It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this/these transcript(s) must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collection Coordinating Committee. Elizabeth Kane Journal 1901 MSS 3190 [Journal written in ink; exceptions will be noted. Notes added and page numbers inserted by transcriber are in brackets. Pre-printed text is in bold font.] [1] CALENDAR FOR 1901. [Monthly calendars for 1901.] [2] EXCELSIOR DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1901. PUBLISHED ANNUALLY FOR THE TRADE. [3] TABLE OF WAGES BY THE WEEK. [Table of wages by the week.] INTEREST TABLES. [Interest tables for 4, 5, and 6 percent interest.] [4] REVENUE STAMPS. [Description and price of revenue stamps.] PRINCIPAL CITIES. [Table of principal cities.] [5] DOMESTIC POSTAGE. [Descriptions of mail classifications.] FOREIGN POSTAGE. [Description of postage services to foreign countries.] [6] January, (1–364) Tuesday, 1. 1901. Left my room after a slight attack of grippe and was at the dinner table. There were guests, Drs. Sparyler and Hays, and as Evan had to go to Kq. to see a Ms Sp Franklin and Tom V. and Lela went with him as far as Mount Jewett, I found Dr S. made me talk more than my throat liked. (2–363) Wednesday, 2. [Blank entry.] [7] January, (3–362) Thursday, 3. 1901. [Blank entry.] (4–361) Friday, 4. Have been very busy letter-writing and doing up the year’s accounts. My cough continued so that I could not go to the W. C T U meeting Tom is very busy going over the de- -scription of the lands we choose from the Park, and I spent a couple of hours on it with him [8] January, (5–360) Saturday, 5. 1901. [Blank entry.] (6–359) Sunday, 6. [Blank entry.] [9] January, (7–358) Monday, 7. 1901. The little boys have gone to school. Leiper is in the new Annex, Sashy back in Miss Boyds room though in a lower division owing to his long absence (8–357) Tuesday, 8. [Blank entry.] [10] January, (9–356) Wednesday, 9. 1901. [Blank entry.] (10–355) Thursday, 10. [Blank entry.] [11] January, (11–354) Friday, 11. 1901. [Blank entry.] (12–353) Saturday, 12. [Blank entry.] [12] January, (13–352) Sunday, 13. 1901. [Blank entry.] (14–351) Monday, 14. Tom had to be in Smethport [13] January, (15–350) Tuesday, 15. 1901. [Blank entry.] (16–349) Wednesday, 16. [Blank entry.] [14] January, (17–348) Thursday, 17. 1901. Bitter cold. The little boys cried all the way to school (18–347) Friday, 18. Leiper seems croupy. [15] January, (19–346) Saturday, 19. 1901. [Blank entry.] (20–345) Sunday, 20. [Blank entry.] [16] January, (21–344) Monday, 21. 1901. Leiper’s temperature reached 105° Poor Tom had to be away to settle our case. We pay $5000, and get an appraised value of $55 or $60,000 (22–343) Tuesday, 22. Queen Victoria died. Leiper is very, very ill. [17] January, (23–342) Wednesday, 23. 1901. [Blank entry.] (24-341) Thursday, 24. 1901. [Blank entry.] [18] January, (25–340) Friday, 25. 1901. [Blank entry.] (26–339) Saturday, 26. [Blank entry.] [19] January, (27–388) Sunday, 27. 1901. [Blank entry.] (28–337) Monday, 28 [Blank entry.] [20] January, (29–336) Tuesday, 29. 1901. The first real fall in Leiper’s temperature occurred today. It has gone gradually down to 101, and his delirium is only occasional. Am getting boxes made to send books to soldiers and Harper & The Century to be bound for ourselves Wrote to Helen and to Catherine, asking the latter for the favor of trying to ascertain where Sir Richard Kane died. Finished John Kane’s paternal ancestry. His delirium returned in the evening. Little Evan is ill with lung trouble at Kq. and all the little ones here are variously affected with la grippe. So far Sashy is well. (30–335) Wednesday, 30. Leiper’s temperature has not risen above 102 3/5 so far as 11 A. M. today and he wants to be read to, but a child with a pulse of 120 and that temperature is still a very sick one. His mother tells me that he Evan said his lungs had a better sound. Evan is overwhelmed with work and anxiety. He has just driven out to Kq. to see little Evan Willie is better. This is the first real snowstorm. [21] January, (31–334) Thursday, 31. 1901. Leiper is really better this morning: took nourishment twice without a fight, temperature down to 100°. pulse 102°. Lila and I are going to the mid-winter Ex. Com. meeting in Bradford. There were few at the meeting. Dr. Hays was on the train from H[-]J, and reported little Evan as much better. Carl is sick February, (32–333) Friday, 1. Leiper much better. Wrote to Zella about blocks, a chair and lecturers. Wrote to Mrs Chambers Helen and Wanamaker. Snowed early but is clearing Thermometer 10. Tom reports a fine gas well, which when torpedoed lost all its gas: hopes it may come back. Weather stormy. [22] February, (33–332) Saturday, 2. 1901. Leiper continues improving. Weather cold and clear, sleighing fine. Tom took me to the dressmaker (34–331) Sunday, 3. [Blank entry.] [23] February, (35–330) Monday, 4. 1901. Elisha came in this morning to gain particu- -lars about the way in which Miss Cody was to write a set of 50 letters to doctors for Evan about Alcoholic teachig in the schools. Evan was provoked as he wanted them done at once. Dear Elish. only delayed to get at the idea more perfectly. Worked on the Kane history: wrote to Florence, finished a Spanish novel. (I can read with tolerable fluency now) studied a little Spanish, made three comfort bags for soldiers. (36–329) Tuesday, 5. A tempestuous snowstorm. My dear wee Sashy has gone to school. I hope he’ll return without a cold. Tom talks of going to Pittsburg this afternoon. Evan is at home with a cold – at home nominally, that is, for he hire sneaked out to visit two patients. I have spent the morning over the Kane history. [24] February, (37–328) Wednesday, 6. 1901. Poor Evan has had to give up to La Grippe and stay in bed with bronchitis and an atrocious headache. I inflicted on him the 32 pp. I have already written on “What I know about the Kanes.” (38–327) Thursday 7. Evan improved all day. [25] February, (39–326) Friday, 8. 1901. Leiper was carried up to my room on a visit and got up and tottered round by himself This was a lovely winter’s day so I got Tom to drive me to the High School and then visited Miss Boyd’s room, returning on foot Evan went out to perform an operation but feels very weak. Wrote to Catherine Bell, and to Helen. Read up in Washington correspondence about events of 1783. Wrote to Mrs Schuyler (40–325) Saturday, 9. Easterly snowstorm. Evan feels very weak and wretched but has gone out in the sleigh with Lila, whose bones are aching, with grippe, I suppose. I have returned the specimen pp. of Waverley novels, feeling that it would really be wrong to invest in such a luxury. $70. for the set! I don’t deserve credit, however, for pure un- -selfishness, as I believe it would be hurt me more to see the exquisite volumes mishandled by the children, than please me to enjoy looking at them myself. Wrote to Wanamaker, as above, also to order collars: to Eimer & Amend about celluloid; wrote to Mrs Fritts, Mrs Chambers Mrs Duke and Prof. Henretta all about W. C T U. matters. Miss Louisa Kane about Genealogy. Fidelity – a remittance Worked on the Kane ancestry. [26] February, (41–324) Sunday, 10. 1901. Bright day so I went to church. Evan is miserable but is at work (42–323) Monday, 11. Evan operating though he ought not. Day cold but pleasant and Lila drove me to the Bank. [27] February, (43–322) Tuesday, 12. 