time the noon meal was Served too the table then portaken of our noon meal after the familey was through and the dinner table cared far we then taken a long rest then went work again Laura and Edna Costley went to Sewing on the Sewing machine making Some clothing for them Selves. and after getting through Laura rode over too Energy a Small place about 4 mines North of J.M. Costley for the mail and returned about 7-ockock in the evening with our mail whilst the balance of the familey was buisey prepareing of our evening meal and attending to the Stock and milking of the cows and after getting through we then eat our evening meal and when all was through and the table cared far we then taken a Short rest and departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a quiet nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night. W.E.Costley and wife _?(arest?) (bet he went to sleep) J.M. Costley to night in the west end of hamelton County tex.

Tuesday July the 14th AD 1914- opened quite a cool morning but quite Still but little air Stiring what there were was from the South Some what Cloudey Thermeter at or near Seven oclock registered at 80 Degrees tempature. The familey arose from the bed of repose Some what late this morning and when prepared for work the woman folks prepared the morning meal the first thing that was on docket and when Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when through the breakfast table was attended too the Stock and other buisiness a round the premises but Mrs Mattie Costley invariably milks the cows and when through with that work Misses Edna and Laura Costley proceeded too the wash Tub and washed the wearing clothes for the familey and Mrs Matties and Nelly Costley was buisey at work putting plums and cucumbers up to pickle during the fore part of too day and then prepared the noon meal and when Served and eat we taken a Short rest and departed to work again Seeing too the Stock and doing all Kind of work around the place that had to be done whilst John Costley come in from the thrasher Since noon to day and proceeded to plowing of the cotton on the premises that was to be done, as it was needing of it. whilst J.M.Costley is over in the North east direction from his place thrashing oats for his country men of Hamilton County Texas. to day has been a very warm day although the wind has been Stiring briskley the greater part of the day and Some what parshelly cloudey alday and being Some what Smokey also through the day but not enough to Keep the Sun from Shining out alday now as our days work is about done for to day So we will eat our evening meal and then taken a Short rest then depart too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night, W.E.Costley at J.M.Costleys in Hamalton County Texas

Wednesday July the 15th AD 1914 opened up quite a nice clear day wind from the South blowing nice and cool Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 80 Degrees tempature, the familey arose Some what earley and when prepared for work Some of the familey went to work and prepared our morning meal whilst the other part attended the lot and cared for the Stock after getting through returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there morning meal and when announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through and the breakfast cared far we all divided out and went to work whilst John Costley taken a span of horses then went to plowing cotton for the familey i went to hoeing in the garden and all worked up too or near eleven oclock from which we left off work and returned too the house for a rest, as the Sun was quite warm but the wind was blowing quite cool after resting for a bit we then Eat our noon meal as the cook had it Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat and when through we then taken a rest for Some bit then the writer went to work and write too letters one too my son Ed Costley of Waco and Sent it by Laura Costley to mail the other letter i wrote to Tom Stirling and wife Annie Stirling at Crawford Texas and then wound up by doing the Schores a round the premises and when the Sun dis appeared we eat our Evening meal and when through and the Supper table cared far we taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to receive a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to nigh W.E.Costley at home at J.M. Costley in Hamalton County Texas

Thursday July the 16th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a morning wind from the South. Thermometer at or near 7-oclock registered at 74 Degrees tempature. wind Strong this morning from the South Some what haises from the South The familey arose Earley this morning and after getting prepared for work the woman folks went to work and prepared the morning meal and after getting of it Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal when through and the breakfast table cared for we then proceeded too the horse lot and Mrs Mattie Costley milked the cows with ample help whilst others fed the Stock, and when through and the teem had eat John caught his teem then put the geer on them drove in too there cotton then went to plowing cotton whilst the writer taken the children and proceeded intoo Miss Matties garden and went to cutting the weeds from a mong the plants in her garden and hoed Some one hour and a half in cutting weeds from a mong the peas and watermelon vines and when it getts too hot we left the garden and returned too the house for rest and other buisiness around the place up too 12-oclock noon we then eat our noon meal that was Set before the familey to be eat and we eat a hearty noon meal and after getting through our noon meal we then taken a good rest then departed too our chairs then Seated our Selves to rest as all the familey was Some what tiard from the labor that has been done by each one of us to day and after taken a good rest all the familey went to work again and work too the time of eating of our evening meal and after eating of the Same and the Suppertable cared far as usual we taken our uaual rest and the time that we were resting there come verry near being Explosion by a lamp light as it got Some way rong and causiderable allorm for that but as there were Some men that had campped near J.M. Costley an the night of the accident they put it out for the familey as J.M.Costley was not at home was off in the country thrashing oats for the farmers of Hamalton county Texas and the men who rendered there assistance was from Comanche County Texas halling oats from J.M.Costley to Gusteen that he had Sold to a oat byer from Comanche Co Texas and after getting the allome squashed we then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the entire familey to night W.E.Costley at J M Costleys in the west Side of Hamelton County Texas and a clost neighbor to (Co)Manche Co. Texas

Friday July the 17the AD 1914 - opened up quite a nice clear morning wind from the South. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock to day registered at 80 Degrees tempature but a cool night just past The familey arose from there bed of Slumber quite Earley this morning and after getting prepared for buisiness all the entire familey went to work Some of the familey went to work to feed and milk the cows then to feed the animals that is used to labor and when through and the morning meal was Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then eat our morning meal when all were through each and evry one proceeded to his advocation of life and that is hard work Some to plowing and others to hoeing in the garden whilst otheres was taken care of the house and prepareing of our meals for the day after eating our noon meal Mattie and Marcelous Costley and the writer made preperation and drove over to Energy too a Christian metting that just began on the last past night and will continue for ten days or more and after arriving at the place and finding out that we had plenty of time to drive over to J.M. Costleys thrasher Some three miles East of Energy we drove on and made the trip down too the thrasher and back again before Servases began, at the arber near Energy and after arriving at the place we dismounted from the buggy then tied the mule that we were driving too a mosquete try (tree) then went under the arber that was prepared to hold Servises under and Seated our Selves down on the Seets that was prepared for the congregation to Sit on and heard the Christian milister discuss his point of his iderer of how to feed the Sole and after a discussion of about one hour he then dismissed the congregation and all left for there place of abode by clost by at a little place a place called Energy consisting of a Store and a blacksmith Shop and purchased a few articles then drove for our place of abode, after arriving at home and taken care of our teem we then eat our evening meal as the girles had done up the night work and milked the cows and when the Suppertable was cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W E Costley at home at my Son J.M.Costley Hamelton County Texas

Saturday July the 18th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool morning wind from the South. blowing mildley, Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature The familey all too the old man Costley arose from there bed of repose Some what earley and after being prepared for work Some of the familey prepared the morning meal whilst the remainder of the familey taken care of the Stock and after getting through they returned too the house and made preperation and eat our morning meal after getting through all went too there alloted work and worked up too noon from which our noon vituals was Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we all Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our noon meal when through and the dinner table cared far we then taken a considerable rest then Top of page "I give the first dose of Purgative medison to my wife July the 19th-1914 at 15 minutes past 5 oclock PM" went to work again John Still plowing of his cotton whilst Nelley and Marcelous costley geered and hitched the poney too there buggy then drove over too Energy for Some ice and other fixtures as they were going too to alot ice cream to eat when J.M. Costley and his croud comes in from the thrasher to night and in the crodds absence Mrs Mattie Costley after the ice being brought whiled in and prepared the ice Cream all readey when the boys and girls returned home So after arriving at home the first thing to do was to go to eatting ice cream and they eat up one batch and prepared another one for those that had gone to church at Energy of the familey to eat when they returned home which they return home at or near ten oclock to night and they too had a fine time eating the luxurious Snow ball in July 1914 then all the familey retired too there bed of repose hoping to get a quite nights Sleep to night is the desire of the familey too night WECostley at J.M. Costleys in the west end of Hamalton county Texas

Sunday July the 19th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice clear morning wind from the South but further up in the day the wind become very changable first in the South then in the west and back too it Starten point Thermometer at or near Six or Seven oclock this morning Registered at 80 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what earley this morning and when prepared for work Some of the familey went to work whilst engaged they prepared the morning meal whilst others of the familey attended the cowpen and milked the cows and attended too the Stock and when through with there work all returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there morning meal and when announced readey the familey Seated them Selves too the table then portaken of there morning meal and when through a Small portion of the familey remained in doors and the balance of the older one went to work to make preperation to cut J M Costley millet and after getting evry thing in rediness they went to cutting being the Sabbath day of our Lord 1914. and cut up too 12-Oclock noon to day then turned out watered and fed the teem then prepared them Selves for there noon meal they eat the Same as it was prepared and waiting for the harvest men of the field being a warm day for the buisiness but the boss Says the ox is in the ditch and has to be pulled out if it is hot. which it is, as the clock just has struck 12 for noon to day after we were through with our noon meal all taken a rest for a bit then Jackson Monrow Costley went to work prepareing to go too his thrasher Some Seven miles away from home as that is where he left off thrashing grain whilst the others of the familey remained at home for a rest, as a part of the familey were at the christain meeting at Energy Some three miles North of J.M.Costley on the waters of the Cowhous creek. the said JM Costley lives and when it come time to do up the nights Schores the remainder of the familey that was left at home went to work and completed evry thing that was to be done then eat there Evening meal and when through and the Supper table put a way in good Shape then taken a short rest and departed too there bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey all to W.E.Costley he Set up untill a later hour to give to my wife some medison as she was quite sick with fever and at or near 12 Oclock AM to night the writer then went to bed and was a sleep in a few minutes and this wound up the days work for the writer W.E.Costley at J m Costleys in Hamalton County Texas

Monday July the 20th AD 1914 Opened up quite a nice morning wind from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 80 Degree tempature Now the familey arose Some what late but being up so late caused the familey to Sleep late this morning but when we did arise from our bed of Slumber and get in rediness for buisiness as a usual habit a part of the familey prepared the morning meal whilst the other part of the familey attended too the Stock and milked the cows and when through as the morning meal was prepared and placed on the breakfast table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal, and after all were through and the morning table cared for the familey then went too there allotted work Some to prepareing vegetable for the noon meal and John Costley to plowing cotton with his cultivator and the writer to hoeing in the garden and Mrs J.M.Costley (Mattie) rode over too a Germon a trustee of the school of this precinct in the west end of Hamelton county Texas to see if a certain young Lady of Comanche Town could get the school to teach in this division of the county and the trustee that she went to see told Mrs Mattie Costley to phone too the Lady at Comanche to come a head and sign up the contract for the school and she could get the school so she did so as soon as she returned home. So that settled that question in regard too the school question we then eat our noon meal and when through and the dinner table cared far we then taken arest before going to work a gain John Costley finished laying by his cotton to day being July the 20th AD 1914 then went too the thrasher to work too assist his Papa in the work of thrashing of oats whist the writer and the remaining portion of J.M.Costley familey was left at home to take care of the place and to keep the work going on that is needed to be done on the premises, and after getting through the work, we eat our evening and when through and the Suppertable taken care of we taken a long rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good Sound Sleep is the desire of the familey to night W.E. Costley at J.M. Costley in the west end of Hamalton Co.Texas

Tuesday July the 21st AD 1914 -Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind from the South and East as it appears to be quite changeable all through the day Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 80 Degrees tempature The familey a rose Some what late this morning as the cooks went to church on the last past night and had to Sleep this morning to make up loss time which they did but after ariving from our bed of repose and getting prepared for work Some of the woman prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table we Seated our Selves too the table then eat our morning meal and when through with our meal Some one of the familey taken care of the breakfast table whilst others of the familey went to work to attend too the Stock and milk the cows So it come in hand for the writer to do Some thing. So as Laveta Costley (Valeta) could not find the yearlings i and Marcellus Costley. geered and hitched the poney too the buggy then mounted our Selves in too the Same then drove in Search of the yearling and found them in Mr Daniels corn field we then drove them too the pen and pened them up and turned the cows out to graze we then taken a trip over too Mr Richardson to get Some cantelope melons for the children after arriving at the place and lighting from the buggy we then walked indoors seated our selve and greeting the familey with a hearty hand shake we then enjoyed our selves with a long talk in regard to crops and the condition of the farmer and also the Locality of the country. After remaining with the Richardson family some bit Marcellous Costley taken up his melon and we bid the familey good by then mounted our Selves in the buggy and drove for our place of a bode after arriving at home we taken the buggy from the poney then taken the geer off of her then put her in the lot we then taken a Short rest and departed to our work about the place and at or near 12 - Oclock noon to day we eat our noon meal and after getting through and the dinner table put away in good Shape we then as usual taken a rest and after resting for a bit the familey went to work again Mrs Mattie and Miss Nelly Costley made preperation to go too the Babtising (baptising) and did go as Miss Nelly Costley is going to be Babtised in too the Christian Church this evening as a member too that body and they started too the babtising just beyond Energy at 15 minutes pas three oclock PM of today the writer then recorded the above and then went at buisiness again around the premises keeping evry thing Strait about the place and when it come time to attend too the Stock Valeta and the writer went to work and braught the cows up and the milk hands milked them, we then did the feeding of the hoggs and horses when through we returned too the house and by that time our evening meal was served and on the table readey to be eat after getting through and the Suppertable cared far we all taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to rest well to night is desire of the familey to night W. E.Costley at home at my Sons J.M.Costley in Hamalton county Texas

Wednesday July the 2th(22) AD 1914-Opened up quite a nice morning wind from the mild and pleasant. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 82 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what this morning and when prepared for buisiness all went to work as usual Some of the girls prepared the morning meal whilst Some did the milking of the cows and the writer did the feeding of the Stock when through then the wind up come as the days work was on for too day the writer after through with his morning work around the premises i then went to hoeing in the garden then hoed up too half past ten oclock to day and left of work and assisted Mrs Mattie Costley in getting too the thrasher as i caught and geered my team far her and Mrs Daniels to go too the thrasher to take Some vegetables for there noon to Eat while they are thrashing grain of all discription for the people of the country at large as it will take him Some ten days to finish thrashing for the people at large then he will doive (?) in home for a rest as he has been thrashing for about one month when the ten days are out Mr. J.M.Costley is a running a independant thrasher all along the Same line now as it is about 12-oclock noon to day and Edney and Nelley also Laveta Costley has dinner Served and place on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then eat our noon meal and when through and the dinner table and contents cared far we all taken a rest as it was quite warm as the Thermometer Registered 90 Degrees tempature and Still promises to go higher from the heet of the day which it did it went up too a bout 94 Degrees tempature after eating of our noon meal and the dinner table cared far the familey in general taken a good rest and after rest for Some bit went to work again at what ever come up to be don on the premises and when through at the wind up of the day we then Eat our evening meal and when all were through and the Supper table and contents cared far we taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping that one and all may enjoy a good nights rest to nights rest is the desire of the familey to night W.E. Costley at J M Costleys in the west Side of Hamalton Counnty Texas

THursday July the 23dh AD 1914-Opened up quite warm not but little air Stiring the last past night was Still and warm wind this morning was from the west what little there were but Soon changed too the north and become very warm and clost. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 82 Degrees tempature The familey arose from there bed of Slumber and being prepared for work a part of the familey went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst the remainder of the familey attended the cowpen and milked the cows and fed the Stock after being through at the lot they returned too the house and prepared. for there morning meal and when the meal was Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat they Seated them Selves too the table then portaken of there morning and when the familey were through and the breakfast table cared for then the familey went to work to take care of the business around the premises that had to be done all too the writer he went too the garden to hoe among the watermelon vines to get the grass out of. then in order that they migh grow and come to maturity and hoed up to ten oclock and become So warm that the writer had to leave off work and return too the house to get out of the heet after getting rested we then eat our noon meal, and when we all had feasted too our hearts content and the dinner table cared far we taken our uaual rest again and about that time there was a heavey cloud and rain past from East to west and went up the waters of the Leon River and from East around too the South and from that point it travailed Southwest ward untill the too clouds come to geather and seemed to be raining hard in evry direction but this Scope of country it past around unnoticed no rain fell at this time at J M Costley onley a light Shower and a very light one it was mearley a Sprinkle of rain fell at J.M.Costleys or any wheres near but Still it is falling in other localities as it can be Seen a far off at a grea distance and rained very near all evening in that direction which no doubt it was a great healp too the parts of crops it fell on now at the wind up of the day we done up our evening Schored the Eat our Evening meal and when all were through and the Suppertable cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night w.E.Costley at J.M. Costleys my Son in hamelton County Texas

