1900

The year began with much the same homestead routine, and pruning trees at Nelson’s, W.G. Kyser’s, Winchester’s, Franz Olson’s along with working in his own orchard.  There is a notation in April “boys went to Rainier alone” [Rudy was 8 and Willie 4].  Josef worked for Star Logging Company from May 1 to June 2, coming home each week on Saturday and on Sunday “rested”.  During June there were visits from the “Assessor” and “Enumerator” and he made three trips to Petersen camp but they evidently weren’t hiring.

In the fall Josef spent time clearing his land, and making “corderoy” to plank cowpath by the barn, and barnlot.  On Thanksgiving he noted “having a  toothache” and a few days later “Had a tooth ground to hell in Portland.”

“Sendoff for the year 1900.  The year 1900 has been everything concerned good, extreme in rain.  Good crops were raised.  Fell about 30 trees, corderoyed and fenced cowtrail and barnlot, fenced west of house, made ½ mile cowtrails.  Cleared 1/3  acre, grubbed ¼ acre new ground, grubbed ¼ acre meadow.”