1901. I spent two solid hours this morning, looking for the Hospital Rules I had drawn up before my illness, only to hear that I had given them months ago to Miss Casey. I am really growing too forgetful. I feel so tired in my bronchial tubes or perhaps it is my larynx. It is a horribly stormy day: thermometer at 8° above but with a very strong north wind blowing the snow in drifts. I wrote two notes to Wanamaker and footed Sashy’s drawers but the search for the papers tired me. After dinner Evan had me read them and discuss for the as we have before done the question what position he can take on the pap pay patient or pauper question. (44–321) Wednesday, 13. Very cold. I wasn’t allowed to go out. Sashy was driven each way. Tom went to Harrisburg as a school-com- mittee man to plead for larger grants to High Schools The girls took Ed. and went to a concert. I meant to go to bed early, not feeling well but Evan kept me up talking about the hospital till the girls came back, so I got past my sleep and lay awake tossing till after midnight. [28] February, (45–320) Thursday 14. 1901. Thermometer 7º below after breakfast 10º below before breakfast with the early sunshine full on the thermometer. Evan was called before breakfast to Mrs Kline. (46–319) Friday, 15. [Blank entry.] [29] February, (47–318) Saturday, 16. 1901. Grippy but very busy (48–317) Sunday, 17. Grippe: in bed [30] February, (49–316) Monday, 18. 1901. Grippe (50–315) Tuesday, 19. Grippe [31] February, (51–314) Wednesday, 20. 1901. Grippe (52–313) Thursday, 21. Grippe [32] February, (53–312) Friday, 22. 1901. [Blank entry.] (54–311) Saturday, 23. [Blank entry.] [33] February, (55–310) Sunday, 24. 1901. [Blank entry.] (56–309) Monday, 25. [Blank entry.] [34] February, (57–308) Tuesday, 26. 1901. Wrote to Evan, Florence, and Catherine and Walter Watts. Elisha was here in the after- -noon and asked me to translate a long letter into Spanish for him. Began it as soon as he left. He went uptown and got news that his mill was on fire! Her loss (about $10.000) may be made good by the insurance but the great trouble will be the stoppage of the mill (58–307) Wednesday, 27. I made a field day of getting rid of the nurse by writing an individual letter to eight pastors asking them to make mention of RR. men and a long notice for the Leader. Wrote to Mary Field, Helen, made one large and 12 little bags on the machine, had my dress tried on. Also copied and finished translation of a long business letter for Elisha into Spanish. Very cold. [35] February, (59–306) Thursday, 28. 1901. Elisha’s house was burned to the ground at eight o’clock last night. I hear that most of the furniture was saved though in a badly damaged condition. Tom and Virginia have gone to see if they can be of any use. They report that E & Z. are mov- -ing into two little adjoining houses near the mill just finished, and seemed bright & cheerful. The day was clear. Leiper had earache March, (60–305) Friday, 1. Snowing all morning: seems ready to turn to rain. Wrote to Helen, and from our Union to our Senator & Representatives about juvenile Court Bill – to the McKean Miner renewing subs. and suggesting that they change Official Record – three letters to Senator and Representatives from McKean Co. Union and to Mrs. Fritts asking her to attend to sending to other unions. Wrote to Mrs Richmond reporting what I had done. Presided at meeting of our Union in the afternoon. [36] March, (61–304) Saturday, 2. 1901. Snowing again, but warmer. Elisha wants Tom to go out to Kq. on the 10.30. Evan writes cheer- -fully from St. Augustine. (62–303) Sunday, 3. Raw but milder. V. and Leiper having colds we persuaded V. to stay at home, Tom driving Sashy and me. It is Communion Sunday, and I stayed to S. S. and taught my old class much to my contentment and apparently to theirs. The snow is very deep. [37] March, (63–302) Monday, 4. 1901. At 1 A. M. Sashy woke complaining of headache and sore throat. Tom found his throat slightly swollen: nothing much amiss, but I kept him in bed. Temp. 99 In the evening Tom thought he would get a nurse to stay all night, but their ladyships had all gone on a sleigh ride. Tom would not let me stay in the room at night, but he and I went in every three hours (64–301) Tuesday, 5. Sashy’s throat seemed so much better that Tom ceased swabbing in the afternoon. About 8 P. M. however, Sashy said it was worse. Tom swabbed it on his return about 10 P. M. His temperature began to rise. At three he had a bad dream, so Tom lay down in the room with him. Sashy has seemed bright and cheerful all day, and was nice and cool. [38] March, (65–300) Wednesday, 6. 1901. It was 3 this morning that Tom found Sashy’s temperature rising. He also found white deposits at breakfast time. He brought Dr Hays over and she, he and I thought they were tonsillitis. His temperature continued to rise. We thought it best to anti-toxin him and get a nurse. In the after -noon Evan not having arrived Tom brought Dr Wright over. He thinks it is diphtheria. The day is horribly cold with a high wind: gas pressure low and almost all the water pipes frozen. What will poor Elisha do! Dr Hays ears are badly frozen from driving in from Kanesholm at 3 A. M. Mrs Hirsch died quietly this afternoon. (66–299) Thursday, 7. Sashy has scarlet fever. This is a relief, as I suppose he had to have it sometime and will probably never get it again, bless him. [39] March, (67–298) Friday, 8. 1901. No: Sashy hasn’t scarlet fever: the rash was only the anti-toxin rash. He is much better. Lila took me out for a little drive. (67–297) Saturday, 9. Sashy is so much better that he was up in his room part of the day. Bess is better, too. We had heavy rain and fog. Elisha was here for a long time to talk over the question of his rebuilding at Kushequa or making his home at Kane Summit. He showed me prepondera- -ting reasons for the former: chiefly convincing me by the fact that he would be so much more with his children. I saw also that the family tie between him and Evan would not stand friction, and of course the wives would side with their husbands. Elisha did not say anything about that point he was sweet and reasonable in all he said, but it made me sad. I had hoped so much to have him here Mrs Hirsch was buried today. [40] March, (69–296) Sunday, 10. 1901. Lila, V. and I drove to church together as the men were operating on an appendix. At dinner time Lila was chilly and by evening retired to bed feeling very ill and with a dull spot in the right lung Sashy feeling rather worse and Bess so ill with a temperature of 103.5. that I turned Miss Repine over to her (70–295) Monday, 11. Passed a wretched night with Sashy who seemed to have taken cold in his kidneys, and bowels. Poor Archie is white as a sheet and feverish, Bess a trifle better. Lila wretched. I have eyeheadache and some sorethroat, and my leg has swelled up with my running about. [41] March, (71–294) Tuesday, 12. 1901. Poor dear Archie’s ear (left) discharged a quantity of matter this morning, and his right cheek and ear seem to be painful. This accounts for his white face and miserable looks. Lila is rather better, Sashy nearly well, and Bessie better, though still a very sick child. My eye-headache much relieved sore throat better, too. Temp. outside 25° but a regular high March wind. In the afternoon Archie’s ear drum was pierced. Sashy has a terribly painful attack of anti-toxin hives. (72–293) Wednesday, 13. Lila very sick, the rest somewhat better. Sashy’s appetite poor and his tongue foul; Just before I eve[-] but the oedema less. [42] March, (73–292) Thursday, 14. 