Friday July the 24th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cloudey gloomey morning and there was a heavey cloud formed from the north East and extended too South East with heavey thunder and remained in that direction appearantly raining hard up too about too hours before noon to day from which it faded and ceased to rain any more at that time, wind from the South East blowing quite brisk what time it was raining Thermometer Registered at 72 Degrees tempature, at or near Seven oclock this morning. The familey arose Some what late this morning and after being prepared for work, apart of the familey prepared the morning meal whilst Mrs Mattie Costley did the churning of the and when the morning meal was Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when through the other part of the not engaged in prepareing of the morning meal attended the lot and milked the cows and did the feeding of the Stock and when through with that part of the work then all went too there dailey occupation for the days labors the writer went too hoeing in the garden of Mrs. J.M. Costley whilst Edna and Nelly Costley rigged up and went to Energy to there meeting that is going at that place and returned home at or near 12- Oclock noon to day whilst the balance of the familey were eating of there noon meal they then joined in with the familey and eat there noon meal when all the familey were through and the dinner table cared for then the writer fed the Stock then returned too the house and all taken a considerable rest as it were quite warm but not to warm as it were in the fore part day althrough warm enough at any rate we then went to work to doing up what work that had to be done on the premises to day and after getting throug with our Schored at the wind up of to day we eat our evening meal then taken of a Shorst rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey W.E.Costley at my Son J.M.Costley in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Saturday July the 25th AD 1914- opened up quite a cool morning as the wind from the South is blowing over a teritory where the hard rain fell on yestarday Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 79 Degrees tempature The familey a rose Some what Soon this morning as Mrs Mattie Costley was aiming to meet her mother on the half way ground between Goldthwait and the Indian Gap as her mama was coming on to stay with her for a bit. On a viset before going to Temple to have a cancer treated as she had been to Temple this spring to have her cancer treatment and has to back again and yet they can not cure anything it seems. thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning retistered at 82 Degrees tempature. Now after the familey had prepared them Selves for there days work Some of the familey prepared the morning meal whilst a nother part of them milked the cows and when through milking the writer did the feeding of the Stock then returned too the house then as the morning meal was Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat We Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our first meal of to day and when all were through Some of the familey went to work and cared for the breakfast table and put evry thing in good Shape again whilst Mrs Mattie Costley prepared her Self for the trip and the writer caught and geered the animal that She was to drive too the Buggy then hitched her too the Buggy She then mounted in the Same then Started on her journey for her mother whilst the remainder of the familey was left to Super intend the place in her absence and when 12 -Oclock came a round we then eat our noon meal and when through and the dinner table cared far we then taken a Short rest then went to buisiness again a bout the premises. Now as this is Election day all over the State too Elect a nomine to fill evry office in the State and this day will pick the man to continue in the race up too the first tuesday in November 1914 than that day will deside who the officers will be to Serve for the next too years to come, this has been a very warm day at time hot flashes come and go all through the day. and but little signe of rain in Sight to be Seen in any direction I pulled the first muskmelon to day that was raised on Mrs Mattie Costleys garden in Hamalton County Texas being too in number and at 20 minutes past fore oclock P.M. of to day Valeta. May .Costley rode over too Energy for Some tobaco for W E Costley we are threatened with a Shower of rain from the north at a late hour this evening but fail to come after doing up our evening Schores we then Eat our evening meal when through and the evening table cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night JM Costley and his engineer Mr Laman Cahne in home from there thrasher Something near ten oclock a m (PM) of to night W.E.Costley at my Sons in Hamalton County Texas

Sunday July the 26th 1914- Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind change able first in the east and then in the South and Some of the time in the west Thermometer at or near Seven oclock Registered at 72 Degrees tempature. The familey arose Some what late this morning on acount of being up So late the last past night but after arising from our bed of Slumber and getting in Shape for buisiness Some of the woman went to work and prepared our morning meal whilst the remainder of the woman departed to the cowpen and milked the cows the writer assisting after getting through the writer then fed and cared for the hoggs and horses and when through with that job we returned too the house and prepared our Selves for our morning meal when announce readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then eat our morning meal, after getting through Some of the familey taken care of the breakfast table whilst the rest of the familey was engaged in other work around the premises and when through we then taken a rest for a bit then the cooke prepared our noon meal and the other part of the familey went to Energy to meeting as they have been carry on a ten days meeting and closed to day and all returned home for a rest then we eat our noon meal after getting through and the dinner table cared for we taken, a rest then went too our dailey occulation again if it was Sunday went to doing up our nights Schores for to day and after getting through and our evening meal eat we then taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night WE Costley at JM Costley in the west Side of Hamelton County Texas

Monday July the 28 th AD 1914- Opened up a nice dry morning perfectly clear and bright wind from the South Thermometer registered at 72 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what late this morning on account of being up late this morning as part of the familey went to Indian Gap to church last past night and returned quite late from church but after being prepared for work this morning part of the woman prepared the morning meal and the other woman on the place proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and fed the Stock as the writer was up too late to help to do any work to advance any help to those that neaded help but as the day advanced i began to find Something to do, and found it up to 12-oclock to day from which we eat our noon meal and when through the woman folks taken care of the noon day table and put evry thing use in preparing the meal and eating the Same in good Shape whilst the writer caught and geered the poney that i aimed at working too the indon (indian) gap this evening the hitched it too the buggy then hit the road for the gap as i had to go to get medison for my wife as she is in a feeble condition at present and were ready to be in a worse wone Some after returning home we that that Miss Leveta (Valeta) and Mr Marcelus Costley and the writer dismounted from the buggy then taken the geer off of the animal that we drove too the indian gap and put the animal in the lot to a wate feeding time while at the indian Gap in viewing over the present situation of the locality of the old indian trailes that once passed through it and the many dipridations commited some 50 years ago by the savage tribes of the hostile indians killing of the american people also Stealing of there children and carrying away from the parents probably never to be seen any more it made me shuder and the hare rise on my head and then to think of the maney scalps dangling on the side of there horses rode by the savages pass through that lonley gapp that was cut from the crown of the americans heads and to think of the camp dances they would have when they thought they (were) out of danger of the american people that made the writer shuder all over when i stood on the East Side of the indian Gap and viewed the ground that they made there enterance in passing through said gap it being a mountain it self but was surrounded by too other mountains that it were much higher and loftier than the gap it self I then looked too my wright on top of one of the mountains and viewed the monument of one of the old pioners and his dear wife who has faught the battles against the redman in the earley day of the settling of Texas his desire when he died was too be burried where he had layed waiting for the Indians to come through with there Scalps that they had taken from the head of the old Texas veterands also the stolen property of the ranch men below on the Cowhouse river and Nolands creek in Coryell and Hamelton Counties and a part of Bell County Texas, then walked throught the indian gap too the brink of the mountain on the west end of said Indian gap and viewed over the bason of land that extended for the indian gap to the chane of mountains East of South Leon and viewed the locality of the country there has been a money (many) a hard faught battle between the redman and the Americans where was a many a victoria fell and lay dying on the battle field on the nicked (?) grass for there bed of both sex or tribe between said mountains and after getting through viewing the above described grounds and country i then drove for J.M. Costleys some five miles North East of Indian Gap and after arriving at his place we dismounted from the buggy that we were riding in taken the animal from the same taken the geer off of the animal gave it water put the animal in the lot then fed what Stock there were to feed then assisted the milk hand to milk after getting through we turned to the house and the milk put away in good Shape by that time our evening meal was announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our evening meal and when through and the Supper table cared far we then taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer too night W.E.Costley at home at J M Costley in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Tuesday July the 28th 1914- opened up quite a nice morning wind from the South but not regular come and goes with hot flashes between intervals of the high and low wind, thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 72 Degrees tempature. The familey arose Some what Earley this morning and when prepared for work Some of the croud prepared our morning meal whilst the remainder of the woman attended the cowpen and milked the cows and the writer assisted in helping to milk the cows by turning in of the cows then roping of the calves and when through i then did the feeding of the horses and hogs and when through we returned too the house and prepared our Selves for our morning meal and when readey to eat the cooks annnince (announced) the meal readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table and eat our morning meal and when through as my wife was not doing very well Mrs Mattie Costley Phone for a Doctor at Pottsville to come up to See her whilst the writer hoed in her garden for abit but as it was quite warm i did not hoe for a Short while and at or near 12-oclock we eat our dinner as the cooks had it Served and placed on the table then announced the Same readey to be eat we then Seated our Selves to the dinner. then portaken of our noon meal and all but my wife eat hardiley as She was Sick in bed did not feel like eating after the familey was through then it was that the woman went to work and put the noon table and vessels used in eating of our meal all in good Shape again, whilst Laveta May Costley and Marcelour Costley walked down too the farm to get the cows out of there field and after trying and failed to get them out the wirter had to Saddle the poney and ride down too the farm and assist in getting them out we drove them home then put them in the lot to keep them from the field and when the time come to do up our nights Schores we went to work and completed the whole the(n) we eat our evening meal, and when through and the evening table cared far we then taken our usual rest, we then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a quiet nighs rest to night is the desire of the writer WE Costley at J.M. Costley at the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Wednesday July the 29th AD 1914 - Opened up bright and clear wind mostley from the South East but at time from all quarters of the earth Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey arose quite earley this and when prepared for work the writer then prepared wood to burn to prepare the morning meal and So Soon as the woman was prepared for there work they went to work and prepared our morning meal and when readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through all went too there work as usual and performed there work well that was layed off for them to do up to 12-oclock noon to day from which the familey joined in with each other then portaken of there noon meal and after eating of there noon and the dinner table cared for the familey all taken a rest for Some bit and then went too work again, at any kind of work that was too be done on the premises up to late in the evening then eat our evening meal and when through Old Lady Cannon milked the cows and the writer assisted in the milking of the cows by roping of the calves and attending too the animal the girls were going to work to the Indian Gap to meeting as there was a big meeting going on in the Town of indian and after getting through all returned to the house that was attending too the Stock and then Eat our evening meal and when through and the table taken care of Edna and Nelly Costley prepared them selves for church then went too the Indian gap to (the) meeting and the balance of the family taken a rest then taken departed too there bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at J M Costley in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Thursday July the 30th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice morning wind from the South but warm Thermomiter registered at 78 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what earley this morning and after getting prepared for work we soon found that there was plenty of it to do as the hogs had broke out of the lot in too Mrs. J.M.Costleys garden and did a great deal of damage too her garden by distroying her cucumbers and melons. the familey had a pirfect round up of the hogs before getting them pened also Some of the familey at the Same time was engaged in prepareing of the morning meal. after getting of the hoggs Safely housed up we then returned too the house and prepared our Selves for our morning meal then portaken of the Same and when through and milking of the cows was completed then turned out to graze J.M. Costley geered and hitched one of his animals too his buggy then drove down too the East end of his farm and when we arrived at the place we Soon found out that the part of the fence that we went to fix was all down and could not be fix the Same to day So we run the cattle back to the west end of the pasture then come too the house and Sent Nelly and Marcelous Costley too Energy for Some fence Steeples and as it were So near 12- oclock we eat our noon meal before going to fix the fence then after getting through with our noon meal and taken a Short rest being very warm we then drove down too a lane in his pasture and closed it up to keep the Stock a way from the portion of fence that they had broken to get in the field when through we returned home we had to take a rest as it was So very warm and when cooled off J.M.Costley prepared him Self and returned too his thrasher to keep it going after he left for his thrasher being Some what late in the Evening the familey went to work and done up the evening work and Eat there evening meal then Mrs J.M. Costley and daughter Valeta and her Stepdaughter Nelley costley drove over too Indian gap too a big meeting going on and the balance of the familey taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night W E Costley at J.M. Costley is the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Friday July the 31st 1914 -Opened up quite a warm night the last past night and all through to day very uncomfortable thermometer at or near too oclock to day registered at one hundred Degrees tempature very warm inded wind quite changeable one place long at a time. The familey a rose from there bed of repose Some what earley this morning and when prepared for buisiness the familey all went to work to do up there morning work Some of the familey to prepareing of the morning meal whist others of the familey attended too the house and put there milk away that they had just milk then we eat our morning meal that was prepared for the familey after all were through and the morning table cared far by the cooks then the familey went too there dailey occupation attending too affares that had to be attended too a bout the premacis the writer and valeta May Costley halled up a couple of loads of chapps frome where they had been thrashing of oats and wheat they had been thrashing of oats and wheat they also halled a load of jars to put up pickles in from the old farm house down in there farm and when through they turned the animal loose to graz in the pasture then by that time it was getting quite warm So we taken a rest for a while and when rested the writer then returned too the hog lot and erected a Shed to Shade the hoggs as the weather was So warm that it Seemed as though the heet would kill then after getting through i returned too the house and taken a rest Spell for some bit to come by that time our noon meal come on to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the dinner table then portaken of our noon meal when all were through and the table cared far we then taken a long rest as it was too hot to do any thing what ever and at or near too oclock this evening there a rose a cloud with heavey thunder accompaning the cloud but passed around J.M.Costleys onley fell a Sprinkle of rain at J M Costley and after the floury of wind and dust and thunder and the clouds past away the woman milked the cows and the children got there nag up out of the pasture then fed her and we then eat our evening meal after getting through the writer then caught and geered there buggy then hitched her too the buggy then the Old Lady Cannon and Edna and Nelly Costley drove for Indian Gap to Church whilst the rest of the familey remained at home and after resting for a bit and getting coold of we departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a pleasants nights rest to nights res is the sire of the familey to night.

Saturday August the first AD 1914- Opened up quite a damp wet morning wind from the South there come an Electric Storm from the East just after day light this morning with very heavey lightning and thunder and a good Shower followed turning quite cool after being So warm the last past night. Thermometer at or near 8-oclock this morning Registered at 76 Degrees tempature The familey arose from our bed of repose Some what Earley this morning and after getting prepared for work the familey went to work and prepared the morning meal and doing of the churning of the milk whilst it were raining So when the morning meal was Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal after the familey was through with there morning meal Some of the woman went to work and put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape again whilst the remaining part of the woman proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows the writer assisting the woman in ropen off of the calves and Seperating the cows and calves and turning the cows out on the grass when through with that part of the work the writer then fed and watered the hogs and then returned to the house then recorded the above lines Set forth on this page above So far up in the day it remains damp and cool and cloudey which makes it very agreeable to what it has been here too fore, for Several days past at or near too oclock PM J.M.Costley and force began to come in from the thrasher as it began to rain and stoped them from thrashing and when they all got in there were a considerable crowd of them when rested all that had not eat, eat there noon meal and after getting through and the dinner table cared far then all taken a Short rest then J.M. Costley mounted on his horse then rode over too the Indian Gap to a Phone meeting that was to be held this evening, at the above named place. and returned late this evening and when the Evening meal was Served and placed on the table, we Seated our Selves too the table and portaken of our evening meal and when through a part of the woman taken care of the Suppertable whilst the remainder of the woman attended the cowpen and milked the cows and the writer assisted and fed the hogs and poney and when through i returned too the house and the familey in general taken a rest and then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W.E.Costley at Mr. J.M.Costleys at the Extreem west portion of Hamalton Co. Texas