1901. Sashy is very much better. and the others improving, all but Lila who is very sick indeed. In the after- -noon V. took me to town in the sleigh for shopping; and I took a little cold. Am finishing off apron for fair, green frocks for Archie and Willie. Elisha has got into his office at Silverside. I divided my time between. the invalids. Maggie declines to come to Lila. (74–291) Friday, 15. Disagreeable day with showers of snow. Mothers’ Meeting with only grandmothers and childless old women present, except Virginia. [43] March, (75–290) Saturday, 16. 1901. [Blank entry.] (76–289) Sunday, 17. [Blank entry.] [44] [Entries on this page written in pencil.] March, (77–288) Monday, 18. 1901. Leiper went back to school Am making a little percale dress of brown and white for Bess or Harry whichever it will fit (78–287) Tuesday, 19. Sashy also went back to school Commenced a distributive list of the pictures [45] March, (79–286) Wednesday, 20. 1901. Evan came down to breakfast, admitting to being wretchedly sick, and with a perpetual hacking cough. After breakfast Tom told me that he had blood-poisoning in the forefinger of his left hand, from little Curtin. The red line reaches all the way to the axilla. He is having the hand roasted. I hated to go away but had to exam- -ine the nurses and so was away nearly all morning. It is the day for the graduation exercises. My heart feels like lead but we must go over. Oh my dear Evan, [Next 2 lines written in pencil.] This afternoon he seems not to get rapidly worse, and not (yet, at least,) to suffer as I have seen him suffer. (80–285) Thursday, 21. We never got home from the “banquet” till midnight and after being twice up in the night I rose at 5.20 to see Elisha off. Zella went in the 10.30 train. Evan had some sleep and feels better, physically, though he says the inflammation in his arm is worse. I thought it a little paler. There are two lines extending up to the axilla from the elbow, I think only one below that [46] March, (81–284) Friday, 22. 1901. Evan much better: Miss Rooney’s hand quite bad. (82–283) Saturday, 23. Spent the day at Kq. Zella has done wonders but they are sadly cramped out doors, set down amid rocks and brambles. [47] March, (83–282) Sunday, 24. 1901. Church and walked home: rain threatening Wrote to Helen (84–281) Monday, 25. Finished Sashy’s (first of three) pink pyjamas and little Harriet’s brown and white dress. Went out driving in the mud with Lila and attended to various errands, getting my leg swollen with the little walking I did. Our cook laid up with tonsillitis and Sashy has been at Byham’s where they have mumps. [48] March, (85–280) Tuesday, 26. 1901. Evan left on the 6 A. M. train for Harrisburg to meet the committee. I don’t know how he will get on with his useless finger. As it is a rainy day, I am busied with tidying linen closet, my room, and odd jobs of writing. Mrs Richmond, Miss Helen E. Smith, the Phila Trust and Zella (86–279) Wednesday, 27. [Blank entry.] [49] March, (87–278) Thursday, 28. 1901. [Blank entry.] (88–277) Friday, 29. [Blank entry.] [50] March, (89–276) Saturday, 30. 1901. Little O’Neills disease whether light diphtheria or pneumonia is a little better. Evan went out (90–275) Sunday, 31. Evan and Lila drove all the way to Kq. and back retuning exhausted and Evan in great pain with his hand. [51] April, (91–274) Monday, 1. 1901. Elisha’s Evan is better so Lila and Evan went to Pittsburg where E. wants to get his intestinal button made. (92–273) Tuesday, 2. A horrible March day raw and windy. Visited the schools of Misses Howe, Boyd, and Heim. Studied Spanish a while: finished Bessie’s dress, wrote some letters, and read a delightful book, of Char, Egbert Cradock’s “His Vanished Star” to myself in the evening Every one was away. Lila and Evan came back at 9 P. M. from Pittsburg, worn out and E. went right over to the Medical Society’s Meeting. I also helped put up Lila’s lace curtains on the new frame Took to the hospital the apron, five doll’s hood and two laundry bags that I have made [52] April, (93–272) Wednesday, 3. 1901. I write at 2.30 P. M. Over a foot of snow has fallen and there are no signs of a let up. Evan went on the 11 A. M. to Johnsonburg for a Dr Smith, after having his hand roasted all night. Leiper abed with a cold. Sashy gone to school, din- -ing at the hospital. Theresa says she is better but is lying down most of the day. I cut out and began making two little dresses to sell at the Fair and have ripped and altered an uneven ruffle on Besss dress. Wrote to Helen and to Wan. and to Mrs Wilson enclosing our dues and positively re- -fusing to be Pres. of the Aid Society. (94–271) Thursday, 4. It has snowed over two feet. I don’t know how the trains are faring but Tom says there is no snow either in Warren or Ridgway [53] April, (95–270) Friday, 5. 1901. [Blank entry.] (96–269) Saturday, 6. [Blank entry.] [54] April, (97–268) Sunday, 7. 1901. [Blank entry.] (98–267) Monday, 8. [Blank entry.] [55] April, (99–266) Tuesday, 9. 1901. This afternoon at the Hospital Fair (100–265) Wednesday, 10. This afternoon again at the Fair where I invested $17. for the benefit of the hospital Leiper frightened us by not appearing till 6.20 having run off to play with a boy at the end of Pine Avenue! I bought in two pretty little dresses that I made myself which had been ticketed 60 and 75 cents as some very coarse ill - sewed ones were marked $1.25. so I gave them to Archie and Bess Poor Theresa left on a visit to her friends to see if a change would help her. The snow is only in patches now. Elisha spent the night here. [56] April, (101–264) Thursday, 11. 1901. A brilliant day. Tom came home from Presby- -tery and is obliged to go to Smethport early tomorrow to testify to Shaffer Srs character. I lost the use of my day as I was turned out of my room for cleaning purposes. Bess is headachy and fevered and com- -plain of earache (102–263) Friday, 12. [Blank entry.] [57] April, (103–262) Saturday, 13. 1901. [Blank entry.] (104–261) Sunday, 14. Lila and I were the only ones at church in the morning as V. was still abed with her grippe and the men were busy with the X Ray machine trying to locate a bullet in a man’s head. [58] April, (105–260) Monday, 15. 1901. Sun shining now, before breakfast, but the wind N. E. (106–259) Tuesday, 16. [Blank entry.] [59] April, (107–258) Wednesday, 17. 1901. [Blank entry.] (108–257) Thursday, 18. Stormy weather for our Convention, but quite a good attendance. Lila was sick herself and had both Willie and Blanche sick with grippe, so that she dreaded Y. evening more than I did the whole convention. It is done now and well done. [60] April, (109–256) Friday, 19. 1901. Another stormy day with furious rain, but in consideration a surprising number of people out at the Convention. Our speaker Mrs Pond - Amies train was three hours late, so that we got very little for our $28.00 Our guests are Zella and Mrs Parrish, Mrs Fritts and Mrs Burnett. I gave the President’s Address yesterday, so my mind was easy and I wasn’t half so tired today. (110–255) Saturday, 20. This morning every twig was coated with ice, yet it rained all day without the ice going off. Our guests went by the 10.20 train and I wrote business letters till dinner time. Feeling tired after dinner I lay down, newspapers in hand and Sashy stroked my hair. I woke to find that the little man had covered me up and pulled down the blinds, so that I slept over and hour. Yet after tea I fell asleep again when Tom read aloud. All the children are sick with various degrees of cold. Willie’s right lung is affected, Sashy has granular sore throat, Leiper and Archie are croupy and the others, Bess and Blanche have co[-]yza! [61] April, (111–254) Sunday, 21. [Blank entry.] (112–253) Monday, 22. [Blank entry.] [62] April, (113–252) Tuesday, 23. 1901. [Blank entry.] (114–251) Wednesday, 24. [Blank entry.] [63] April, (115–250) Thursday, 25. 1901. [Blank entry.] (116–249) Friday, 26. [Blank entry.] [64] April, (117–248) Saturday, 27. 1901. [Blank entry.] (118–247) Sunday, 28. [Blank entry.] [65] April, (119–246) Monday, 29. 1901. [Blank entry.] (120–245) Tuesday, 30. All ready to go but V’s cough made Evan unwilling to let Tom leave her, so we decided to wait and take her also on Thursday night. [66] May, (121–244) Wednesday, 1. 1901. Busy re-writing part of Kane M. S. and a number of business letters. In the afternoon to Ladies Aid at Mrs Colnen’s where they treated us to ice-cream and cake. Evan and Lila returned from Clarion, but were away all the evening and Tom went over to a School Board meeting so V. and I had everything to ourselves. Hyacinth out, tu- -lips coming out: we need rain. (122–243) Thursday 2. Rained well in the night: lovely morning. Finished packing to go to Helen’s. Wrote to John Kent Kane and to Mr Jamey. [67] May, (123–242) Friday, 3. 1901. I went to Helens and stayed over two weeks as V. developed a light diphtheria and they wouldn’t let me come home (124–241) Saturday, 4. [Blank entry.] [68] May, (125–240) Sunday, 5. 1901. [Blank entry.] (126–239) Monday, 6. [Blank entry.] [69] May, (127–238) Tuesday, 7. 1901. [Blank entry.] (128–237) Wednesday, 8. [Blank entry.] [70] May, (129–236) Thursday, 9. 1901. [Blank entry.] (130–235) Friday, 10. [Blank entry.] [71] May, (131–234) Saturday, 11. 1901. [Blank entry.] (132–233) Sunday, 12. [Blank entry.] [72] May, (133–232) Monday, 13. 1901. Helen and I were in court all day: libel case of Foley vs. Watts decided in her favor. (134–231) Tuesday, 14. [Blank entry.] [Entries for pgs 73-88 are blank.] [73] May, (135–230) Wednesday, 15. 1901. [Blank entry.] (136–229) Thursday, 16. [Blank entry.] [74] May, (137–228) Friday, 17. 1901. [Blank entry.] (138–227) Saturday, 18. [Blank entry.] [75] May, (139–226) Sunday, 19. 1901. [Blank entry.] (140–225) Monday, 20. [Blank entry.] [76] May, (141–224) Tuesday, 21. 1901. [Blank entry.] (142–223) Wednesday, 22. [Blank entry.] [77] May, (143–222) Thursday, 23. 1901. [Blank entry.] (144–221) Friday, 24. [Blank entry.] [78] May, (145–220) Saturday, 25. 1901. [Blank entry.] (146–219) Sunday, 26. [Blank entry.] [79] May, (147–218) Monday, 27. 1901. [Blank entry.] (148–217) Tuesday, 28. [Blank entry.] [80] May, (149–216) Wednesday, 29. 1901. [Blank entry.] (150–215) Thursday, 30. [Blank entry.] [81] May, (151–214) Friday, 31. 1901. [Blank entry.] June, (152–213) Saturday, 1. [Blank entry.] [82] June, (153–212) Sunday, 2. 1901. [Blank entry.] (154–211) Monday, 3. [Blank entry.] [83] June, (155–210) Tuesday, 4. 1901. [Blank entry.] (156–209) Wednesday, 5. [Blank entry.] [84] June, (157–208) Thursday, 6. 1901. [Blank entry.] (158–207) Friday, 7. [Blank entry.] [85] June, (159–206) Saturday, 8. 1901. [Blank entry.] (160–205) Sunday, 9. [Blank entry.] [86] June, (161–204) Monday, 10. 1901. [Blank entry.] (162–203) Tuesday, 11. [Blank entry.] [87] June, (163–202) Wednesday, 12. 1901. [Blank entry.] (164–201) Thursday, 13. [Blank entry.] [88] June, (165–200) Friday, 14. 1901. [Blank entry.] (166–199) Saturday, 15. [Blank entry.] [89] June, (167–198) Sunday, 16. 1901. [Blank entry.] (168–197) Monday, 17. Bessie’s tonsils and some adenoid growths removed. Tom’s throat treated for an ulcer. Sashy has a granulated sorethroat. Wrote long letters to Mary Field and Ms Schuyler: also copied the ancestral lines of Sybil Kent. Walked to cor. Welsh St & N. Kane Road, but found weather too hot and the hour too late to persevere in trying to go to call on people near Bottle Works: no, did that Tuesday. Stitched table cloth in machine [90] June, (169–196) Tuesday, 18. 1901. Rainy. Machined six napkins, completing my new dozen. Evan went to Kinzuce to operate on a hernia, after performing an operation on a woman at the hospital. (170–195) Wednesday, 19. Sent bank book to Fidelity [Entries for pgs 91-97 are blank.] [91] June, (171–194) Thursday, 20. 1901. [Blank entry.] (172–193) Friday, 21. [Blank entry.] [92] June, (173–192) Saturday, 22. 1901. [Blank entry.] (174–191) Sunday, 23. [Blank entry.] [93] June, (175–190) Monday, 24. 1901. [Blank entry.] (176–189) Tuesday, 25. [Blank entry.] [94] June, (177–188) Wednesday, 26. 1901. [Blank entry.] (178–187) Thursday, 27. [Blank entry.] [95] June, (179–186) Friday, 28. 1901. [Blank entry.] (180–185) Saturday, 29. [Blank entry.] [96] June, (181–184) Sunday, 30. 1901. [Blank entry.] July, (182–183) Monday, 1. [Blank entry.] [97] July, (183–182) Tuesday, 2. 1901. [Blank entry.] (184–181) Wednesday, 3. [Blank entry.] [98] July, (185–180) Thursday, 4. 1901. I sent off Miss Eckleberger as it was simply absurd to keep her to do nothing. I still have a little cough and Dr. (186–179) Friday, 5. [Blank entry.] [99] July, (187–178) Saturday, 6. 1901. Sashy’s tonsils were cut out. The dear wee man went to the office by himself, half an hour before the time set for the operation “to get it over” he told his grandmother Rupert. (188–177) Sunday, 7. [Blank entry.] [100] July, (189–176) Monday, 8. 1901. Tom, Virginia and Leiper started off with the party for Canada. (190–175) Tuesday, 9. [Blank entry.] [101] July, (191–174) Wednesday, 10. 1901. [Blank entry.] (192–173) Thursday, 11. [Blank entry.] [102] July, (193–172) Friday, 12. 1901. [Blank entry.] (194–171) Saturday, 13. [Blank entry.] [103] [Entries on this page written in pencil.] July, (195–170) Sunday, 14. 1901. To church with Evan and Lila and drove to Jojo afterwards with Evan (196–169) Monday, 15. Sashy Dr Hays and I left in the evening for Nan- -tucket. Our tickets alone cost $65 and the Pull- -mans and Staterooms $10. more. In the afternoon I rode with Evan to Jojo [104] [Entries on this page written in pencil.] July, (197–168) Tuesday, 16. 1901. Such a hot day. We reaches Phila in time to breakfast and go to New York on the 8.20. On arriving took a cab to Pier 19 and left our hand baggage: then walked to the Chambers St Station of the 6th Ave Elevated and rode to the 58th St entrance of the Park: took a sweltering drive through the Park to the Art Museum: hunched there and spent as long a time as Sashy’s impatience would permit; then to the boat to while away a long two hours before we started. The evening sail was pleasant but swearing drunk -ards kept me long awake (198–167) Wednesday, 17. Wakened at three by the noises on the boat rose at 5.30 dressed myself and then Sashy. Dr Hays got up a little later and we had all breakfasted and started in the cars by 7.10. A 40 minutes run brought us to New Bedford and the boat. We reached Nantucket a few minutes before 1. dined The sail was delightful though a little rough. Dined at the Springfield. Could not get accommodations at the Sea Cliff and finally got a garret room with a tower off it in the Point Breeze Took a two hours drive, and wrote several letters: felt as if we had come a long way for little. [105] [Next 3 lines written in pencil.] July, (199–166) Thursday, 18. 