Sunday August the 2th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool morning wind blowing brisk from the South west, blowing cool and brisk Thermometer at or near Seven oclock Registered at 82 Degrees tempature, the familey arose some what earley this morning and when prepared for buisiness apart of the woman prepared the morning meal whilst the remander of the woman went and milked the cows, and the writer fed and cared for hogs and apart of the Stock after getting through with the cows at the pen we then returned too the house and prepared our Selves for our morning meal and when Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through and the morning table cared far we all then Some of the boys went too the Cowhouse to go in a washing (swimming?) whilst the girls prepared them selves for a trip too the Indian Gap meeting as the meeting will close to day from all accounts as it has lasted for a bout nine or ten days and they have concluded that it is time to hold up for a while and let there horses and members take a rest from there exposure too the extreem heat and night air.and the rest of the familey was working around the premises keeping up adds and ends a bout the premises up too 12-oclock noon to day from which they all eat there noon meal, and when through and the dinner table cared far then all taken a good long rest as it was quite warm a bout noon today and as the evening advanced it become much warmer up too late in the Evening. now at about three oclock Pm J.M.Costley of to day they left for the thrasher rather N.W.From where JMCostley now lives near Gesteen on South Leon in Comanche county Texas Some 10 miles away to be at the thrasher earley in the morning to go to work thrashing oats and wheat, then after they left it was but a Short time before what was left of the familey went to work and done up the nights Schores the feeding and milking and eating of our evening meal and when through and the Supper table cared far and the contents of the Same, the familey taken a general rest for Some bit then went to work and done up there nights Schores by prepareing of the evening meal and eating of the Same then part of the woman taken care of the Supper table and put in good Shape then proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and the writer assisted in helping with cattle when through the woman that did the milking returned too the house with the milk and seperated the milk from the cream with the cream seperator whilst the writer fed and watered the hogs and fed the ponies after the girls return from church with there beauxs. after getting through i returned too the house we then eat our evening meal and when the Suppertable was put away in good Shape we then taken a long rest Spell then departed too our beds of repose hoping too get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer W.E.Costley at home at J M Costleys

Monday August the 3rd AD 1914- Opened up quite a Still Cloudey morning wind low from the South, quite cloudey this morning Thermmometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature with agood prospect of rain The familey a rose Some what earley this morning and when prepared for work the woman being five in number went to work then prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves to the table then portaken our morning meal and when all were through and the table cared far all went to work apart of the cooks went too the cow lot then milked the cows whilst others of the family asisted Mrs J.M.Costley and her mother the widow Cannon off to Goldthwait to take her mother part of the way as one of Mrs Mattie Costleys Sisters are to meet her on the half way ground and acompaney her mother on too Goldthwait then Mrs Mattie Costley will return home again and expects to return to day if not prevented by the weather or Sickness and the remainder of the familey carried on the work at the place in her absence as though She was present and the writer aided and assisted in carrying on the good work Now as to the condition of my wife being a invalid for some past by (but) is growing out of her troubles a little by degrees evry day of her life. and if she keeps mending will soon be restored to health again now about half past too oclock this evening there were a cloud arose in the north East with heavey thunder passing too the north west and Seem to be a heavey rain in that direction and did rain a very good rain between Energy and Gusteen and that vacinity of country North of J M Costley and passed around too the following up the South and north Leon and rained for about too hours in Sight of J. M.Costleys but did not reaching JMCostleys what ever there has been Several rains past around his premises in the last few days and not reach his premises but onward and upward and after the flurry we went to work then done up the nights Schores and when through with the out door work we then eat our evening meal after all were through and the Suppertable and contents cared far we then taken a considerable rest then departed too our beds of rest hoping to get a good nights rest to night rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W. E. Csotley at J M Costleys in the west end of Hamalton Co Texas

Tuesday August the 4th Opened up quite a cloudey Still morning wind dormant not movin from any direction but when it did arise it Sprang up from the north East very hot and dry the familey arose Some what earley this morning and when prepared for work all hands but my wife Set in for buisiness but She was not able to do any thing Some of the woman prepared our morning meal whilst Mrs. J.M. Costley proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows with the help of the writer and after getting though the writer then fed the hoggs then returned home or rather too the house and prepared our Selves for our morning meal then Seated our Selves too the table and eat the Same when through a part of the cooks went to work and put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape whilst others of the familey went too different work Edna and Marcelous her brother drove there horse and buggy over too one of there neighbors for some watermelons and obtained five very nice melons and Mattie Costley brought one with her from indian gap on yestarday from the trip She Staken yestarday to take her mother on the half way ground to Goldth wait in Mills County Texas too where her Sister would meet her and take there mother on to Goldthwait. the writer was quite buisey watering of the Stock and hoeing in the garden and doing other work a round the premises up to 12- oclock noon to day from which we all eat our noon meal that was prepared for the familey, after all were through we then taken a long rest as it were too warm to do any kind of work The Thermometer at noon to day registered at 90 Degrees tempature very warm and a loud making in the north east about the Same direction that it Sprang up yestarday evening, and did about the Same passed around and did not call on us with a refreshing shower So that is the luck of a lowsey calf. So i have nothing this evening but water and feed the hoggs and assist in milking the cows and when we were through we returned too the house and So Soon as they could Seperate the milk we then Eat our evening meal after all were through with there evening meal and the Supper table we then taken a Short rest and departed too our bed of repose hoping too get a gro (good) nights rest is the desire of the familey W E Costleys at J M Costley in Hamalton county Texas

Wednesday August the 5th AD 1914- Opened up a cloudey drearry morning with heavey thunder in the west wind rather South west earley this morning Thermometer at or near 8-oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature. The familey arose quite Earley this morning and after being prepared for work then Some of the woman went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst others proceeded too the cow lot and milked the cows the writer fed and cared for the hogs and the poney after getting through we returned too the house and prepared our Selves for our morning meal and when announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then eat our morning meal and when through a part of the familey attended too the breakfast table and others to attending to other house whole affares a bout the house whilst J.M. Costley and his son John Costley and Mr Aquila Swindle went over too the east end of his farm to build a new wire fence where his cattle was braking in on his farm and at 20 minutes past eight - oclock there blew up a rain from the west and drove them home a gain from there work and rained Sharply for Some 30 minutes or more with a Sharp wind at times putting a good Season in the ground which was begining to be greatley neaded during the rain there were Some heavey lightning and thunder west and other places South East and north but from all appearance the hardest rain fell west and the heaviest lightning and thunder lay in that direction and after the hardest rain was over it rained Some 30 minutes longer. Slowly and Still looks in apearance that the rain is not over with yet and after the main rain it remained quite cloudey and a droping rain followed after the main rain up to near 12-oclock noon to day from which it ceased to rain but remained cloudey and kept up the thundering in the west and just at noon we eat our noon meal as it was Served and placed on the table readey to be eat and when through and the dinner table and contents cared far we then continued to take our rest as the clouds represented rain So much and continued to rest for Some bit but eventually i ventured out to See what had become of the poney that the writer was Seeing after for J M Costley as i was looking for her to find a colt Soon. after walking out in the pasture piece i Soon jumped her up and i then returned too the house a gain i then walked too the watering tank and let out more water in the Tank for the Stock and from that place i walked down too the field gate to See how the cotton was fruiting and i found it doing well enough considering the dry hot weather then returned too the house as there was a light Shower of rain coming up, and did come but rained father a way from J M Costleys than it did at J.M. Costleys So that is the way that the weather worked all evening, which made it a damp day all the way through but at the proper time came on the cooks prepared the evening meal whilst Mrs. J M Costley milked the cows and the writer fed and cared fore the hogs and and poney and when through all returned to the house then portaken of our evening meal as it was Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat when we were through and the table and contents cared for we then taken our usual rest as we had been accustom to doing then departed too our bed of repose hop- to get a good nights rest is the desire of the familey to night.now up on whole this is what might be called a gloomey lonsom day as been very cloudey and raining the greater part of the day, and also has but a great help too the growing crops of the county all a long the line boys WE Costley at J.M. Costleys in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Thursday August the 6th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a damp cloudey drearry morning with the wind _? weak Scarsley any movement what ever much in appearance of more rain and that Soon. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 72 Degrees tempature. The familey arose Some what late this morning on account of being So damp and wet but when prepared for work Some of the girls went to work then prepared the morning meal whilst Mrs J.M.Costley proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows with the help of JM Costley and after getting through and the milk put a way in good Shape and JM Costley had fed the hoggs and poneys he returned too the house then prepared for the morning meal about that time the morning meal was announced ready to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal when through and the work allotted to them to do all the familey went to work but my wife and my Self we were not able to do much work although up able to eat but can not work but little to be of Source to any one what ever can do Some work when the weather is fare and bright Such as piddling work around the premises J.M. and John Costley and quil swirenger (Quilla Swindle) went to work to build a new string of fence through his farm in order to turn his stock in on his stuble ground on the east and of this farm about a mile away from his residence at or near 12-oclock to day it began to Shower from the South East passing over too the west keeping up a good circulation in the ground in the way of moisture to make truck of all kind grow and prosper, now our noon meal is eat and the occupants are taken of there rest as it is Showering all a long the line various directions which is a great blessing too all man kind as well as too his Stock and form of the air of all kind the clowds are in a pirfect work the majorty of the day but left off raining at or near too oclock Pm but remained quite cloudey all evening then JM Costley went to work at his wire fence across his farm and worked till late in the Evening from which they left off work and returned too the house and done up the night Schorse then eat our evening meal as it was Served and readey too be eat and after all the familey were all through and the Supper table and contents was cared for we then taken our usual rest for Some bit then departed too our bed of repose hoping that one and all may have a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey too night W.E.Costley at my Son J.M.Costley in Hamalton County Texas

Friday August the 6th 1914-OPened up quite a drearry misty morning as the dampness of the morning from the air appeared to be all water from its movement a regular old time Season where the Sun does not Show its Self so soon after raining Now as not any work could be done out doors earley this morning the familey was late a rising from there bed of Slumber but after arising from there bed of rest and being prepared for work then the cooks joined in with each other and Soon prepared the morning meal for the familey and when Served and placed on the table we seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when all were through Some of the familey proceeded too the cowpen too milk the cows and feed the Stock whilst afew remained in doors to take care of the breakfast table and my wife and my Self did nothing as we were too poorley to be exposed too the weather So when the Schores was done up by the occupants of the house all taken a rest as would not admit any one from being (?) out of doors at any rate but J M Costley concluded that he would geer up his mules and brake up a small piece of ground near his cow lot to sow in some kind of grain, did not know at this time what he would Soe but when desided on Sowing it would be in good plite for the buisiness J.M. Costley old Macy mare brought him a horse colt on the morning of August the 7th 1914 earley in the morning being a now the day is passing Swiftley and no change in the weather onley wind has changed too the North East and the dampness of the rain makes the wind as cool as a norther or a cool north wind but the Showerry weather keep up all the Same we have eat our noon meal and waiting for our third one to come a round just lyining around doing not any thing what ever to pay for what we have eat, alreadey but never the less when it does dry off we then can come up with our work as usually to defray our expences. at or near half past too oclock Mr J.M. Costley hitched a couple of horses too his buggy then drove over to Energy to mail Some letters and transact other buisiness and lay in Some more provisions for the familey to eat whilst here below as that is a bout all we can do at present on account of the nisty weather that is now falling on the Earth here below this makes a bout fore days that it has been raining at and around J.M. Costley making all kind of growing crops to look well and flurishing which will cause to be made a bundance of all king (kind) of feed Stuffs garden vegetables of all discription a fine rain on cotton dumb broots and woman as they are the wones that have to Slit the mud now the day has about past a way and has ceased to Shower any more So the familey will do up the nights Schores and Eat there Evening meal and take there usual rest then depart too there bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey W.E.Costley at J M Costleys in Hamalton co Texas

Saturday August the 8th AD 1914- Opened up quite a dreary morning very damp and cloudey and keeps it up day after day wind principally from the East blowing mildly Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 68 Degrees tempature with a nice prospect of more rain before the weather Settles Now the familey arose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning and after being prepared for work the woman folks went to work then prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when through Some of the woman Mrs Swerenge ( Mrs Lillie Swindle) J M Costley Daughter also his Daughter Miss Edna Costley proceeded too the cow lot and milked the cows whilst the rest of the girls went to work then put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape a gain then the woman folk went to work and put the dwelling house and content all in good Shape again, and when through that work they then had domestic work to do that had too be attended too whilst J.M. Costley and his hands went to work to fencing off a new lane through his farm runing East across his farm and pointing west to give his stock more grasing ground he has to assist him his son John Costley and Mr Aquilla Swindle of Mills County texas they are working east of his dwelling some three quarters of a mile from home or rather from his dwelling in his farm having something near 400 hundred acres enclosed in his farm and pasture and still the cloudey damp weather goes on as though nothing had happened what ever now it is nearing 12 oclock to day and but little change in the weather Still cloudey and muckey Still resembling rain very damp and cool. but the Sun began to Show its light at or near 12-oclock noon to day as though it might become Settled weather again Soon. now at or near 12 -oclock noon to day we eat out noon meal and after all were through and the dinner table cared far then taken a Short rest then the hands that was working on the fence went to work again and then finished the job of fenceing down East of his residence on his farm where he was he was Straitening of his fence to make a elbo in his fence Strait in a line with the original farm fence in order to handle his Steem engin plows now as the day has passed away and the work and Schores are finished up on the permises and we have eat our Evening meal we will return too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer W.E.Cosltey at J.M. Costleys in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Sunday August the 9th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a gloomey damp cool morning quite wet from the rain that has fell in the last few days wind from the South East. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 70 Degrees tempature with great prospects of more rain as it is Showering this morning in Sight of J.M. Costleys NOw the familey a rose Some what late this mroning being the Sabbath day of the Lord 1914 - but after getting in Shape for work the woman folks being five in number went to work and Soon prepared the morning meal and when Served then placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves down too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through with our morning meal J.M.Costley and wife proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows being a muddy time on woman and dumb broots after finishing up with the milking and feeding of the hogs they returned too the house then went to work and Seperated the milk from the cream and put it away in good Shape and the other party had put the breakfast table and contents in good Shape then the family all taken a rest again as it were the Sabbath evening and a day of rest for man and beast but however it seems that the ox gets in the ditch quite often on the Sabbath day as there is always on that day at J M Costleys Something to happen on his place to call them out to do some one thing or other on that day that can not be avoided has to be done or great distruction will have to follow. Now the evening has turned out too be a nice evening Sun is Shining out bright and clear but Some what cloudey in all probability the rain is over with for a while, i am in hopes it will be no great while before it rains again as the Sun Shines out So hot it Soon dries out the Soil and neads more rain on it. now it is drawing late in the evening they will have to go to work and do the nights Schores as there is milking and feeding to be done then we will eat our evening meal and when the table and contents are cared far we will take our usual rest then depart too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night as well as the rest of the familey W.E.Costley at J.M. Costley in the west Side of Hamalton County Texas

Monday August the 10th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a mukey cloudey morning wind from the South East blowing quite hard much in appearance of rain this morning Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey arose from there bed of repose quite earley as J.M.Costley had to make a trip to Gusteen (Gustien) for some oil to run his Engine with and he had to go earley in order to get back to go too his too his thrasher to finish up thrashing of the grain that was left on his hands to thrash by other thrashers. that had failed to comply with there contrack in thrashing So when the familey arose from there bed of Slumber and prepared them Selves for work they then went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst Mr and Mrs J.M. Costley proceeded too the cow lot then milked and cared for the cows after getting through then fed and cared for the teem that he aimed to work too Gusteen and feeding of the hogs they then returned too the house and run the milk that was milked from the cows through there cream seperator and when through and the cream and milk was put a way in good Shape they then prepared them Selves for the morning meal as well as the rest of the familey and when announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves down to the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when all were through the girles that prepared the morning meals then went to and put the breakfast table and content all in good Shap then it was that J. M. Costley prepared him Self for the trip then drove out to Gusteen to get his machine oil that had arived on the train whilst aquila Swindel and John Costley taken a trip over too his neighbor to get a mail ox to bring too his pasture for the use and benefit of his female cattle whilst Mattie Costley and Daughters proceeded too the wash tub too do the washing for the familey of there wearing clothes and my wife and my Self were all the persons on the place but did not work as we too old people are getting too old to work but at times we do Some lite work that is light and easy to handle now at this writing being 35 minutes past nine oclock A M it resembles rain very much as the clouds are getting lower and thicker as the day passes away and at a distance it Seems to be raining over in the Coves of the mountains Some fore miles a way too the South from J.M.Costley and west also now to day the woman are very buisey as it is wash day with them as Some are washing and Some are prepareing of our noon we(?) for the familey whilst others are putting up perserves So it is a buisey day with the fore woman and a large robust girl (probably Valeta) but they are all buisey just the Same, and it Seems that there labors never ends it is work all the whils Now as the day is about to come too a close we will go too work and do up our evening Schores then Eat our evening meal and when through we will take our usual rest then depart too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at JM Costleys at the west End of Hamalton County Texas

Tuesday August the 11th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cloudey damp morning wind from the South blowing Strong and Sturdy Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey of J M Costley arose quite earley this morning as they intended to go too thrashing near Gusteen and when prepared for work the woman went to work and prepared the morning meal and after getting of it Served and place on the table then portaken of our morning meal after the e(n)tire familey had top of the page "A d more 5 miles west of J M Costley" there morning meal and when all were through and the breakfast table and contents cared far then the thrasher hands made readey then drove over near Gusteen to begin there thrashing again being Some ten miles from home in Comanche county Texas whilst the remainder of the familey remained at home to carry on buisiness on the plantation leaving the old man W.E. Costley to Stay with them and help a long to do all they could do as well as his wife M.V. Costley and after getting the work done up on the place Then the writer caught and geered the buggy nag to the buggy for Mrs J.M. Costley to drive over too Gusteen (Gustien) to bring her sister over too her place as she had come down from Comanche County to spend a few days with her sister Mrs. J.M. Costley of Hamalton County Texas. Now after all the work was all completed about the place . I wondered off down in to J M Costleys farm too his old place on the East part of his farm as i had never been down at the old place and being very feble it appeared to me to be about too miles away but onley about one but i made out to make the trip by a hard strougle but i would stop once and a while to rest my wearried limbs then would go a gain but viewing over the farm in different direction before i returned to J.M. Costley and in the route i must too have traveled as much as too miles and a half on the route i travailed in passing over the farm i walked over some very fine soil and then again some not so good as other parts of the farm but all of it would bring fine truck of all kind providing it would rain regular i shure seen on my route some places that would scar me up like it once did in an earley day in these mountains in regard too the Indians. I was expecting to come writ up on them and that were my condition in that far on account of so maney obvious weeds i was looking all the while to get on a rattle Snake and should i had commited the act i could not have been any worse scared than i was all the while but as the lord would have it got through all safe and sound and i thank the Lord for so doing and at or near 12- oclock noon to day we eat our noon meal having Mrs J.M. Costley Sister to dine with the familey from Comanche count living Some ten miles North west from comanche town her name is Mrs McCarty Comanche Co. It is resembling rain this evenen and Should it rain it will throw the thrasher men very late in the Season in finishing up thrashing as it is alreadey late enough as the(y) are anxious too brake there Stuble land to keep the obnoxious weeds down, now the day is past and gone So far as fore oclock in the after noon and the prospect of the rain is like the day will Soon be gone and no rain fall in Sight that i can See now at a bout 4-oclock this evening too Misses Costleys drove over to energy for Mr. McCarty as he is Sick and his wife came home with Mrs J.M. Costley this morning as She went too Energy after her and yet the good works goes on as kinfolks visit each other once and a while as that is the proper way to do to show the blood of the native counselor Now as the day is passing a way in a hurry and as time and tide waits for no one we will go too work and do up our nights Schores then eat our evening meal and after the Supper table and contents are put away in good Shape we then will take our usual rest then depart too our bed of repose hoping for all the familey to enjoy a good nights rest to night is the wish and the will of the writer to night W.E. Costley at home at J.M. Costley and wife west side of Hamelton Co. Texas

Wednesday August the 12th AD 1914- Opened up quite a clear morning with Some calcarious clouds floating in the Elements wind from the south Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at Degrees tempature The familey arose tolerably Earley this morning and when prepared for work the woman folks went to work and prepared our morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal having Mr and Mrs William McCarty and little girl to dine with the familey and the old folks. And when through apart of the woman on the premises went to work and put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape again whilst Mrs J M Costley proceeded too the cowpen with the help of W.E.Costley then milked the cows, when through She returned too the house then Seperated the milk and Sent to Energy by Mr. William McCarty the cream to Sell as he was going too his home near Comanche town and his wife remained with her Sister Mrs J M Costley to remain for a week or more on a viset. as She was in feble health just now, now Since the rain has fallen the weather is much cooler as the air is much cooler and pleasanter then what it has been here too fore for it has been a very warm Summer indeed, my wife and the writer so far up in the day are fealing Some better than we have been feeling for a few day back The writer So Soon as Edney Costley returnes from Energy will go to work to fix Some of J.M. Costley _ wire fence as it coming loose from the post. well after Edney Costley returned home from Energy i then drove down in too the field to the South String of Said farm of J M Costley then went to work on the fence and worked up to 12-oclock noon today then left off work and drove home too our noon meal after arriving at home we dismounted from the buggy and taken from the buggy taken the geer off of her then Mrs Jam (J.M.) Costley put her in the lot and fed her we then eat our noon meal as the cooks had it Served and placed on the table after all were through and the dinner table cared far we all taken a Short rest for Some bit then departed too our work a gain about the premises doing the work a round the premises that had too be done, and toward the Shank of the Evening we done up our evening Schores then Eat our evening meal and when through and the evening table and contents cared far we then taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E. Costley at Mr and Mrs JM Costley in the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Thursday August the 11th (13th) Ad 1914 - Opened up a very cloudey damp morning as it began to rain at or near four oclock on the evening of the 10 day of August 1914 and has been raining ever Since often and on up too the present hour being 8-oclock A M of to day being August the 12-1914 and Still raining a low rain raining Strait down rain not from anny porticular direction what ever. no wind Stiring but when it Start up it Sprang from the North west Thermometer at or near Seven oclock. A.M. of to day registered at 70 Degrees tempature The familey a rose tolerably earley this morning and when prepared for work the woman went to work being five in number and being So maney of them they Soon prepare our morning meal and after getting of it Served and placed on the table then announce readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table we then portaken of our morning meal, and when through and the woman had taken care of the breakfast table and conts of the Same they went to work and began to knit of on Some fancey work that they had gotten up . as i was raining in Such a manner that they not able to get out doors to milk the cows and continued to rain untill at or near one oclock AM of to day the writer and wife are Still here a waiting for the time to milk and that will be when it clears off. and Stop raining and from the looke of the weather at nine oclock as of to day it does not Seem to me that it will cease raining Soon although not raining very hard at no time but Strudy and Slow a long just Sufficienty to wet the ground thoughly which make a good Season all the same in the ground that is what it takes to make a good crop if it comes in the write time in the Season at or near fore oclock Pm J.M. Costley and his thrashing croud came in from his thrasher Some ten miles away and at or near five oclock this evening it blew up near a water Spout and rained near one hour Seemingley as hard as it could poor down then eased off and was raining when we went to bed at half past nine oclock A.M. (PM) of to night Slowley but never the less it had been raining alnig the night before and all day in the fore noon of to day up to one oclock P.M. of the Same day W.E.Costley at J.M.Costleys in the west end of Hamalton Co

Friday August the 14th- AD 1914- Opened up quite damp and wet as it had been Raining all the previous night before and Still raining this morning heavey up to about Eleven oclock from which it Slacked up a while wind rain from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 78 Degrees tempature The familey arose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning and after being prepared for work the woman went to work then prepared our morning meal and after getting of it Served then placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table the portaken of our morning meal and when through and the morning table and contents cared far we then taken a rest all but J.M. Costley and Mr Aquilia Swinde they were engaged in putting up a Stove during the time and Mr J.M. Costle become quite wet during of the time but eventually got it up and prepared a fire in the Same they then proceeded too the lot and milked the cows during a light mist of rain that was JM Costley and wife then fed the hogs and the Macey mare with a young colt when through returned too the house and Seperated the cream from the milk then put it a way in good Shape then all taken a long rest as it was Still raining and nothing else could be done out doors as it were too wet, and muddy all a long the line through the day up to about too oclock from which the woman went to work and provided our noon meal for the familey being some what 3 o-oclock the after noon when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our noon meal being late in the day and at or near too oclock it blew up a very raped rain raining over one hour then Slacked down to a driping rain for ever So long and kept it up ofter and on through the majority of the evening and as the darkness of the day approached the familey done up the nights Schores then taken a Short rest and then departed too our bed of repose hopin to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night also the desire of the familey

Saturday August the 15th AD 1914- Opened up quite a muckey cloudey damp morning much in apearance of rain wind from the east blowing mildley Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 70 Degrees tempature. The familey arose from there bed of Slumber Some where near Six oclock in the morning all of the familey feeling moderately well and after being one pared for work the woman of the place went to work then prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat the familey Seated them Selves to the table then portaken of our morning meal and when throug a portion of the woman attended too the breakfast table whilst aportion of them attended too the milking of the cows and when through the woman returned too the house and put a way the milk in good Shape and JM. Costley remained at the lot and fed his teem then returned too the house all so then the familey could do nothing more than to take a rest as it was too wet to do any work out doors So we contented our Selves by resting through the day as it was threatning rain alday long and did Shower heavelly all around beging South first and over the Elements a Slow Shower and at or near 12-Oclock noon to day the Woman announced our noon meal readey to Eat again we then portaken of noon meal and when the eating of the meal was over with and the table and contents cared far we could do nothing else but Still continue to rest as it were at that time raining at J.M. Costleys and Still carried on the Same work the majority of the day and at or near Six oclock PM we eat our evening meal and when all were through with there evening meal a part of the woman taken care of the Supper table and put evry thing in good Shape again whilst a part of the woman proceeded too the cowpen and fed the cows and milked them then J M Costley fed the hoggs and poney then retuned to too the house and taken of a Short rest then departing too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer and familey WE.Costley at J.M. Costley my Son in Hamelton County Texas

Sunday August the 6th AD 1914- Opened up quite a wet morning from the rain that fell the last past night and earley this morning wind cool from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 72 Degrees tempature with a good prospect of more rain Soon it not again to day as it is verry much in appearance of rain Soon The familey a rose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning but when prepared for work the woman folks of the house went to work and prepare the morning meal and after getting of it Served and placed on the table then announsing the Same readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and after getting through a part of the woman went to work and taken care of the breakfast table whilst others of the in mates of the house proceeded too the cow lot then milked the cows whilst J.M. Costley milked the cows when all were through and the cows turned out then returned too the house and put a way the milk in good Shape then as it were the Sabbath day a day of rest we taken the advantage of the day and used it at leasure untill it come mealtime to eat at noon from which we eat our noon meal as the woman had Served it and placed it on the table and announced it readey to be eat and when the familey were through withere ( with their) noon meal and the table and contents cared far all taken a rest again untill time come to go to work a gain to do up the night Schores again as usual at or near half past three oclock this evening there was a heavey cloud formed in the South west with heavey lightning and thundered and the principal part of the rain went a round East it appeared to be a heavey rain almost a water Spout in Evry direction look at but the west at this writing and in all probabulity will be there before it wind up being 20 minutes past fore oclock P.M. of this evening it rained a hard rain at J.M.Costley but nothing like about 4 or 5 miles South East of J M Costleys premises about Pottsville on the cow house Creek and rained Some too hours and a half with out ceasing then checked up and rained no more that day or night following now after ceasing to rain the familey went to work and done up there nights Schores Some to prepareing of the evening meal Some to milking of the cows whilst others were feeding of the Stock and after getting through at the lot all returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there evening meal then eat the Same when through and the table and contents cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good night rest to nigh is the desire of the familey to night W.E. Costley at J.M. Costleys at the west Side of Hamelton County Texas

Monday August the 17th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cloudey damp a cloudey morning wind from the North blowing Similar out quite bright and the Sky was very dark and blue Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 74 Degrees tempature with a prospect of a change in the weather in favor of Settled weather. The familey arose Some what late this morning and after being prepared for work Some of the woman prepared the morning meal whilst others of the familey proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows. after getting through the men folks fed the horses and hogs then returned too the house then prepared them Selves for there morning and eat the Same as it was readey and a waiting for them to be eat and when through the woman folks went to work and put the morning table and content all in good Shape again whilst Some of the men folks went to work to repare Some wire fence that was torn down by a male cow broot on yestarday evening and worked at the fence up about Eleven oclock and finished his job then returned home and prepared for there noon meal and when Served and placed on the table and annound readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our noon meal when all were through and the table and contents cared far we all taken a rest as it were So wet in the fields that nothing could be done in the way of plowing nor any thing Else So all had to content them Selves but Quila Swindle and wife (Lillie) and too children (Lola and Robert) they geered up ther teem hitched it too ther buggy then drove for there place some ten miles from J M Costley some South west from J M Costleys premises, so that left the familey lonesome being so many together so long but however we will have to put up with it as the best of friends has to part many a time and some of the times for ever that is what might becalled a final parting.now this is the first day it has failed to rain in about ten days but with the heat and Strong South wind that is blowing the ground has dried wonderfuly to day now as it is growning late the familey went to work and prepared the evening meal and when Served and placed on the table we Seated our selves too the table then portaken of our evening meal and when through a part of the woman taken care of the suppertable and put evry thing in good Shape again whilst others of the house whole proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and fed the hogs then returned too the house and Seperated the cream from the milk, and after getting through we then as usual taken a Short rest and departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W.E.Csotley at J M. Costley at the west end of hamelton County Texas

Wednesday August the 19th AD 1914- Opened up quite a bright cool morning wind from the South - Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature, The familey a rose Some what this morning and when preparede for work the woman of the house went to work and prepared our morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when the famileywere through with there morning meal a part of the wom(as) Taken care of the breakfast table and put in good Shape whilst Mrs Mattie Costley and Mr J.M. Costley proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and J.M.Costley fed and cared far the Stock after getting through and every thing put in good Shape a gain then the woman went too there dailey house work and the men too there regular roteen of farm work a bout the premises up too 12- oclock Pm from which J.M. Costley prepared himself for the trip to Comanche town at the county seat of Comanche County on buisiness that had to be attended too all the same whilst the writer acompanied him to Comanche Town and back again as i were anxious to see the place as i have not seen the town and surrounding country since the fall of 1866- which time i and Press Brewer taken a trip too Erath county too the county town site Stephenvill to mill said town located on North Bosque in Erath County Texas part of the County being quite Sandy whilst other parts being chocolate with some sand mixed in with the chocolate dirt which makes it a great deal pleasanter to travel over, the mud does not stick like the old black mud of these eastern counties like Coryell and McLennan County Texas and others fronting North and South in evry direction and many of them too are a mixture of soil. i am of thee opinion that this is going to be a nice cool day after arriving at the place we then proceeded to wonder over the Town in Surch of Mr John Dodson of that place and after So long a while we come across his residence and found his familey all at home with the exception of J D Dotson adn wife and his baby boy the old man was out at work at his profession as he was a Pointer by trade and his wife had just returned from Waco where She had been visiting of her relatives and friends but in corse of a short while the propriortier of the house returned home then we had a good old time telling over our trials and troubles and tribulations of this vile world since we last seen each other and talked over all the pleasures that we all so seen in our travels during our recollection then throwed them on the scales and wayed them and when come to reviewed the virdick and just come out even therefore we then considered the virdict just and Subned(?) our Selves too the Same a bout that time we were envited to our evening meal by the land lady of the house So we Seated our Selves too the Suppertable then enjoy a Supupsirus(?) meals vituals at our old friends Mr and Mrs J D Dobsons, after eating of our evening meal and the evening table and contents all cared far we then seated our selve on the South porch of Mr and Mrs Dotson with them and familey and along old fashion chat of the last past history of our lives but when come to testify of the cruel acts that the older brother of the Cunninghams and the writer and a many old brother did in the Earley settles of the west i am some what fearful we will have a great deal to answer as we have done a many cruel deed maccacreeing of the red man and there property and other deeds in taken there country a way from them and what we found them in possession of the red man what do we know of farmer days but God led them people over intoo this county and put them in possession of the land and country to do as they liked with it and it seemed that they turned loose on the tribe to distroy them and the free writes of there count(r)y them people were the hand works of the lord and the american people should if they wanted there hunting arounds should then that have baught would have settled the whole difficulty and evry thing would have past off quitly and peacebly but in stead of that it has caused a great deal of deaths and blood shed of father mother sisters and Brothers and relatves be sides and left the country in a deploreable condition all along the line all the same, now when we had talked it all over we then departed to our beds of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer and to be able to far look out for the length and breath of the city to morrow morning W.E.Costley at J.M. Costley on the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Thursday August the 20th 1914 - Opened up a very nice morning breeze light and when readey for Mr J.D.Dodson and familey for buisiness went to work and prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table we all Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then eat our morning meal when all were through and the breakfast table and contents all cared for Mr Dodson and familey and J.M. Costley and the writer Sealed them Selves on Mr Dodson porch And another long talk as we all some 17 years ago was old neighbors as we all had a great deal to talk about and we conversed with Each other up to ten oclock this morning then Mr J Dodson J M Costley and the writer walked up too the Town of Comanche to look out for some old Indian fighters such as old man Dave Conningham and others in the town but come to find out there were but few of them to find as they had past from life unto death to be not seen on Earth anymore and at or near Eleven Oclock A.M. of to day we taken the Cotton Belt passenger train for Gusteen (Gustien) as that is where we left our teem to go to Comanche town. After arriving at Gusteen, (Gustien) we left the train and proceeded too the buisiness part of the town as J.M. Costley and some buisiness to attend too as well as the writer he had to have a medical procription filled that i had to take for my hart as the mussels of my heart had given away and after we had done the work that we wanted to do we then walked down to Old Brother Kee and taken dinner with him as he once was my good old neighbor that lived near me in McLennan County Texas near Crawford, Texas after we portaken of our noon meal and taken a short rest we departed away from our old neighbor Kee then drove for J.M. Costleys 4 miles South west of Energy Texas too J M Costleys after arriving at J.M.Costleys being near three oclock in the after noon of to day we the dismounted from the Buggy and turned the teems lose all to one then J.M. Costley directley prepared for a trip with his hands to returned too his thrasher Some three miles East of Gusteen about ten miles away and did go all of them too the thrasher this evening whilst the writer remained at J.M. Costley to aid and assist in taken care of the Stock and place and after doing up of the evening Schores we then eat our evening meal and when all were through and the Evening table and contents of the Same cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night W.E.Cosltey at J.M. Costley in the corner of Hamelton county Texas