1901. This afternoon I feel much better pleased. The shore is just what I wanted for Sashy who waded to his heart’s content. [Written in pen.] I wrote a long letter to Elisha and Zella, and then found that Dr Hays was prostrated by cholera morbus. I went out and bought remedies, but they came up as fast as they went down, though finally she went to sleep. (200–165) Friday, 19. Dr H. is over her attack but so shaky that I per- -suaded her to stay quietly on the piazza, while Sashy and I went to bathe. The water is deliciously warm. When I came home there was a telegraph from Elisha, “Take no action on Smethport letter until you hear fur- -ther from me. Nothing wrong.”! At bedtime there were two letters from him, asking me to sign with him a note for over $4700. He had forgotten to enclose it and seemed greatly worried – as I was. H I had very poor sleep all night between him and Sashy’s kicks. [106] July, (201–164) Saturday, 20. 1901. Dr. Hays says she feels well again. We went to the shopping centre of the metropolis where she bought her ou rubber bathing cap and I a $2. basket to carry our necessities for the shore. Then we rose to the beach and all three enjoyed a bath, although the air was rather cold. I sent Elisha a telegram and wrote to him in the af- -ternoon and gave Sashy a reading lesson after which I succumbed to a headache for an hour or two. I read a whole novel through: Rudyard Kiplings The Light That Failed. But for the taking for granted as so many of the novels do nowadays that an un- -married man may be unchaste without ceasing to be perfect, it would be an admirable book. (202–163) Sunday, 21. Another fine breezy day. My headache clings to me. A letter from Elisha tells me that Evan’s hospital ap- -propriation is cut down by Gov. Stone from $13000 to $15000. Elisha asks me to urge upon Evan to let him, Elisha, try to beg $7000 beginning by an offer of $1750 condition- -ed upon others raising the rest. I said No. I am mind- -ed to urge Evan not to take the Thomson House yet. We went twice to church at the Congregation- -al: good singing: good preaching: tablet to the memory of “Rev. Louise Baker, pastor of this church for eight years. She being dead yet speaketh.” She was born 1846 died 1896 Sashy was very trying [107] July, (203–162) Monday, 22. 1901. Another bathe, but Sashy felt cold so soon that I had only a few minutes in the water. Still it was fine. After dinner or rather luncheon Sashy was willing to try to play croquet with a good elder boy, so I came up here to do some necessary sewing, and write this. I notice that the little fellows have been ousted by come hoydens and their male- companions, and I can- -not trot down after Sashy but I hope he is amused. (204–161) Tuesday, 23. Bathed in the morning: warslled with Sashy in the afternoon. [108] July, (205–160) Wednesday, 24. 1901. Wrote as usual to Helen. It is quite hot in the sun. We bathed as usual in the morning, and in the afternoon Sashy was willing to amuse himself for awhile with the croquet balls. We went twice to town to secure our staterooms. (206–159) Thursday, 25. A cold gale with rain beginning at 7 A. M. How in the world shall I get Sashy amused through the day! I have myself written to Lila and to Helen urging the latter to go to the Isles of Shoals. [109] July, (207–158) Friday, 26. 1901. [Blank entry.] (208–157) Saturday, 27. [Blank entry.] [110] July, (209–256) Sunday, 28. 1901. [Blank entry.] (210–155) Monday, 29. [Blank entry.] [111] July, (211–154) Tuesday, 30. 1901. [Blank entry.] (212–153) Wednesday, 31. Left Nantucket at 1.10 P. M. and had a lovely sail to New Bedford; then 45 min. by sail to Fall River. The boat did not start much before 8 P. M. [112] August, (213–152) Thursday, 1. 1901. Moonlight on Narragausett Bay last night: mild lovely night. We breakfasted at the Astor and then walked to the Battery, taking a peep into old Trinity, where a white gowned priest was serving a congregation of one man and one woman. Then we enjoyed the refreshing breeze sitting on the Battery benches watching the harbor: saw the Deutschland some in on a record breaking trip of 5 days 16 hours and 20 minutes. Then enjoyed the Aquarium for an hour and a half; there rode to the Astor reclaimed our bags deposited them at 23st wharf, met and lunched with Helen, went to the Eden Musee cought 3.55 train for Phila and spent a horrid evening in the station with Sashy cross and tired (214–151) Friday, 2. Reached home: found all well. Elisha Zella and little O’Neill came in for the afternoon and evening. After much discussion our Gas Co. renews lease for one year from McCoy’s Co. they getting 70% of the gross receipts. Tom had thought it best for one to have him bore as people are sucking out our oil, but E. K K calculates it best to wait a year. Poor Weeks is to be discharged with 4 months salary. I tried to get him $600, but none of them were willing. Indeed E K K thought $300. more than enough [113] August, (215–150) Saturday, 3. 1901. Very busy, clearing off arrears that had accumulated during my absence. I also unpacked my large trunk; put my clothes and Sashy’s away and attended to sundry W C T U errands. (216–149) Sunday, 4. An exquisite day: cool bright and clear. As Mr Shelley is away we attended the Congregational Church, where there was Communion. I taught the Bible Class at our church. At 2 P. M. (now) Evan is to operate on old Mrs Perry for gallstones. He has had a number of such operations lately, but this old woman is only just over a long illness winding up with pneumonia and he feels reluctant to operate. He has summer grippe himself and meant to go for a little rest tomorrow, but cannot leave this case. Sashy was knocked down by a horse but does not seem the worse. [114] August, (217–148) Monday, 5. 1901. Another lovely day. Talked with Evan about Sashy’s management: secured Ms Anderson’s promise to be W C T U Treasurer, came home balanced my cheque book, read United Netherlands, washed brushes and my hair. (218–147) Tuesday, 6. [Blank entry.] [115] August, (219–146) Wednesday, 7. 1901. Busy copying out Dr Hays’ list of medical and surgical cases. Heard of James Watts’ sudden marriage on July 27. (220–145) Thursday, 8. Rainy and thundery part of the day. Evan was disappointed in getting off to Chautauqua by Mr Rupert not being well. Miss Casey and her sister have left. How in the world Evan will get on without them I can’t imagine. In the late afternoon the family went berrying Evan being delayed by a girl being lightning struck as she hurried across a field on the Anderson farm. [116] August, (221–144) Friday, 9. 