Friday August the 21st AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice morning Some what Cloudey resembling rain again very warm this evening wind from the South East Thermometer at or near Seven Oclock this morning registered at 76 Degrees tempature withe Sun drawing water earley this morning The familey arose tolerable earley this morning and when prepared for work a couple of woman prepared the morning meal whilst a couple proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and when through and the cows returned to grass they returned too the house and put the milk a way in good Shape while the writer fed the hogs and the poney when i was through i too returned too the house and made preperation for my morning meal and it was placed on the table the announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves to the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal the woman then went to work and put the breakfast table and content all in good Shape then all went to work a gain the girls to hoeing the grass out of the yard and the writer to doctering of J.M. Costleys filley that was cut on the wire then turned it out on grass to graze the returned too the house and went to work to making our my dailey record that has been done by my familey and my Self to day and at or near 12- oclock noon to day we eat our noon meal and after getting through and the dinner table cared for far all taken a rest for Some time untill near too oclock Pm from which the writer caught and geered the buggy poney animal the hitched her too the buggy for the too misses Costleys Edna and Valeta to drive over too Energy for Some lamp oil and Some other tricks that was neaded about the house being very warm the greater portion of the day and but little air Stiring the greater portion of the day and after She returned we taken the poney from the buggy then taken the geer off of her then tuned her loose to graze abit as She was wanting grass to eat on account of not having any grass for the last past three days and after graising for Some too hours one of the girles got the Buggy nag up and fed her and after eat the writer caught and geered the buggy nag then hitched her too the buggy then Edna and Nelley mounted in too the buggy then drove over tooo Energy too the Babtist meeting. after night and when they returned i have no knowledge of but after they left home to go too meeting we then milked the cows and fed the fatning hogs then returned too the house and eat our evening meal and when through and the Suppertable cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at J.M. Costley in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Saturday August the 22th 1914 - th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind from the South east Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 76 Degrees - tempature the familey arose Some what late this morning after being prepared for work Some of the women went to and prepareed the morning meal whilst others proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and the writer assisted by roping off the calves and after getting through and the cows turned out the milk hand returned to the house with the milk that She had milk whilst the writer fed and cared for the hogs after getting through the writer returned too the house and prepared for his morning meal about that time the lady of the house annnounce the meal readey to be Eat So we Seated our Selves too the table then pertaken of our morning meal when all were through the woman cared for the breakfast table and put it in good Shape then the bunch went to work as too the writer i had Several letters to write i went to work and wrote them and Sent then to the postoffice this evening by Laura and Edna Costley it was not Laura it was Nelley Costley, and a young lady viseted the girls from Energy Texas, and after they left i went to work and recorded the Labor that was done on J.M. Costley today the writer at or near five oclock Pm of to day caught and Saddled old Maceya mare of J.M. Costleys out about the time i got readey to Start Nelley Costley drove up and I and Valeta and Marcelous Costley mounted out Selves in the buggy then drove down too the field and drove up the cattle for to be milked and when through with the poney taken her from the buggy taken the geer off of her put the animal in the lot and fed her the writer then fed the hoggs and help to turn out the calves to graze then all returned too the house and in a Short while we eat our evening meal and when through and the Suppertable cared far we then taken a rest for Some bit having Mrs J.M. Costley to read the news as we had just receive Some news papers from McLennan County Texas from our old home and country now J.M. Cosltey returned from his thrasher to night at or near Eleven oclock a m to night Some 12 miles a way on the Leon river in Comanche County Texas although we had gone to bed and were a Sleep when J.M. drove in home W.E.Costley at J M Costleys in the west end of Hamalton County Texas

Sunday August the 23 dh AD 1914- Opened up quite a gloomey morning wind from the South blowing mildley Thermometer at or near Seven oclock A.M. Registered at 76 Degrees tempature The familey arose from our bed of repose Some what late this morning and when prepared for work a part of the woman prepared them Selves for the cowpen and milked the cows whilst others of the house prepared the morning meal and when through we returned to the house then eat our morning meal as the woman had it Served and placed on the table readey to be eat, after all were through and the breakfast table and contents cared far then the writer taken a walk over the farm to look out for a cow that was expected to have a calf and the writer taken a big round for the cow and failed to find her and in coming back through the field to J.M. Costleys residence i met J.M. Costley and his Son Marcelous coming through the field in the buggy in Serch of the writer and the cow. So i mounted in the buggy then we drove in a different direction a cross the field too where the weeds were quite tall and J.M. found the cow with a young calf we then put the calf in the buggy to hall it home but the cow refused to follow me then put the calf out of the buggy then drove all the milk cows back to the pen to get the cow with the young calf too the pen and seperated the cow from her calf and turned her out to graze we then taken the poney from the buggy taken the geers off of her and turned her loose to graze then returned too the house for a rest as it were the Sabbath day of the Lord 1914 but we had to take the ox out of the ditch as it was neaded to be done after we had taken a rest we walked in too the garden and pulled a couple of water melons then brought them too the house and cut them open then eat them having all that we could and when through with part of the work we then taken a nother rest then eat our noon meal and after getting through the woman then put the table and contents all in good Shape we then enjoyed a good rest a gain up too about one hour before J M Costley prepared him Self to go too his thrasher Some 12 miles a way over on North Leon in Comache county Texas as he is thrashing oats and wheat in that part of the country So before he Started Marcelous Costley a boy about Six years old past walked in too the garden at his place and gathered too nice watermelons brought then too the house then cut them open and then cut then in to Slises and began to Eat and i am Shure we had a fine time eating of the watermelons and they were Simply fine too be Shure and we eat too our Stomache content then in a Short while Mr J M Costley eat his evening meal being the only one of the familey that was able to portake of the evening meal as the rest of the familey had eat too heaviley of the delisious froot and there fore were not able to portake of the evening meal and went with out this evening and when J.M. Costley had finished his meal he made preperations then droveout for his thrasher to be readey to go to thrashing earley monday Morning. the familey that was left at home went to work and done up the evening Schores and when through we taken a Short rest then departed too our beds of repose hoping too enjoy a pleasant nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night and a bout Six oclock this evening there formed in the west a very heavey cloud with firry lightning in the Same and kept it up during the night W.E.Costley at J M Costleys at the west Side of Hamalton County Texas

Monday August the -24-th AD 1914- Opened up a very dark gloomey morning wind in the South for Some bit untill the clouds whiped a round too the north then change to the north and blew up for the north with a heavey cloud and rain from the north and at or near 8- oclock A.M. the norther blew up with a heavey rain accompaning the nother and Still going on as though nothing had happened all along the line, and at or near Seven oclock the Thermometer Registered at 68 Degrees tempature The familey arose quite earley this morning and after getting prepared for work being there are So maney cooks and washerwo (woman) that a part of them went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst the balance of them porceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and the writer assisted them and when through and the cattle turned out to grass we then returned too the house then put a way the milk that they had just milked in good Shape a gain we then eat our morning meal as it was Served and placed on the table, and when through and the table and contents cared far we then prepared for the rain, as we were Satisfied it would rain So the woman walked in too the garden and gathered Some wripe tomatoes and cucumbers and other froots that neaded gathering. but Soon it began to rain and rained quite hard from the North for Some fore hours falling thick and heavey almost a water Spout and ceased to rain at or near half past 12- oclock PM from which it ceased to rain any more to day we then eat our noon meal and when through and the dinner table and contents cared far we then continued to take a rest as it were too wet to Stur out of doors and during of the time wrote a letter too the Crawford Advance and finished at or near fore oclock this evening i then Saddled the poney for Valeta Costley to ride after the cows and when getting her all readey for the ride i put Valeta on the poney and off She rode off for the milk cattle then drove them up and about that time J.M. Costley and his force came in from the thrasher as it rained So much where he was thrashing over on the Leon that he had to brake up and come home had to hitch 4 horses too his wagon in order to get home as the roads were so muddy arriving at home at or near five oclock in the after noon of to day in a Short while after arriving at home we eat our Evening meal and when through Some of the woman folks attended the cowpen and milked the cows whilst the remainder of the woman taken care of the Suppertable and put the table and contents all in good Shape a gain we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good night rest to night WE Costley at J.M. Costley in the South west part of Hamelton county Texas

Tuesday August the 25th 1814- Opened up quite a cloudey Sweltry morning wind from the South East Stiring but little quite cloudey much in appearance of rain. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 76 Degrees tempature. The familey arose quite Earley this morning and when prepared for work apart of the woman went to work then prepared the morning meal whilst the remainder of the inmates of the house proceeded too the lot milked and fed the Stock and when through all returned too the house and put the milk a way in good Shape then returned too the breakfast table and eat there breakfast that was prepared for them this morning after the familey had dined and the woman had put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape then Soon after getting through with our morning meal John Costley J.M. Son rode down in too his farm then drove the horses up to the lot and J.M. Costley picked the bunch for a couple to work too his buggy as he intends to drive to Energy this morning and after being prepared for the trip he drove out for the burge taken with him Mr Hester Lamon for companey as he was lonsome to be all a lone whilst Mr Aquilla Swindle and Mr John Costley looked out for a convenient place to play marbles on and after finding a convenient situation they soon formed a ring then lined up a ring and place there marbles on the ring then we went to work to see who should be the successful party in the game. and during of the time the woman folks was prepareing Some peas to cook for the familey to day and when through put them in the pot to cook, and then all taken a Short nap time. and after resting then the woman went to work and prepared the noon meal and when Served and placed on the table and the Bell was rang to give notice to the noon meal was readey to be eat the familey responded too the call then Seated them Selves too the dinner table then protaken of there noon meal by that time JM Costley had returned from Energy Texas and at the same time Mr J.M. Costley brother in law drove up from San Sabba County also his wife and (sister?) n law Miss Cannon they had a joyful meeting when they come together so they too seated them selves too the table and partaken of there noon meal after all were through then they went to work and put the noon table and contents all in good Shape whilst young cannon and aquilla Swindle and J.W. Costley taken a game of marbles and played for some bit then assisted J.M. Costley in geering and hitching there teem too there buggy as JM had to go to the indian gap too a burrying as one of his neighbors children past a way last nigh from life untoo death with that dreded disease as Dipthery and after J M and Mr Laman Started too the Indian Gap John W., Mr Aquilla and young Mr Cannon set in for a game of base Ball and spent the rest of the evening in playing baseball whilst the writer was sitting at his writing table viewing them through a window from my writing table playing that laborious game base ball and the writer recording of the same and (they) had to leave off playing on account of the heaviness of the ball and at that time it began too colect the clouds to geather for a nother rain as it keeps it nearley evry day as it has got in a habit of it and whilst writing the above i could look throught a window from where i was sitting at my table and see it some five miles away in the south and see pouring down raining on top of a high mountain then in a few miets (minutes) it turned east and come up taking J.M. Costleys place in its circal and Shure enough rained but not So hard at J M Costleys as it did farther East and South with very heavey thunder South west and the renewed again and come from the East again hard thunder and lightning and was very dark and gloomey for ever So long in evry direction blowing over too the north and rained the principal part of the evening a very heavey rain and to look at the condition of the cloud there is no telling when it will cease raining as the clouds are So low and heavey and a thundering in evry direction mostley too the South, but as it began to breake off the clouds appeared to drift East ward, and Showed light first in the South where it began to rain first in the South East then Spred over the entire Elements as far as the could See it Scarsley held up long enough to do up the nights Schores but made out to get through but it began a gain about night fall and rained through out the blesed night with very Severe lightning and thunder Striking Some object not no great was from J.M Costleys and residence, now when through we all that is the entire familey portaken of our evening meal, and when all were through and the Suppertable and contents cared we then taken of our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a qite nights rest tonight is the desire of the entire familey to night, - W. E.Costley at J.M.Costley on the west end of Hamelton county Texas

Thursday August the 27th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a damp cloudey morning very damp from the rain that fell on the last past day and night a pirfect wind from East South and west. with heavey lightning and thunder in Evry direction wind from the ___ this morning but very mild. Thermmometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 72 Degrees tempature, The familey a rose this morning Some what late on account of being So wet and damp but when they did a rise and become in a condition to work they all in number being about 6 woman went to work and prepared the morning meal and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaien of our morning meal and when all where through and the morning table and contents cared far then the cowpen was the next thing too So Mr and Mrs J.M.Costley proceeded to the cowpen and milk the cows and John Costley did the feeding of the Stock and when all were through they returned too the house and put a way the milk in good Shape whilst J.M.Costley walked down too his field gate to fasten it up for So much rain prevents him from pasturing of his field and when through nothing to do but to rest as it was too wet too work out doors but at or near 12- oclock noon to day we eat our noon meal and when all were through and the dinner table and contents all put away in good Shape we then taken a bout a too hours rest after that apart of the family Scattered out as John Costley taken Mr Lamon J M Costleys Engineer and wife and child intoo his too horse wagon and halled too the half way ground too his parents there to be met by Some one of the familey to carry him wife and baby on too there home Some 15 miles west of J.M. Costley and J.M. Costley is going over to one of his neighbors Some three miles off being rather west from his place on buisiness of Some nature i know not of what nature of buisiness it is now the youngSters of the place tiried them selves of all the skill in music and the violin playing with each other for ever so long then went to work with the Knitlome (knitting loom?) machines for ever so long then taken a notion to all go a hunting and the girls and young girls started out with a double barrel gun to see what they could do in the way of game and was gone ever so long and returned with about a dozen small rice birds that they had kill by shooting of them but throwed them away as they thought they were too tideous to dres for eating then you See they become what Sorrowfel over what they had done in murdering the little innocent birds a way from there companions at the time that the hunter come in the balance of the croud that was left behind of the older ones was buisiley engaged in prepareing of the Evening meal and milking of the cows and when through and the cows and calves Seperated then the croud retared (retired)too the house and put the milk away that they had just milked in good Shape by that time the evening meal was Served and placed on the table and the announced readey to be eat we then Seated our Seated our Selves too the Suppertable and portaken of our evening meal and after the familey were through and the table and contents cared far we then did Some preparing of Some of the lot fence which Aquilas baby (Robert) decreases the molasses barrel by turning the fosset of the barrel and fore or five gallons of malasses run out on the ground and waisting a plum loss and yet the good works goes on as nothing happened now at or near 12- oclock noon to day we eat our noon meal and when through and the dinner table and conts cared far we then taken a Short rest and after taken of our rest Mr Eugene Cannon geered up his teem then him and his wife and yougest Sister mounted in there buggy then drove for there place of abode in Sansabba County Texas as they have been on a viset too J.M. Costleys and wife being relatives of the familey and was on there Start far there home but would make Several Stops on there way home as they have kindred on the way too there home. after the taken for a begin Misses Edna and Nelley Costley drove over too Energy on buisiness and to get the mail and the balance of the house keeper were buisey at there needle work and John Costley and Aquila Swindel finished out the Evening playing ball and marbles as that were there occupation dureing this wet Spell after feeding and prepareing Stove wood for the woman to cook the meals for the familey and other Schores on the place to be done and after getting and after getting through we then eat our Evening meal and when through and the Suppertable and contents cared far we then taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night It has mist raining at J.M. Costley to day for the first time for Several days past W.E.Costley at J M Costley in the West Side of Hamalton County Texas