1901. Evan and Lila left for Chautauqua to spend today and part of tomorrow. Evan had been up all night partly with Mrs Felt, who had a son. Evan says that L. is “three months along.” Poor, poor child! I was up at 5.30 to see them off. I have asked Alida Wright to stay all winter. After breakfast Tom took me as far as Nohlquist’s and to the Anderson farm. where he saw the burnt woman doing nicely. This is the day for our animal meeting. Maggie Young’s little nephew died from eating bread and butter spread with Rough on Rats (222–143) Saturday, 10. Tom left on the 6 A. M. train for the Roberts Lot to meet the miners. Virginia took care of her children all day. I wrote al- -most all day; letters short and long to Mrs McDade, Mrs Fritts, Mrs Strong, Nelson & Sons, Mrs Bedell, Mr Alfson, Mrs Louise Parsons, Miss Sizer, Mrs Schuyler, Professor Henretta [117] August, (223–142) Sunday, 11. 1901. A lovely day. Went to M. E. church in the morning and to Congregational in the evening: Sashy good at both. Maggie’s nephew buried at 2. P. M. Evan and Lila went there. (224–141) Monday, 12. Lila and Evan left for Pan Am. on the moon train, Mrs Rupert feeling better. I scribbled a “home” on the model of Tennyson’s blank verse to Catherine and hacked it off with her bathing gown. Went over Roberts Lot papers and deeds with Tom and had a pleasant drive with him to the Ander- son farm. Heard Sashy read and did some sewing, and cut the leaves of the 4th vol. of the United Netherlands. By the bye I have finished the Spanish Testament [118] August, (225–140) Tuesday, 13. 1901. Tom left on the 6 A. M. train for the Roberts Lot. (226–139) Wednesday, 14. [Blank entry.] [119] August, (227–138) Thursday, 15. 1901. [Blank entry.] (228–137) Friday, 16. [Blank entry.] [120] August, (229–136) Saturday, 17. 1901. [Blank entry.] (230–135) Sunday, 18. [Blank entry.] [121] August, (231–134) Monday, 19. 1901. Tom, V. and I left for Chautauqua, both V. and I feeling sick, but we both were well by Saturday evening 24th, when we returned Weather thunderstormy, (232–133) Tuesday, 20. Devotional hour led by a Methodist. I came in just at the end, after hearing an inter- -esting Talk on Domestic Service by Vincent followed by a discussion of the topic at the club [122] August, (233–132) Wednesday, 21. 1901. The prayer-meeting at the Presbyterian House was crowded. A missionary from the Congo Free State made an address in which he alluded to a hateful book now going the rounds called “Is the Negro a Beast?” He told the story of a negro missionary, named Shepherd from our South who is now working in what was a cannibal district on an affluent of the Congo. It stirred ones heart and then we went to the amphitheatre and heard a reading from As you Like It. Such trash! Devotional Hour, Dr Robinson on Hebrew Poetry. (234–131) Thursday, 22. I can’t remember all we heard and saw, as I now write at home, but perhaps the most interesting was our evening exhibition of Photography in color. The inventor died before seeing her successful pictures printed. We had three lectures form a converted Polish Jew on the Slavic Peoples: hateful people, and some very interesting ones on American Policy by a Prof Hart of Harvard [123] August, (235–130) Friday, 23. 1901. [Blank entry.] (236–129) Saturday, 24. Returned from Chautauqua at night after a really delightful week. We had a fine spread eagle speech from Senator Fairbairn at 2.30 on the Spanish American War, after hearing the last of Professor Hart’s lectures on the Monroe doctrine; the Clayton Bulwer, and Hay-Paunceforte treaties. Found poor little Alida looking ghostly, having been in bed with catarrhal pneumonia since we left. My beloved Sashy has gone with Mrs Rupert to Clarion County. [124] August, (237–128) Sunday, 25. 1901. We heard Nibberd the temperance evangelist. I went twice: the boys four times (238–127) Monday, 26. [Blank entry.] [125] August, (239–126) Tuesday, 27. 1901. Being ready to go doesn’t always mean going, and Evan found himself obliged to stay till the noon train. We had lovely rooms at the Altreneum, where few people were left, but we had a cordial welcome from my acquaintances. There was no five o’clock lecture so Evan & Lila went out rowing. A concert in the evening. (240–125) Wednesday, 28. Glad to hear Robinson at the Devotional Hour. The Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament. Half past two a Reading of Little Lord Fauntleroy: very good Evening a very curious, but not very interesting lecture on Elephant hunting in the interior of Africa illustrated. Rogers’ Band at 5 down in Miller Park by the Boat landing, and as soon as tea was over E & L went out rowing and I to prayer meeting, which was led by Dr. Bruen, a striking looking man. [126] August, (241–124) Thursday, 29. 1901. Robinson lectured on the Visions of Zechariah. He made it interesting though I can’t re- -member much of what he said. Evan and Lila contrived to get into boat excursions, though in the last one they were nearly caught in a sudden rain which came up just as we were going to leave. We had the last concert at 2.30 I went down early to see some people off. (242–123) Friday, 30. Evangelistic prayer meeting in a terrific gush at 3 P. M. [127] August, (243–122) Saturday, 31. 1901. Sashy was good all day. He went with me on foot to the dressmakers in an interval between rains. Tom was at the Roberts Lot where the drill fails to reveal the looked for coal. I am making Bess a blue cotton frock and doing mending etc. September, (244–121) Sunday, 1. The day has been wet or cloudy all through. We had service again in church, with the new seats for the first time. [128] September, (245–120) Monday, 2. All th 1901. [slash across entry] I feel better but not well. Walked to the school with Sashy and then to La May’s. Tom picked me up and gave me a ride home, or rather we drove to many places to attend to errands, then home, and he and Alida and V. went to see a gas-well shot, which improved it and some- -what consoled Tom for the evil report on the Roberts Lot coals. He has offered to reduce the price from $50 to $40,000. The President’s condition is a little better, so also Mrs Rupert’s and Lena Green’s I have ordered new coverings for all the furniture in the library and hall. (246–119) Tuesday, 3. [slash across first 2 paragraphs of entry] Hard rain in the night and an uncertain sort of day, the sun shining dimly just now. That is the meaning of the hard cobalt blue sky with mackarel clouds of yesterday. Tom has gone to the Roberts Lot. I am hoping that Lila and Evan will return today. President McKinley passed a good night: temperature only 100 4/10 We spent a pleasant time at the Exp. Saw the Life Saving: the Art Building: the U. S. Govt. Exhibit – just enough to wish to really see it. Supper, the Electric Sighting, Pain’s fireworks and the Electric Fountains – beautiful. When I found our party was to consist of Agnes Crawford and James Shields as well as Elisha and Zella I was dismayed – as a snob, purely. [129] September, (247–118) Wednesday, 4. 1901. I wrote on the two last days by mistake for the 9th & 10th Left Buffalo early – i.e. on a 9 o’clock train for Toronto via the Gorge Route. I had never seen this glorious scenery before, and also enjoyed the lake sail, but did not join the others in going to the Toronto Exposition as the day was very hot without a breeze, and as animals were the chief things to be seen. I lay on my bed – and a frowsy one it was! read and slept, and then took a walk and a supper, waited on by a dirty maid, and read again. The others came in at eight tired and faint and at a scrap supper, the doors having been closed, and then we all went to bed. (248–117) Thursday, 5. Breakfasted early and drove about Toronto, seeing a beautiful modern residence part of the city with the fine University buildings in sharp contrast to the ill-paved & board walked sidewalks of the part of Simcoe Street on which the Government House stands. Up the beautiful Gorge Route to Niagara: thence to Buffalo, then dinner and we were at the Exposition by 2.30. As in all parties where the elements were incongruous, most of the time was wasted in determining where we should go and in losing each other. Consequently nobody saw all they wanted. I did not even get to the U. S. Govt. Exhibit, which was what I wanted to see. however, I enjoyed sitting by M. C. pool in front of the Electrical Tower at sunset watching the glories of colour and reflection. Treated all to Buffalo Bill [130] September, (249–116) Friday, 6. 