Friday August the 28 AD 1914 Opened quite a damp cool morning cool and damp morning wind from the North west Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 77 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what late this morning and after being prepared for buisiness a part of the woman went to work and prepared our morning meal an Mr and Mrs Aquilla proceeded too the cowpen and milked his cows and John Costley fed his horses and after all were through they returned too the house and Seperated the cream from the milk then we eat our morning meal and when all were through and breakfast table and contents cared far then Mr Aquilla and Mr John costley geered up 4 mules and horses being a Span of each and drove over to Leon valley after there Shack a house on wheles that they used for a department to cook in for there work hands, as J M Costley run an indipendant thrasher, and has Stoped the independant part and yet not done thrashing likes a few Cropps and Still will finish then up if the owners of the grain will feed the hands, but will bring the boarding Shack home to day if no bad accidence happens to day and J.M. Costley remained at home to day to fix up his shed to keep out the Stock from damaging his reeper and roe binder and other machiney and after finishing up the work about the building we walked down too his caine patch and cut a load of Shughar cane for the hogs and calves then returned too the house to Shade our Selves as it has grew quite warm toward nine or ten oclock in the day and about that time it began to get cloudey Now John Costley Aquilla Swindle and wife (Lillie) came in at a late hour last night as they had broke a Spindle to there cook Shop come too miles East of Energy or North East reather and had to leave the whole out fit on the road to take care of it Self and they returned home in a buggy late at night. and when they related the down fall of the days travails they then eat there Evening meal as the familey had alreadey dine Some time before when through and the table and contents cared far all taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey at large WE Costley at J M Costley in Hamelton County Texas

Saturday August the 29th AD 1914_ Opened up quite a bright nice morning with a few Streaks of calcarious clouds floating about in the Elements Some what cool earley this morning wind blowing from the South East Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 77 Degrees tempature. The familey arose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning but after a rising from our bed of repose and getting prepared for work Some of the woman went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst the remainder of the croud proceeded to the cowpen and milked the cows whilst John Costley fed the mules and work horses and when all were through and the milk that was Just milked put a way in good Shape then the breakfast alarm was Sounded an the familey adheared too the Same then Seated them Selves too the table and portaken of our morning meal and when all were through and the breakfast table and contents cared far, then the familey proceeded too the dailey work J.M. Costley and Aqilla Swindle and John Costley geered and hitched there teem too the buggy then mounted in too the Same then drove out with there teem for there cook wagon that was broke down on the way from the Leon to J.M. Costley Some too miles North East of Energy Texas and the hands that was with it, had to leave it and return home in a buggy. and returned back this morning to mend and bring home the Same, whilst the woman folks went to ironing of the clothes that they washed yestarday whilst others was occupying there time in bringing up the odds and ends about the place and the writer was engaged in writing a card too Virginia Frownfelter of Joshua and making out my report for to day of the laber of the proceedings of the day of what kind of work done by the familey too day Now the writer has been Sitting out in the North East galery of J M Costley and wife residence at the children runing over the prairie in hamelton County Texas districh pulling boxes for a musments and Exercise for Some too hours Similar to teamsters hardning there flesh for future labor as they are Satisfied they will have it to do and they have Shurley have the wind and the mussels for the buisiness now at or near 12- oclock noon to day we eat our noon to day we eat our noon meal and when through we then taken a rest untill J.M. Costley returned home with his cook Shack and after arriving at home they taken the team from the cook wagon and Striped the geer off of them put them in the lot and fed them then return too the house and eat there dinner being Some where near too oclock in the Evening and when through they too taken a rest and after resting for Some bit they geered up there team then hitched the teem too the cook Shake and halled it down to a hous Some too hundred yards South east from his dwellng and Stored it a way out of the weather then all taken a rest untill time to do up the nights Schores and when the time come all went to work and finished up there days work then eat there evening meal and when the familey were all through and the table and contents cared far we then all taken our usual rest and then departed too our bed of repose hoping all the familey and evry one Else may Enjoy a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer W.E.Costley at home at J. M Costleys in Hamelton County Texas.

Sunday August the 30th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool damp morning wind quite Strong from the South also quite cloudey. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 72 Degrees with a good indication of fowl weather. The familey a rose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning and when prepared for work Some of the familey went too prepareing of the morning meal whilst others proceeded too the cowpen and did the cows and others of the familey fed the Stock whilst the children did the making of the fuss a round the place So all buisiness was caried along in roteen as it come to hand to be done and Still the wind blows cool Similar too fall of the year. now the day is passing away and a beautiful day is has been from earley morning but a great maney Streek a cross the Elements of calcarious clouds Missess Edna and Nelley Costley drove over to Energy today too the Christian meeting as this is there regular appointed day for there Servises there monthly appointment now as the clock has just Struck 12 in a few minutes we will be called too our noon meal as it comes regular three times per day and Some times a lunch of light bread and butter about half past three oclock in the after noon of each day which makes fore meals per day very often and that is about evry day as a general rule John W. Costley was viseted by too of his young associates to day and after taken there noon meal then Saddled there animals and rod of in the country i know not where and the remainder of the familey remained at home and taken a Short rest untill time to do up the night Schores then went to work and done up the evening work and after we had portaken of our Evening meal we taken our usual rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to nigh my wife and son J.M.Costley and grandaughter Lilley Swerenger (Swindle) and her Daughter________ Swerenter (Lola Swindle) fore generations of Costley familey had our Pictures taken by Mr J.M. Costley sun in law Aquilla Swindel (Swindle) at three o clock PM of today August the 30th AD 1914 W.E.Costley and wife at JM Costley Hamilton County

Monday August the 31st AD 1914 - Opened up quite clear cool morning with a dark blue Sky wind from the North west blowing cool Thermometer at or near 7 - oclock registered at 76 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what late this morning and after prepareing them Selves for work the woman folks went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst the men folks feed the Stock after getting through they returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there morning meal and when readey to eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and after all were through then a part of the woman taken care of the breakfast table whilst the others proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows as the men assisted the woman in milking as the horn flyes were So numerous that was with great difficulty that the cows could be milked after getting through and the cows Seperated from the claves and turned out too graze then the woman returned to the house and taken care of the milk that was just milked from the cows whilst the men folks that belong too the place went to work to prepare for braking up there ground for a nother crop but John W. Costley for his part this morning will take a thrasher wagon home that they had borrowed to put there cook Schak on to cook meals vituals on whilst thrashing of the grain through out the country as J.M. Costley run a independant thrasher of his own for a bout too months or more before finishing up the cropps in reach of him the writer and his wife are moderately well this morning as well as J.M. Costley and familey and when readey for buisiness John Costley hitched a couple of horses to a borowed wagon and taken it home and brought there wagon back home as they nearley had swaped for a while and when J.M.Costley had fixed his plow and got it in too Shape to run he hitched fore horses too his plow then drove in too the field and began to brak his Stuble and East of his house just in Side of his farm and plowed the remainder of the day resting at 12 long enough to feed his teem and eat his dinner and rest a Short whild then went to work again Then Mr Aquilla and wife (Lillie) fix up there teem hitched them too the wagon and moved back home some ten miles away some what south west from J.M. Costley as they had been over with J.M. Costley to cook for his thrasher during the time J.M. was thrashing often and for too months or more but has made a way with the independent part of the work after Mr Aquilla Swindle Started for there place of a bode Mrs J M Costley and the writer mounted in too her buggy then drove over too the Indian gap Some five miles away to do Some trading and after arriving at the place and getting through with our trading we then mounted in too her buggy then drove for her place of abode Stopping at Mr Richardsons and obtaining of a very large watermelon after getting of Stored a way in the buggy we then drove on our way and haven drove no great way untill we came to a narrow culvert on the road and not paying any attention to the animal and a plank being of the edge of the culbert she became frightened at the hole made on the plank being torn off she jumped over it and split out the end of the leather tracer so there we were with out material to work with so through the enginuity of Mrs J.M. Costley she soon found a scrap of wire and pieced the buggy tracer then hitched the animal and drove on to her place of abode after arriving at home we dismounted from her buggy taken the animal from the buggy taken the geer off of her then John Costley put the animal in the lot then fed her as they that is him and his Sisters aimed at going to church at the indian gap to night and did go we then eat the large watermelon that we had brought from Mr Richardsons as we come from the indian gap making a plenty for Seven persons to eat then in a Short while we went to work to do up our night Schores as Mr J M was Still plowing with his fore horses and mules and by the time we had done up our part of the evening work My (Mr) J.M. Costley drove in with his teem we then assisted him in taken the geer off of them and to Seeing that the teem obtained plenty of water then Mr J M fed them we then returned too the house prepared our Selves for our evening meal and after getting through and the Supper table cared far we all taken a Short rest as John costleys and too Sisters had gone to church and after the remaining part of the familey had taken there usual rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley and wife at JM Costley in the west end of Hamelton County Texas

September the 1st AD 1914- Opened up quite a bright clear cool morning wind from the South blowing Strong and cool Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey the most of them a rose quite earley this morning and after being prepared for work went too prepareing of our morning meal and a portion of the familey proceeded too the cowpen to milk the cows whilst J.W.Costley fed the Stock and when all were through they returned too the house and prepared them Selves for there morning meal and when all were through each and evry one proceeded too there dailey work J.M. Costley to plowing braking Stuble and John Costley to halling and Stacking Shugar cane for feed, whilst Edna, Nelly and Marcellous Costley went to cutting cucklebers out of the cotton and the writer too pulling grass and weeds out of the garden a mong the peas and turnups and when tiard i returned too the house then taken a good rest up to noon then as all had come in and fed there teems we then eat our noon meal, and when all were through the ones that prepared the noon meal taken care of the dinner table whilst the work hands taken a good rest then went to work again J.M. to braking Stuble and John Costley J m Son drove over in too the Energy neighborhood for a load of wood a bout five miles or more and the writer just lay around and did nothing as i did not feel like work, what ever this has been a beautiful day all the way through the day came in like alion and i Expect it will go out like a lion is generally the way the months do as a general rule now at or near fore ocolck this evening Bonnard Tubbs came from near Potts ville to get J M Costleys girls too pick for him and at a bout five oclock Pm the made redey and rolled in too the automobile and drove out and had to go by the Indian Gap to get a road that he could run his auto on Some five miles out of the way but that was the best that he could do to make the trip. when they left Mr J M Costley drove his teem and plow in to another one of his fields and went to braking up the Stuble field and left off work at or near half past five oclock and John Costley and the writer taken care of the teem whilst J M returned too the house and dressed him Self to go to church as him and his wife and Son aimed at going to the Indian Gap too night to church So milking was done and earley Supper prepared and eat then they Started to church and left my wife and John Costley and the writer to take care of the place in there absence and to Set evry thing write that was left undone a bout the house and when we finished up we then taken a rest for Some bit then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is sthe desire of the writer too night. W.E.Costley J M Costleys in Hamelton County Texas.

September the 2th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a clear cool morning wind rather from the west blowing cool and not very brisk earley in the morning thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature with a good prospect of cooler weather The familey a rose tolerably earley this morning and after being prepared for the days work Mrs JM Costley prepared the morning meal whilst JM Costley churned the milk and John W. Costley brought the horses and mules up and fed them and when through we then eat our Morning meal and when all were through and the breakfast table cared far then the milkin of the cows come on too be done So Mrs J M and the writer did the attending too the cows as the balance were buisey fixing too get off too the thrasher as they are going to make a nother efort to thrash to day So the thrasher hands Started too the thrasher at or near Seven oclock this morning for the last time as he is compell to Leave of thrashing to do his owing work as the cuckleburs are getting too large to handle and will have to provide a heavier plow for the buisiness which he has when he gets his Engin home to pull it but will be at home in a bout too and a half days before he can get back home with his thrasher then he will hitch his Engin too his gang of disc plows and roll the over and cover them up So after so maney leaving it onley left fore of us on the place to take care of the place and Stock being quite Small number too what it has been if you call about 15 and Some of the time more any thing to count on, but now they have all Scatered out and left but a few to tell the tale i can tell you what is So The Skyses are very black and bluee it is So clear to day not a cloud to be Seen in Sight in the Elements no where. at or near 12 oclock to day we eat our noon meal being onley fore of us to eat the balance of the familey all off from home at work but from the looks of the clouds at a late hour this evening it as though they might be at home a gain Soon as it resembles rain in the north the clouds are banking up in that direction with Some Scattering clouds floating around too the west and South now as it is growing late we will go to work and do up the milking of the cows and feeding of the Stock and get through in due time then eat our evening meal and take our usual rest then depart too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey W.E.Costley at J.M. Costleys in the Extreem west Side of hamelton county Texas

Wednesday September the 2dh (3rd) AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool morning quite clear and bright wind from the North East not Stiring no great deal Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 76 Degrees The familey a rose Some what late this morning and when prepared for work Mrs J M and the writer proceeded too the cowpen then She milked the whilst the writer roped off the calves for her whilst She did the milking and when through and the cows and calves Seperated and the cows turned out too grass Mrs J M returned too the house then put the milk a way in good Shape then went work to prepareing of the morning meal whilst the writer fed the horses and when through the writer returned too the house then prepared him Self for his morning and by the time that i was readey for my morning meal it was Served and on the table readey to be eat So fore in number as there were no more of the familey at home then we eat our morning meal after all were through and the table and contents cared far we then proceeded to other work that was to be done about the premises all to Macellus Costley geered the buggy nag hitched her too the buggy then mounted in the Same and drove over too Evergy and back for the mail after returning home we dismounted from the bugey then taken the geer off of her and turned her loose to graze then returned in doors and taken a rest as it were quite warm, then in a Short while we eat our noon meal as Mrs J M had it Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat after were through and the dinner table and contents cared for we then taken the advantage of a rest as it were quite warm but as the writer obtained Some late news papers we then taken a Short while i reading the fresh war news and red untill tired out reading the war news then layed the papers too one Side and rested Shure enough untill time too go too work and do up our night Schores and when the time come we went to work and one up evry thing nicely and completely as there were nothing to do onley milk the cows and feed the horses and hogs after getting through we returned too the house then portaken of our morning meal as it was readey waiting for the familey to be eat after all were through and the Evening table cared far we then taken a Short rest before going to bed the clouds are collecting up to geather as though it might rain Shortley as it is very warm this evening Shure enough Summer heat all a long the line and the flyes are So Severe that horse nor man can not See any rest what time they have too test also horne flyes gnats and mosqutoes and other insects that is a float in the air no now at or near three oclock the clouds began to geather in the South west with partial Shower passing a round too west with frequent noise of thumnder with the cloud and has the appearance of rain in the cloud Showering around the wind is rather from the east to day or this evening now as all is finished for the day and we have taken our rest we will go too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer W E Costley at J M Costley in the west Side of hamelton County Texas.