1901. Elisha decided to return with me, while Zella and Agnes stayed at the Exposition till two. I reached Kane in time to go to our meeting before it was half way through and as I had written out full directions for Mrs Parsons to conduct it I made her continue to preside. Then we got home we soon heard the terrible news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley. Mrs Rupert is unusually ill and Evan and Tom have gone to her, down in Clarion County. (250–115) Saturday, 7. I heard of the grave illness of Helen’s daughter Lena Green who was operated on for appendicitis on Friday. Evan telephoned for Lila who left on the 12.40 train, taking Willie. The President is doing as well as could be expected. Theresa is all tears. I’m very busy. [131] September, (251–114) Sunday, 8. 1901. Communion Sunday. I had to go to bed in the afternoon with migraine, which was a pity, as Zella and Elisha came in. (252–113) Monday, 9. Pretty well used up, but able to be busy. Walked to school with the boys: joined Tom after going to La May’s and drove to sundry places. La May spent a long time this afternoon here while V. and I chose chair coverings. [132] September, (253–112) Tuesday, 10. 1901. Day of confusion. Tom went to Roberts Lot, where the coal seems pinched out where we looked for the best borings. There were letters and telegrams from the Wrights now at last alarmed about Alida when she is recovering and wanting her back. President better. temp 100.4. Busy writing letters (254–111) Wednesday, 11. Up at 5.45 to see V. T. and Alida off. I’m quite sick still with diarrhea, but I was working at my desk nearly all day. Wrote to Helen, Mrs Fritts and went over the program for our Convention and then went to see Mrs Parsons about it and inter- -vened Mr U. G. Robinson of the Anti-Saloon League and Wood of the Leader Disagreeable day, either raining or threatening to do so all the time. President continues better. Evan and Lila returned. The latter’s bad cold is worse, and E. has had diarrhoea all the time of her absence. [133] September, (255–110) Thursday, 12. 1901. A heavy, rainy day. I fear that the weather is the same in Buffalo, in which case little Alida can’t go to the Exposition. (256–109) Friday, 13. [Blank entry.] [Entries though pgs 134-188 blank.] [134] September, (257–108) Saturday, 14. 1901. [Blank entry.] (258–107) Sunday, 15. [Blank entry.] [135] September, (259–106) Monday, 16. 1901. [Blank entry.] (260–105) Tuesday, 17. [Blank entry.] [136] September, (261–104) Wednesday, 18. 1901. [Blank entry.] (262–103) Thursday, 19. [Blank entry.] [137] September, (263–102) Friday, 20. 1901. [Blank entry.] (264–101) Saturday, 21. [Blank entry.] [138] September, (265–100) Sunday, 22. 1901. [Blank entry.] (266–99) Monday, 23. [Blank entry.] [139] September, (267–98) Tuesday, 24. 1901. [Blank entry.] (268–97) Wednesday, 25. [Blank entry.] [140] September, (269–96) Thursday, 26. 1901. [Blank entry.] (270–95) Friday, 27. [Blank entry.] [141] September, (271–94) Saturday, 28. 1901. 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[Blank entry.] [181] December, (351–14) Tuesday, 17. 1901. [Blank entry.] (352–13) Wednesday, 18. [Blank entry.] [182] December, (353–12) Thursday, 19. 1901. [Blank entry.] (354–11) Friday, 20. [Blank entry.] [183] December, (355–10) Saturday, 21. 1901. [Blank entry.] (356–9) Sunday, 22. [Blank entry.] [184] December, (357–8) Monday, 23. 1901. [Blank entry.] (358–7) Tuesday, 24. [Blank entry.] [185] December, (359–6) Wednesday, 25. 1901. [Blank entry.] (360–5) Thursday, 26. [Blank entry.] [186] December, (361–4) Friday, 27. 1901. [Blank entry.] (362–3) Saturday, 28. [Blank entry.] [187] December, (363–2) Sunday, 29. 1901. [Blank entry.] (364–1) Monday, 30. [Blank entry.] [188] December, (365– ) Tuesday, 31. 1901. [Blank entry.] NOTES FOR 1902. [189] MEMORANDA. 1901. [190] Date. Cash Account...JANUARY. Rec’d. Paid. Jan 1 K. G. L & H. Co. Div. on $2500. 1500 “ Share of Tom’s salary as President 500 Div. on Albany & Susquehanna $1200 42 7 “ Citizens Gas Co. 720 16 Oil on §49 29 16 17 “ M. D. Tiona @ $1.35 11 87 19 “ Kanesholm Farms 170 “ “ §49 82 99 Feb 1 Interest on Lake Shore Collateral Bonds of N Y Central & Hudson River RR Co $4000. @ 3 ½ 70 We paid in the Park Lands compro- -mise $5000. T. L. K furnishing $1500 and I $3500 5000 2 Spring Water Co. Div. No 11 159 8 Mt Jewett Water Co. a/c debt 222 08 9 Pension 90 11 Spring Water Co. through EKK 63 21 M. D. Oil 41.36 bbls Tiona @ 1.43 59 14 T. L. K Discount on ? 26 16 28 §49 95 31 Kanesholm 199 77 Partial payment on Jarvis loan 21 80 March 12 Div on K. P. Co 500 14 Coupons Spring Water Co 135 20 Partial payment on Jarvis loan 21 40 “ 40.59 bbls Tiona Oil @ 145 58 86 April From Kane - Kemp Block 500 10th Pension 90 15 T. L. K. An a/c of Return on Park Land Suit 500 Warren RR. D. L & W. 42 15 Renewal Kane Davis & Kane Note 54 56 [191] Date. Cash Account...FEBRUARY. Rec’d. Paid. April 18 Tiona Oil 41.25 bbls @ 1.35 55 69 22 Dall Lot In settlement 300 May 1 T. L. K. on a/c of money paid on P. G. Y 1500 “ “ Sale of little barn 6 Tiona Oil 49 43 May 1 Kanesholm for March & April 341 19 §49 “ “ 160 36 May 31 P. RR. Div. on 47 shares 58 75 “ May 30 Bought 10 shares Book Lovers Library 250 and gave one to Helen. It stands in name of Walter Watts June 3x Robt W. Smith Treas. PRR 32 shares @ 60 1920 “ 25 Robt. Whalen a/c Mt Jewett Lot 62 50 July 1 D & H. Canal Co Al[-] & S[---] 42 6 Renewal discount on Kane Dau[--]K 54 02 16 Pension 90 I[--] on dep. in Fidelity 29 33 Aug 1 N. Y Central or Hudson RR 70 2 Oil through EKK. 749 15 Tiona Oil 30 65 June *20 “ “ 48 79 “ 7 Evan’s cheque of P RR. 37 50 Aug 5 Citizens Gas Co. dep Kane Bk 480 7 Kane Gas Lights Heating Co 1000 8 Holgate Bros Annual Div (Fidelity) 60 Tank Lot Rent “ 300 9 From E. K. Kane a/c Kushequa 600 10 T. L. K. Gas salary probably the last 500 19 2 ½ div. on 9 shares Book lovers Library 5 62 24 M. D. Oil 66 49 [192] Date. Cash Account...MARCH. Rec’d. Paid. Bro’t ford Sept 11 Stock dividend of Holgate Bros 6 shares par value 110 600 Invested in Stock above 10 shares 1000 Making my ownership 26 shares Dec 2 A. G.. T. The last – 1122 29 5 Kemp & Kane 200 [193] Date. Cash Account...APRIL. Rec’d. Paid. 1902 Jan 2 T. L K’s salary K G L H Co $500. Div 500 1000 Apr 8 Kanesholm Oil 593 76 Paid half on investment P. RR bonds {125 <{986 75> April 29 M. D. Oil 40 39 Warren RR. Div T Fidelity 42 May 21 Tiona Oil 53 07 <27 Pension 2 quarter 180> “ 29 P. RR div. 3% on 79 shares at par $3950 118 50 June 29 Alb & Susquehanna, Del. & Hudson 42 E OK[-]. July 12 Citizens Gas Co. Div 288 “ Paid instalment on Kane Davis & K 300 14 Pension 90 <17 Tiona Oil 55 58> 22 Note repaced by EKK & Davis Davis pays $927..cash 927 EKK $300 cash and will give note for 627 300 Discount on a Davis & Kane Note 53 40 Aug 2 N. Y. C. & H. RR. Int. on $4000 in Bonds @ 3 ½ 70 Sept. Div on Brush Block Stock 156 “ 22 Oil on Tiona M. D. 42 73 “ 22 Sale of Gas [--]o[-]e oil to Mt J. Gas Co 350 [194] Date. Cash Account...MAY. Rec’d. Paid. Oct Pension 90.00 14 Warren RR 42.00 17 Oil from M. D. 39.95 bbls @ 1.42 56 73 25 Interest on 1st instalment P. RR. Bonds 19 80 30 Spring Water Co. Coupons due 1st Sep 135 Nov 1 Coupon C. B & Q. Nebraska 20 14 Oil Cheque Tiona 47 02 15 Renewal note Kane & Davis 52 50 Dec 11 Kanesholm Oil 575 50 15 Middle Division 67 76 15 §49 266 15 15 35% of K. G. L & H Co. Receipts 464 56 19 Discount on Renewal Note of K G L & H Co. due Dec Nov 23 60 27 Rent for E. Kane lots from Nat. Transit 16 to Jan 1. 1904 29 Paid by Joshua Davis - Gilson Note $237.58 Interest to date of payment $36.75 274 33 30 Phila & Erie Div. $1. a share (E D K. P.) 2 [Cash Account Records through pgs 195-213 blank.] [195] Date. Cash Account...JUNE. Rec’d. Paid. [196] Date. Cash Account...JULY. Rec’d. Paid. [197] Date. Cash Account...AUGUST. Rec’d. Paid. [198] Date. Cash Account...SEPTEMBER. Rec’d. Paid. [199] Date. Cash Account...OCTOBER. Rec’d. Paid. [200] Date. Cash Account...NOVEMBER. Rec’d. Paid. [201] Date. Cash Account...DECEMBER. Rec’d. Paid. [202] Date. Bills Payable...JANUARY. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [203] Date. Bills Payable...FEBRUARY. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [204] Date. Bills Payable...MARCH. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [205] Date. Bills Payable...APRIL. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [206] Date. Bills Payable...MAY. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [207] Date. Bills Payable...JUNE. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [208] Date. Bills Payable...JULY. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [209] Date. Bills Payable...AUGUST. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [210] Date. Bills Payable...SEPTEMBER. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [211] Date. Bills Payable...OCTOBER. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [212] Date. Bills Payable...NOVEMBER. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [213] Date. Bills Payable...DECEMBER. $ Cts. RECEIVABLE. [214] [Blank page.] [215] [Blank page.] [216] [Blank page.] [217] LEGAL HOLIDAYS. [List of legal holidays and how they relate to work schedules.] [218] CALENDAR FOR 1902. [Calendar for 1902.] [**Newspaper clipping in Box 4 Folder 2**] FEBRUARY 28, 1901. FIRES AT KUSHEQUA. Tuesday Witnesses Partial Destruc- tion of Big Mill. Wednesday, the Residence of E. K. Kane. Fire broke out in the filing room of Elisha K. Kane’s big saw mill at Kushe- qua at 3:45 Tuesday afternoon, and be- fore it was subdued, notwithstanding that the entire crew turned promptly and energetically to the task of combat- ing the flames, they spread to the ma- chine shop immediately beneath the fil- ing room in the lower story, and completely enveloped the roof timbers and about one half of the upper or work- ing floor of the mill, destroying a portion of the frame and rafters. and completely gutting the filing room with its comple- ment of expensive filing and saw repair- ing machinery, and ruining all the saws belonging to the mill except those in use at the outbreak of the fire. The equipment of the machine shop also suf- fered severely, but as it is of a more rug- ged nature than in the filing department the damage will not likely be as great. On the working floor of the mill the flames forced their way forward until they enveloped the band-saw frame, from which the wood work surrounding was almost completely burned away, resulting in the warping and consequent destruction of the top pulley of the band mill. The gang had also been enveloped in flames, but apparently had suffered but little. In the lower story outside of the ma- chine shop, the destruction was confin- ed mainly to the belts which it was found necessary to cut to enable the workmen to get them out of the way of the flames and water. The iron roofing and sheathing of the mill also suffered severely. The fire is supposed to have caught from the brazing furnace in the filing room, which had been carelessly left to itself by the men in charge. At the outbreak of the fire a message from Kushequa was received requesting that the hose of the Mt. Jewett depart- be sent down and as many men as could be called together promptly. A number accompanied the hose on an engine which was in Mt. Jewett at the time, and others went down on sleighs. G. V. Thompson drove down with a team carrying tools and dynamite which it was thought might come in play, but the men of Kushequa had put up a great battle and subdued the flames before the Mt. Jewett contingent arrived on the scene. Kushequa’s firemen are to be congrat ulated on their succcess in what for a time must have appeared to be a hopeless struggle. The damage to mill and machinery is placed by Mr. Kane at from $10,000 to $12,000, fully covered by insurance. The work of repairing is already well under way, and every effort will be made to get the mill running again in the shortest possible period of time, as the great number of orders on hand has necessitated running night and day for several weeks past, It will indeed be strange is after the experience of the past week Elisha K. Kane is not a subscriber to the theory that misfortunes seldom come singly. Tuesday afternoon witnessed the partial destruction of his big saw mill by fire, and while bending his energies to the task of reconstruction, on Wednesday evening his residence caught fire and was entirely consumed. The fire which destroyed the residence was discovered at 8 p. m., Wednesday in the wall of an ante-room or outer office in that portion of the building erected by Mr. Kane several years ago, for of- fice purposes. It had caught from an overheated, or imperfect flue, and al- though but little headway had been made at the time of discovery, the means at hand with which to combat it were inadequate, and within a very few moments the entire structure was in the grasp of the flames. The distance between the residence and the pumps at the mill in which de- pendence is placed for water for fire pro- tection during cold weather, when it is impracticable to use the big reservoir on the hill, proved too great to be cov- ered by the Kushequa hose, and the main dependance of the fireman was in a bucket line and snow shovels until the arrival of the hose from Mt. Jewett, when a strong stream of water was play- ed upon the ruins of the building with a view to protecting a vault built in con- nection therewith for the preservation of valuable papers in just such emergen- cies. The vault, very fortunately, with- stood the fire without even shedding the paint from its door. Almost from the first alarm the ener- gies of a large number of men were di- rected to removing the contents of the building, and with the exception of a very few articles in the attic, everything was saved from the flames. Among the articles rescued from the building, most highly prized by Mr. Kane, was a marble bust of Elisha Kent Kane, of exploration fame. The loss on the building is in the neighborhood of $5,000; on contents pos- sibly between $1,000 and $2,000 with but