Thursday September the 3dh AD 19143 - Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind from the South blowing cool Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 76 Degrees tempature. The familey all a arose Some what late this morning and after being prepared for work Mrs. J.M. Costley proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and the writer fed and cared for the hoggs and horses and when through we returned too the house and after getting her milk put a way in good Shape She then went to work and prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when through Mrs. J.M. Costley attended too her breakfast table and put evry thing in good Shape a gain whilst the writer greesed the buggy then caught and geered the buggy nag hitched her too the buggy then mounted in the buggy in companey with marcelus Costley and drove over too Energy and taken too buckets of cream for Mrs J.M. Costley as She was Selling cream too the Houstin Cream factory after arriving at the place and getting Shut of the cream we then remained at Energy untill the mail com from Gusteen and by So doing we obtained a waco paper and a letter for J M Costley from Fort Worth and after receiving of them we then mounted in our buggy then drove for J M Costleys place of a bode after arriving at home we dismounted from the buggy then taken the geer off of her put her in the lot and fed her then returned to the house and in a Short while our noon meal was announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the dinner table then portaken of our noon meal when through and the table cared far we then taken a Short rest then Mrs J.M.Costley went to work washing the garments for the familey whilst the writer and my wif occupyed our time in reading of the waco Tribune that i received to (day) untill late in the Evening i then went to work and help to do up the evening Schores Such as ropping off the calves for Mrs J M to milk the cows and i fed the hogg and horses we then eat our evening meal and when through and the evening table and contents cared far we then taken our usual rest to night is the desire of the writer and familey to night W.E.Costley at J.M.Costleys at the west End of Hamalton County Texas

Saturday September the 5th AD 1914- Opened up quite a clear cool morning wind from the South Thermometer at or near 8 oclock this morning registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey arose Some what earley this morning and after being prepared for work Mrs J.M. Costley milked the cows a lone whilst the writer fed the hoggs and horses then turned the cows out to grass i then returned too the house and prepared my Self far my morning meal and about the time that i were readey for my meal the morning meal was announced readey to be eat we all Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal after all were through and the breakfast table and contents cared far we then Sloped the hoggs So the put the familey through with our morning work So the familey went to other work around the premises as we were the onley Show about the premises to do what was too be done in taken care of the place as the mane hands was away from home thrashing grain the first thing that i did after geting through the morning work was to look up a file that was left in the cotton patch by the hoe hands that was hoeing cotton in August 1914 near the last of the month the names of the hands that was hoeing was Misses Nelley Edna and Valeta and Marcellus Costley of Hamalton County Texas hoeing for Mr J M Costley now after looking for the file in the cotton patch and could not find it we cut in the Same field a load each of Shugar cane then brought it too the lot and gave it too the hog when fed with the cane we then marched in too the garden and went to hoeing of the garden a gain as it began to nead work and hoed up too half past ten oclock then left off work as it was growing quite warm. up in the day So we left of work, and returned too the house for a rest as we were neading rest as marcellus was Sall and the writer quite feble both in boddy age and mind So after resting for Some bit we then eat our noon meal at it was Served and placed on the table readey to be eat after all were through we then contined to rest again as it were quite warm for some bit then geered and hitched the buggy animal too the buggy then mounted in too the buggy and drove for the School house between the indian gap and Pottsvill to meet Edna Costley who had been over Barren Tubbs picking cotton for him and wanted to come home as She was looking for her Sweet heart to come to See her on to morrow therefore She could not have the thaught of missing the opportunity to make the trip So far up in the day we are having a beautiful day as it is pirfectley clear and bright after arriving at the German School house as Spoken of a book we then taken a rest for a few minutes then came up Edna and Nelly Costley to meet us at the Geron Church So Edna costley a lighted from the buggy that She were in and taken a Seat in the buggy that i were driving then we Seperated from Nelley Costley She drove back to Bonnard Tubbs too where they were picking cotton and we returned home coming by the Indian gap as Edna Costley was wanting to do Some trading and after arriving at the gap She alighted from the buggy a nd done her Shopping then mounted her Self in the buggy then drove for home Stopping a gain at Mr. Cox as She had Some buisiness too attend too at that place and when through we then drove for our place of a bode i then drove down in too the farm and drove the cows up as it were time for milking after returning with the cows i dismounted from my buggy taken the animal from the buggy taken the geer off of her then turned her loose in the lot and assisted Mrs. J.M. Costley in milking of the cows and when through and the calves turned out to grass i then fed the teem that i had been driving this evening allso the hoggs and a mare with a young colt that i had been attending too for the rise of too month or more. and about the time i were through with the feeding Mr and Mrs Aquila (Mrs Lillie Costley Swindle) drove up on a viset too there (her) parents So we attended too his buggy animal and when through we returned too the house then eat our evening meal as it was Served and on the table and announced readey to be eat and when through and the Suppertable cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night Mr. J.M.Costley came in from his thrasher at a late hour to night after the familey had gone to bed and were a Sleep do not know what hour he arrived W.E. Costley at J.M. Costley in the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Sunday September the 6th AD 1914- Opened up rather a cool clear morning wind in the South East. Thermeter at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 76 Degrees tempature wind quite cool this morning. The familey arose Some what late this morning, but when prepared for work the woman went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst Mr and Mrs J.M. Costley did the feeding of the Hoggs and horses we then returned too the house then eat our morning meal and when through Some of the woman went to work to put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape a gain whilst others of the familey proceeded too the garden to gather Some garden vegetables for the noon meal and J.M. Costley and quila Swindle taken a trip down the Phone line to fix it up as it was out of repare and could not Send a message in no Direction. but after getting of it fixed then the Phone become active again, So the connection on the line is all right at or near 12- oclock noon to day we eat our noon meal and when through and the dinner table and content cared far we taken a good long rest as it were the Sabbath day and at or near three oclock Mr and Mrs Swindle geered and hitched there Mule too there buggy then mounted in the Same then drove for there place of a bode Some 12 miles South west of J.M. Costleys and then JM Costley geered and hitched the horse that he had borrowed too his borrowed buggy and drove back too his thrasher that he had left to come home on last Saturday night and after J.M. had left we went to work and done up the night Schores we then eat our evening meal and when through and the table cared for we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey too night W E Costley at J.M. Costley in the west End of Hamelton county Texas

Monday September the 7th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool nice morning wind from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock to day registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey arose quite earley this morning and after getting prepared for work Mrs J M Costley milked the cows whilst the writer fed the hogs and drove up the horses and She fed then before i got too the lot, and when through we then eat our morning meal and when all were through and the breakfast and table and contents cared far. the writer then geered up the regular buggy nag hitched her too the buggy and drove too (Bonnard) Tubbs to take Edna Costlley a lighted from the buggy and went too picking cotton and the writer drove up too my Tubbs house then alighted from the buggy and walked in doors and taken too or three cantalope also a bucket of tomatoes and Some of this large bell pepper for them to Eat and after resting for a bit we then mounted in the buggy then drove for Pottsvill to purchase Some black drought and Some Launery Soap for Mrs J.M. Costley and the black draught for my wife and few Sweet potatoes for the familey we then drove out for the Hoover Knobs to take a look at them after arriving at the nobbs as there were houses at the foot of the hill we dismounted from our buggy having Marcellus Costley with me we tied the buggy nag too a post then began to climb the mountain to take a view of the surrounding world and county and whilst on the Prairie Knobs we could look over a large scope of country doted with houses and farms as well as could be picked out to locate, and build up farms where once was a wild wilderness and a desolate country and at the spot where i was standing viewing the situation of the country some fifty years ago old man Hoover and wife was killed and skelped and was burned by the indians near Pottsvill on the cowhouse some 4 miles South of the Knobs, and when through serching for all that could be seen we then come out through a pasture on a road running a little north of West and when we come too the gate of the pasture and passed through we come in too the Pottsvill and Energy road and traveled that road for some bit till we struck the road being the Energe and the road that runs to Shive we taken the left hand of said road untill we come to Mr Brannons gate leading to premises of J.M. Costley premises. Traveling through Mr Brannon farm from the East side of said farm too the west side going out of said farm in too the road leading direct to J.M. Costley premises traveling through Mr Brannon farm from the East Side of Said farm too the west Side going out of Said farm in too the road leading direct to J.M. Costley premises after arriving at the place we dismounted from the buggy then taken the animal from the Buggy taken the geer off of her i then put her in the lot fed her, then returned too the house and we eat our noon meal after all were through we then taken a Short rest then departed too our Sitting chairs and taken a long rest, Then Marcelus and i geered the poney the drove to Energy for our mail and to male a letter and get the mail but as it were a legal Holiday there was noil ( no mail) to day So we had too return with out aney mal after returning home i taken the horse from the buggy taken the geer off of her and fed her we then milked the cows and when through the writer then fed the hoggs and a couple of work horses that was not up when i fed the animal that i drove to day after getting through i returned too the house and we eat our evening meal when through and the Suppertable and contents cared far we moved in the galerry and Seated our Selves for a rest and after resting for Some bit we then departed too our beds to rest hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at home at J.M. Costleys in hamelton county Texas

Tuesday September the 8th AD 1914- Opened up Some what a nice cool morning Some what cloudey wind from the South East blowing nice and cool, Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey a rose Some what earley this morning and taken prepared for work Mr and Mrs J M Costley preoceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows when through Mrs Costley returned too the house and J.M. Costley fed the Stock the maddam then prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table and readey when through the woman folks went to work and put the breakfast table and content all in good Shape whilst the writer caught and geered his poney then hitched the animal too the buggy then Marcelous Costley mounted our Selves in too the buggy then drove over too Energy and taken a box of vegetables that Mrs J.M. Costley had Sent too the place for the Energy merchants to Send too Gusteen comanche county Texas to be Sent too her mother in Temple. We then waited Some bit for the mail to See if any was for the writer but when it arrived and looked over there was nothing for the writer we then mounted in too the buggy then drove for J M Costley after arriving at home we dismounted from the buggy taken the animal from the buggy taken the geer off of her put her in the lot then fed her i then returned to the house then we eat our noon meal as it was Served and placed on the table waiting for our arrival home after all the familey had eat our noon meal and the dinner table and contents cared far we then taken a considerable long rest as the writer was feeling quite tiard, and at or near too oclock in the afternoon Mr JM Costley come driving in from a too and a half months thrashing then they had to eat there dinner as they Said that they were quite tiard and in a few minutes the noon meal was placed on the table then it was the fore hungry men Soon Satisfied there morbed appetites all and when through they too taken a rest for Some time then went to work to fix Something a bout there thrashing out fift Storing it away out of the weather and it taken untill late in the evening, before getting the machinry housed up we then Eat our Evening meal and when all were through and the Suppertable and contents cared far they then went too the cowpen and milked the cows and too feed the Stock after getting through they returned too the house put the milk a way in good Shape all the familey taken a good rest and when rested we then departed too our beds of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire od the wirter and familey W.E. Costley at home in the town of near the Town of energy at J.M.Costleys in the west end of Hamelton county Texas

Wednesday September the 9th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice cool morning wind from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 76 Degrees tempature the familey arose from there bed of repose Some what late this morning but when prepared for work the milk hands proceeded too the cowpen then milked the cows and a bout that time Mr J M Costley fed the Stock when through they returned too the house and the milk hand prepared the morning meal and when Served and placed on the table we Seated our Selves too the table and portaken of our morning meal and when through the woman then went to work and put the breakfast table and content all in good Shape a gain whilst Mr J.M. Costley and Mr Hester Layman riged up a teem and buggy then drove over too Energy to get a couple of Jack scroos (screws) to raise his engine as he had broke apart of the same and when they so____? then they returned home and raised the engin wheal and taken it off then taken out the broken part of the brake age out then made preprations to go to Priddy on the head of the cow house creek to get it fixed or rather welded and the writer went along with J.M. Costley to have it fixed and getting of the job completed we then started back home coming another direction which was a longer distance but a better road we came down on the south side of the cow house to the Indian Gap then crossed over the cow house on the North side on a bridge then strait on to J.M. Costleys arriving at home at or near half past nine oclock A m of Said night after arriving at home we dismounted from the buggy and Mr J.M. taken the animal from the buggy then taken the geer off of her put her in the lot then fed her we then returned too the house and eat our evening meal being late in the night. after getting through we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night W.E.Costley at J M Costleys in the west End of Hamelton County Texas

Thursday September the 10th AD 1914- Opened up quite a nice morning Some what cloudey wind from the South East Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registers at 36 (76 more likely) Degrees tempmature The familey arose from there bed of repose Some what Earley this morning and when readey for work J M and wife proceeded too the cow lot and milked the cows whilst the writer fed and cared for the horses when through we returned too the house and when the milk was put a way then Mrs J.M. went to work and prepared the morning meal and after getting of the meal prepared the morninng meal and after getting of the meal prepared and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and after all were through the woman went to work and put the morning table and contents all in good Shape again. whilst J.M. and John W. Costley and Mr Laman went to work on the engin to put it in shape to pull his gang plows that he brakes his land with they worked up to twelve oclock before they finished fixing of the engin by the time they were through the noon Meal was Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat So the familey Seated too the table then portaken of our morning meal after all the familey had dined bountiful the woman then went to work and put the table and contents all in good Shape again whilst John Costley hitched a couple of mules too the road wagon then drove too Energy for a load of wood, just gone fore hours and brought a load of wood back with him being a bout five miles too the wood and J M Costley is fixing a frame on his wagon to haul wood too. and Mrs J M and her Son taken a trip too indian gap to get Some fixtures to her canning jars. and the writer and i Staid and Kept house for them in there absence away from home lonsome old time i can tell you from a Stand point. now as the time is clost at time for buisiness to do up our night Schores So we ass well go to work and get through in time for there a great deal to do first and last So the writer had better be at work as i have to get up the cows is the first thing to do and as a general rule i have a good ways to go after them after returning from the pasture i then fed and cared for the nag that i were driving whilst J M costley and wife milked the cows after all were through we returned too the house then J M and wife. Soon prepared the Evening meal and when Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves to the table then portaken of our Evening meal when all were through and the table and contents cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed to our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to nights is the desire of the writer W.E.Costley at home at J M Costley at the west end of Hamelton Co

Friday September the 11th 1914- Opened up quite a nice morning wind from the South East Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning The thermometer reistered at 72 Degrees tempature The familey a rose quite Earley this morning and when readey for work Mr and Mrs J M Costley proceeded too the cowpen then milked the cows and when through and the cows turned out Mrs J M Costley returned too the house and put her milk a way in good Shape then went too work too prepareing of our morning meal whilst J M Costley and Son proceeded to get the horses and mules up out of the pasture after driving them up they put them in the lot then fed them then returned too the house and prepared them Selves and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal my wife and I were not in the work with the balance of the familey as we was not to _? up and dressed when they were through milking but on foot when they returned from the cowpen and always on hand when it comes to eat our meals after all when all were through the woman folks went too work and put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape a gain whilst J.M.Costley and Son John W.Costley geered there teem hitched then too the wagon then drove for Energy for wood as they were running too wagons to day halling cord wood to use in running his Engin in braking of his land and to use at his residence they halled 4 loads by too oclock to day then fed and Eat his or there dinner as the balance of the familey had alreadey eat there noon meal after they were through with there noon meal and taken a few minutes rest they geered and hitched there teem too the wagon then drove back too the woods for another load making Six cords of wood that they have halled to day with the too teams when through and there teems attended too and i had drove up the cows and the milking of the cows attended too and hoggs fed and watered we returned too house and So Soon as the milk was attended too we eat our evening meal when all were through and the Suppertable cared far we all taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writter to night W.E.Costley at J.M. Costleys in the west End of Hamalton County Texas this has been a very warm day thermometer Registered 90 Degrees

Saturday September the 12th AD 1914- Opened up quite a wind from the South Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 74 Degrees tempature. The familey a rose Some what Earley this morning and after being prepared for buisiness the milking was done first and the feeding of the Stock and when through all that was at work at the lot returned too the house then went to work to prepareing of our morning meal and when Served and placed on the table then announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the table and portaking of our morning meal and when all were through the woman folk attended too the breakfast table and put evry thing portaining too the breakfast table in good Shape a gain whilst J.M. and John W. Costley geered and hitched there teem too the wagon then drove too Energy for more wood and the writer for his Job nailed up Some fence then brought up a cow out of the field with a young calf then fed the hogs and a couple of poney that is used a bout the place to hack a round and do the home work. and when through i then recorded the above then went to hoeing in the garden and hoed up to near Eleven oclock a m then left off work and returned too the lot and turned the horses out of the lot too grass So they could graze a while i then assisted Mrs J M Costley to milk a cow that has brought a young calf after getting through we returned too the house i then taken a rest for Some bit as i were really tiard of morning work as hoeing gardening is very hard work i can tell you I then continued to rest up too the to rest up too about 12- oclock noon to day from which time we eat our noon meal and when throug the woman waited the table untill J M and his Son came from the woods with the load of wood and after they arrived they then taken there teem from the wagon and fed them then eat there noon meal when through they then taken a very Short rest then went to work a gain making preperation to Saw up the wood just halled in too fire and Stove length to use is the engin and heater in the dwelling J M and Son J W Costley at five minutes past one oclock are Seen on the road coming from Energy with there last load of wood making 12 cord of wood they have halled in the last three days past which time in occupied in haling wood and after Eating of there noons meal and resting for a bit they geered up and hitched there teems too there wagon but one was a water wagon to be filled that is the tank to furnish water for the Engin to run the wood Saw that J.M. Costley had gone too the indian gat for to bring it over home in order to go to work next Monday morning Marcelus costley accoumpanied his Parents too the gap this evening to get the wood Saw to run by Steem now it is growing late and i will have to begin to do up the night Schores but as the cows are So far a way i will have to begin to geer up and get readey So when i geered the buggy nag the hitched her too the buggy and drove out in the pastures for the milk cow after getting then up Mrs J M Costley went to work and milked them with Some help by the writer and when through and evry thing fed we returned too the house and in a Short while the Evening meal was Serve and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the table then Eat our evening meal when through and the Suppertable cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good rest one and all the familey to night is the is the desire of the writer to night WE Costley at J M Costleys at the west Side of Hamelton Copunty Texas

Sunday September the 13th AD 1914 Opened up quite a nice day wind from the South East Thermometer at or near Seven oclock registered at 76 Degrees tempature. The familey as usual arose Some what earley this morning and when prepared for work proceeded too the cook Stove and prepared the Sabbath morning meal whilst Mrs J M Costley milked the cows and when through She returned too the house and put the milk a way in good Shape then as the morning meal was Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves to the table then portaken of our morning meal and after all were through and the table and contents all in good Shape then the familey taken advantage of the day and _? and taken a good rest through the day as we usually Should do after all the work was done up in the morning and when 12-oclock come a round we then eat our noon meal as it was Served and placed on the table by the female member of the place after all were through and the table and contents cared far we then continued our rest Spell again as it was the lords day and a day of rest. So we filfilled the pormis of to day. by resting all too J M Costley he rode over the Leon brake the Sabbath but however we did not know but what the ox was in the ditch and he was over on the Leon trying to get him out but at aney rate he come in in time to get his evening meal So Soon as we could do up our evening Schores we eat our evening meal and So Soon as the Suppertable and contents was cared far we taken our usual Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping too get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night WE Costley at home in the at J M Costleys in the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Monday September the 14th AD 1914 Opened up quite a nice morning Some what cloudey in the west wind Strong from the South. Thermometer at or near Seven oclock A M of to day Registered at 76 Degrees tempature, The familey a rose Some what earley this morning and after getting prepared for labor the girles went to work and prepared the morning meal whilst J.M. Costley and wife proceeded too the cowpen and milked the cows and when through the writer fed the fatening hogs we then returned too the house then the lady of the house put a way the milk that She had just milked we then eat our morning meal and when through then the work began in Earnest as brought out his engin to run the wood saw to saw wood to run the engin in with but did not get it in opperation untill after dinner today and when they did start they made the wool fly as they cut the wood so fast and smooth Mr and Mrs Aquilla Swindle started off to hunt cotton to pick and a plenty all around him to pick and of the finiest kind Just as J M Costley Started his Steem wood Saw and they run the Engin and Saw untill late in the evening Sawing up about Six cord of wood more or less and when it come time to do up the Schores a bout the place the writer braught up the cows then Mrs J.M.Costley milked the cows and the writer assisted her in the work and when through, i fed the hogs and the buggy animals as the work hands was tiard from there days work to day and when all were through and the table and contents cared far we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey Misses Edna and Nelley and Valeta and Mr Marcellus Costley began to pick over Mr. J.M. Costleys cotton today W.E.Costley at JM.Costleys in the west End of Hamalton county Texas

Tuesday September the 15th AD 1914- Opened up Some what a clear morning a ley of clouds low down in South west and a round in too the north wind from the South East Thermommeter at or near half past Seven oclock this morning registered at 80 Degrees tempature withe a good clear cool a change in the atmosphere. The familey arose quite earley this morning and the morning meal prepared in hast as a large days work was planed for the day by males and famales of the fam the first thing that was to do after eating of the morning meal was for Valeta may Costley was to mount on a poney gallop over to Mr Richardsons for Some Spope (soap) being so earley caught the members of the familey in bed but She obtained the Sope rediley and was Soon back at home the distance being over a mile too the place but Soon make the trip and after returning back home with the Soap She then galloped over the farm and Soon had the calves too there pen for her mother and onley about eight years old then her mother milked the cows with the help of W E Costley as her after feeding too buggy nags and the hoggs and whilst all this was going on Miss Edna Costley were at the wash tubb washing the familey wearing apparel and all a long the line of buisiness, Miss Nelley Costley was at the ironing board Soothing the wearing apparres So the inmates could not feel the wrinkles when wearing of them and old Granney Costley was Sitting clost by hulling of the peas to be cooked for the laborers noon meal and this is not all very Earley in the morning Mr J.M.Costleys engineer had fired up his engin and backing of her out from where the boys were sawing on yestarday preparing wood too run the engin with a gang of plows swung to her taring up a space of about ___ feet at a through the like i never seen before in my life as old as i am being in my Eighty first year of my life but they did not run but a short while untill one of the brakes or leaver smashed in too and that stoped the work and had to go too the indian gap some five miles to get it mended which taken a bout alday to get started again So that part of the work was lame and crippled for the time being but at last as they had ten plows to work with they kept them buisiley in gaged untill Mr. J.M. returned from the shop and when they got the others on they went a head alright Side up with care the writer did up the Schores a round the premises in order that the balance of the hands would have a better chance to work and after all was done and our three meals vituals we eat we then taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest is the desire of the familey to night W.E. Costley at J M costleys in the west corner of Hamalton county Texas

Wednesday September the 16th 1914- Opened up Some what cooler then has been through the fall Some what cloudey this morning atmosphere quite cool wind from the South East. Blowing damp and cool Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning registered at 74 Degrees tempature The familey arose quite Earley this morning and after getting prepared for work the girls and Mrs. J.M.Costle3y went to work and prepared the morning meal for the familey whilst J.M. Costley taken his teem up to Mr Brows to get his too horse hack for his wife too go to Gusteen after her Sister and familey from Near Comanche town in comanche County Texas and by the time he returned home with the hack about that time the breakfast bell rang out for the familey to come and Eat there morning meal So they all responded too the call and Seated them Selves too the table then portaken of there morning meal, after all were through Mr Lamon and John W. costley let out for there engin to Start there plows braking stuble ground in the Extreem East end of his farm as they are using the engin too his thrasher to pull his dics plows he has fifteen Swing to her to brake land with and Edna Costley went to work and put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape again whilst Mrs. J.M.Costley and the writer proceeded too the cowpen and milk the cows when through Mrs J M. returned to the house and run her milk through the cream Seperator whilst the writer fed the hogs and turned the cows out to graze then returned too the house to See what else there were for me to do and the onley thing i could do was to assist Mrs JM Costley about getting her off too Gusteen after her sister and Virginia Frownfelter as they would come on the train from Commanche Town to Gusteen and she is to meet them at the latter place to bring them out home with her as they were on a viset to see there folks and J.M. Costley is Stiring a round to Keep his Steem plow going and too of the girls are picking cotton and a boy part of the time and Edna Costley is house keeper to day in the absence of Mrs J.M.Costley. The writer was called on to day by his wife M V Costley to fix the tray too her trunk and by the by it was a tuff old job as it was all to peases should i have had the lumber i would much rather of made a new tray to it but i got through all the same by a tite squease of the work. Then another difficult job came just at the wind up of the one i just finished. One of the animals that Mrs J.M. Costley worked to Gusteen had a young colt and had to be left at home the writer put it in the stable and it broke out so i had to get it back and nale up the door to keep it from crippleing of its self in the lot but i made it secure at last before leaving of it I then put up a white flag as a Signal for the work hands to come too the noon meal but paid no heed to it as it Seemed that they wanted to keep there Steem plow running whilst it was in motion but eventually they come too there noon meal being one oclock PM and after eating of it, they then made there way back too then, Steem engin to Start it a gian and when readey the thrwtved (?) off alright and went a head alright untill pitch dark then blowed off and come in home for there meal vituals and as it was on the table waiting for the croud, they then Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of the Evening meal being late at night and when all were through and the table and contents cared far they then taken a Short rest then departed too there bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer to night- WECostley at J.M.Costley in the west end of Hamelton County Texas

Thursday September the 17th AD 1914 - Opened up quite a gloomey cloudey morning wind from the South East. Thermometer at or near 8- Oclock this morning registered at 78 Degrees tempature. The familey arose quite earley this morning near three oclock this morning as they had to go about one mile down on J.M. Costleys farm where they are braking to clean out the boiler of the Steam Engin in order that they could make a good run to day and after getting of it alright the returned back and eat there morning meal then left directley for there work then Mrs J.M.Costley and the writer porceeded too the cowpen and Milked the cows after getting through and the cows turned out to grass. we then left the cowpen for the house to put a way the milk in good Style whilst the writer proceeded too the horse lot and fed the buggy horses and hogs i too then returned too the house and made preperation to finish a letter that i had began too write too my Son and daughter n law at waco and allso to keep up a memorandom of what is done on the place and on the farm and give Strict account of done by the familey on the place each and evry day of our lives up too the present day and when through we eat our noon meal being a bout one oclock Pm of Said day as it were So far to come too there noon meal after the work hand went back too there work and the woman taken care of the dinner table and put evry thing in good Shape again then taken a rest and enjoyed then Selves talking old times that was past and gone whilst the writer was buisey attending too affares a round the premises and when time come a round to do up the night Schores the writer went to work and assisted in helping to milk on when through i then fed the work animals and the hogs then by that time the work hands had come in from plowing withe the Steem plow we then eat our evening heal as it was placed on the table in readiness for the hands to eat after all were through and the Supertable cared far all the familey taken a Short rest then departed too our bed of repose hoping to get a good nights rest to night W. E.Costley at J.M. Costleys in the west border of Hamelton County Texas

Friday September the 18th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool morning Some few Scattering colcarious clouds Scattered a bout through the elements wind earley in the morning not Stiring enough to tell from what direction it was going to Spring from but when it did come up it Sprand from the west Thermometer at or near 8- oclock this morning registered at 72 Degrees tempature. The familey arose Some what earley this morning was J M Costley wanted to make a big run with his Steem plow and my wife an M V Frownfelter and the writer are going to start for Joshua this morning taken the cotton belt at Gusteen for Comanche town in Comanche county Texas leaving J.M. Costley at about half past Eleven oclock in the fore noon of to day for Gusteen for Comanche town to intersect the Frisco train too Fort Worth and stayed alnight at G.A Dodsons in Comanc(h)e Town one of my old associats maney years ago and several years ago married one of my neighbors daughter Mr and Mrs Wilson Daughter of McLennon County Tex and after having a long conversation talking over our old past days of many years past by and having one of his neighbors to join in with us knowing the too old people maney years ago and after passing of the time for some three hours Mr and Mrs Neighbors departed for there place of abode after bidding the familey and WE Costley and wife M Costley a good friendley hand Shake of welcom good by we then departed too our bed of repose hoping too have a good nights rest to night is the desire of the familey to night W.E.Costley at Mr and Mrs G A Dodson in comance Town in Conche county Texas

Saturday September the 10th AD 1914- Opened up Some what a cloudey morning wind in the South East blowing Some what damp Thermometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 74 Degrees tempature the familey were out of bed quite earley this morning and after getting prepare for work Mr G A Dodson and Daughter went to work and Soon had the morning meal Served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we then Seated our Selves too the table then portaken of our morning meal and when throug and the morning table and contents cared far we then whiled a way the time in for Some little bit, and as time was pressinous too us all as Mr G A Dodson was compelled to go too work as he was painting a house for a man in comanche Town. and had it to finish up to day as the man was in ahurry for to move in to it and like wise the writer had to meet the passenger Frisco train at the Depot in Comanche Town to go too Fort Worth 112 miles North East from Comanche town Texas,but before leaving the familey long come a vegetable wagon with some watermelons and i baught a watermelon from the vegetable man and we then eat the same and about the time the hack man come along gathering up the passengers to take too the Depot to go too fort worth and other places a long the line, So we bid them fare well mounted our Selves in too the hack then drove too the depot to take the train and at or near ten oclock A.M The Frisco passenger arrived at the Frisco Depot bound for Fort Worth So my wif(e) M Costley the writer and Mrs Virginia Frawnfelter boarded the train at or near ten Oclock A.M. of to day and past through maney localities of country of Prairies and timbered lands. the qualities of the soil the lands along the line that we travailed mostley a sandy soil surrounded by coves and mountains some of the land was in culler(color)of a chauk color whilst others were a black loamey stickey soil dotted with fradments of lime stone pebels and others of a larger sort and the groath of the land in timber was muscuit postoak and live oak timbers also some black jacks and a great deal of the land was minus of any timber what ever and a large portion on the railroad of the land was in large pasture to raise stock on that portion of the country fronted Fort Worth being on the west side of Said Streem and after arriving in Fort Worth that was the terminous of Travail on that line so we changed on too the Intinitvan (?) line to Joshua (Josh u way) Johnson County Texas being then and of our traval for a bit the railroad traval being very rough and uneaven from beginning to the wind up of our travail of 240 miles from the place we started from and that that we were from Crawford Texas having very rough trip around from start to finish. After arriving at there place and meeting a part of our familey and greeting with a hearty hand shake we then taken a considerable long rest as we become quite worried from our long worrisom trip on the railroad after resting for Some bit we then Eat our evening meal and when through and the table cared far we then taken a nother rest then departed too our bed of repose hopin got get a good nights rest to night is the desire of the writer and familey W.E.Costley at GW and wifes home in Joshua Johnson County Texas

Sunday September the 20th AD 1914- Opened up quite a cool damp morning Some what cloudey and damp wind from the South west earley this morning Thermmometer at or near Seven oclock this morning Registered at 72 Degrees tempature the familey writer and wife a rose from there bed of repose hoping of being Successful through out the day as we were quite tiard from our far journey on the last past day being Saturday September the 20th 1914 - but when we did a rise from our morning rest and get prepared for work the woman went to work and prepared our morning meal and after getting of it served and placed on the table and announced readey to be eat we Seated our Selves too the breakfast table then portaken of our morning meal and when through and the woman folks went to work and put the breakfast table and contents all in good Shape again then as it were the Sabbath day of our lord 1914 and Mr William Kelley and wife ( Edna Elizabeth Leng, Virginia Frownfelter's daughter) come down and spent the day with his mothering Law and also Mr and Mrs Seals come in and spent the day with Mrs Frownfelter also Mr Barret and wife spent the day with Mrs Frownfelter and familey and the old folks and all had a pleasant day of it. rest all too the writer he was some what feble through the latter part of the day also there were Several young boys and young ladies come in as neighbors to See the young folks at home So the day was past off nicely among the old and young neighbors we also eat our regular meals vituals and after the day past a way and the evening Shade appeared as we were well rested we then departed too our bed of res(t) hoping to receive a quiet nights to nigh as i did not mentioned the weather through the day i will now give a Statement of the weather at or near three oclock this evening it began to thunder in various directions North west and South and become very cloudey and from the appearance of the location of the rain it appeared too lay west and South but rained at Joshua a light Shower but not enough to do no great deal of good W.E. Costley at Mr and Mrs M.V. Frownfelter Joshua Johnson County Texas at the cross timbers

Part 1 - Index to Saturday October the 25th AD 1913
Part 2 - Sunday October the 26th AD 1913  to December the 24th AD 1913
Part 3 - Thursday December the 25 AD 1913 to Tuesday February the 3dh AD 1914
Part 4 - Wednesday February the 4th AD 1914 to  Friday June 26the AD 1914
Part 5 - Friday June 26the AD 1914 to Sunday September the 20th AD 1914
Part 6 - Monday September the 21st AD 1914 to Sunday December the 6th AD 1914
Part 7 - Monday December the 7th AD 1914 to Friday March the 12th AD 1915