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1871 Thomas Heraty's Diary
| Date | Day | Entry |
| Jan. 1 | Sun | Mass at Osceola. Priest said he was going to leave. |
| Jan. 8 | Sun | Last mass of Father Croak in Osceola. |
| Jan. 16 | Tue | Barney McDonnell was married. |
| Jan. 19 | Thur | Started from Gallagher's at 6 1/2 a.m. for St. Cloud. Got on the train at 8 1/2 for Fond du Lac. At Fond du Lac till 9:05 p.m. and started for Chicago. Rode all night. |
| Jan. 20 | Fri | Snow 3 feet deep in Chicago and 60 miles North and South. Got into Chicago at 6:45 a.m. Started for Indianapolis at 8 a.m. and got to Ondigafor?? at 5 p.m. Like the appearance of the place very much. |
| Jan. 21 | Sat | At Indianapolis all day walking about town, sight seeing. |
| Jan. 22 | Sun | Mass in a.m. At Indianapolis. |
| Jan. 23 | Mon | Visited State Home in the p.m. |
| Jan. 28 | Sat | "Tim" called in the evening. |
| Jan. 29 | Sun | Went to mass in a.m. Tim in the evening. |
| Feb. 1 | Wed | Visited Blind Asylum in a.m. |
| Feb. 2 | Thur | Visited City Court in the a.m. Flat _____?, Rolling Mill etc. Rec'd letter from McHale. |
| Feb. 4 | Sat | Went to Miles Paper in the a.m. Dined at Aunt Mary's in the p.m. |
| Feb. 5 | Sun | Went to mass to Fitzpatrick church. Called on the Rowland's. |
| Feb. 7 | Tue | Wrote 2 letters in the p.m. to Miles and to Tom Scanlan. |
| Feb. 11 | Sat | Down at the mills and at Aunt Mary's in a.m. Sent some letters to old folks. Went over with Alice and Nelly in the evening. |
| Feb. 12 | Sun | Went to 8 1/2 o'clock mass. Mona went. Mona, Ellen and I went over to Rowland's in the evening. |
| Feb. 18 | Sun | Writing letter for Aunt Bridget in the p.m. |
| Feb. 21 | Tue | Got into Chicago at 7:40 a.m. went to the Nans (?) family. Met Tim Pathers (?) and lots others. Went through tunnel, waterworks. Dined at Kate McHale's. |
| Feb. 22 | Wed | At Chicago till 5 p.m. Dined at T. Heraty's and called on Kate Foley, then to depot, rode on car right to Fond du Lac. |
| Feb. 23 | Thur | An Irish and Dutch fuss at St. Cloud. Left there in Carlin's train to Falls. |
| Feb. 25 | Sat | Grandma Scanlan and Jim came over in the evening. |
| Feb. 26 | Sun | Grandma Scanlan started for home in a.m. and Ellen. |
| March 1 | Wed | Was summoned as witness in the St. Cloud fight by old Smith at noon. |
| March 3 | Fri | An heir born to the Gallagher's in the morning. Attended lawsuit at Baragas (?) in town of Forest. Dutchman vs. Smith. Smith gained suit. 8 p.m. spelling school at No. 1. |
| March 5 | Sun | Stood sponsor for Martin Gallagher, baptized. Went to Forest with priest in the night. |
| March 6 | Mon | Was subpoenaed by Carlin for St. Cloud fight. |
| March 7 | Tue | All day as witness in Carlin trial. |
| March 12 | Sun | Went to Lindsay's and Failey's after bay. Stopped in at Humphrey's |
| March 13 | Mon | Went to Kearnan's to hire Mike. |
| March 14 | Tue | Jim O'Connell's trial to come off today. |
| March 17 | Fri | Mary Connell taken sick in the night. |
| March 18 | Sat | The Connell's blest with twins. 1st at 1 a.m. and 2nd at 2:14 a.m. |
| March 26 | Sun | Went south to Lindsay, Fixmer, Butler, etc. Hired Pete Fixmer to work for six months at $14.00 a month. |
| March 27 | Mon | Mike Kearns called in the morning, wanting work. Connell sawing for Slattery. |
| March 28 | Tue | Hired Mike Kearns for six months at $14.00 a month. |
| March 29 | Wed | Mike Kearns came to work for $12.00 per month for 4 months. and $18 for July and August. |
| March 30 | Thur | Young Scanal buried. Christy Mack's wife too. |
| April 2 | Sun | 1st mass in Mitchell by Father Goss Attended. Was chosen one of the church committee. Kate and Bridget Connell baptized. |
| April 9 | Sun | Went south to visit Butler's with petition in the p.m. Heard Gallagher killing his horse. Bill Heurly fight etc. Stopped Thos. McNicholas. |
| April 16 | Sun | Pews sold at good price. Lively sale. |
| April 18 | Tue | Splendid display of Northern Lights in the night. |
| April 22 | Sat | Went to Charlie McLaughlin's funeral. Home at 3 p.m. |
| April 23 | Sun | Butler here in the p.m. |
| April 30 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Heard about Father Tiernan fiasco. |
| May 3 | Wed | Priests at Mitchell. Mass and mission. |
| May 20 | Sat | Started for Batt Conners raising about 9 a.m. Dance at Godfrey's tonight. Attended. |
| May 28 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Mike Gilboy and Betsey Murray are called to be married. |
| June 3 | Sat | Bill Flanigan has raising. Helped him all day. Batt Sellars had brushing tree. Mike helped him all day. |
| June 7 | Wed | The most splendid day in two weeks. Clear, cool. Had great stone bee, 60 men and 15 teams. Cleared 10 acres. Had splendid dance at barn in the evening. |
| June 9 | Fri | Helped Slattery raising granary all day. |
| June 10 | Sat | Rory Devine died 11 p.m. |
| June 11 | Sun | Went to Rory Devine's wake in the night. |
| June 12 | Mon | Rory Devine buried. Michael Connors child died 11 a.m. |
| June 13 | Tues | Connors child buried. |
| June 14 | Wed | Mike Kilcoin had logging bee. Helped him all day. |
| June 16 | Fri | Mass at Mitchell. Dined at Lindsay's. Attended Vespers in the evening. Organized singing class at church. |
| June 20 | Tue | Pete Moran had stone bee. Dance at night. |
| June 24 | Sat | Went to P.O. in the a.m. and made passage certificate to Ann (?) Fitzmorris. Connors had logging bee. |
| June 2? | Thur | To Plymouth. Bought passage certificate for $47.00 |
| July 1 | Sat | Mike Riley had log bee. |
| July 2 | Sun | Hired Dave Brown. Gave Manly $1.00 for Reilly. |
| July 4 | Tue | Grand picnic at Mitchell. A grand success. Attended. Read Declaration, Oration by P.H. O'Rourke. Busy all day. |
| July 5 | Wed | Ella Mangan's wedding on tomorrow. |
| July 6 | Thur | Mike at Ella Mangan's wedding today. |
| July 16 | Sun | John Maloy's daughter was buried. Dined at Lindsay's. M. McDonnell was in church making out picnic report. |
| July 23 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell, went on foot. Read church reports etc. Talked about building addition to church. Stayed at home in the evening. |
| Aug. 3 | Wed | Oh Lord, how hot! 96 degrees nearly all day and not a breath of air. Cutting wheat all day in north lot. |
| Aug. 6 | Sun | Folks started for mass. No mass. |
| Aug. 8 | Mon | Blew roof off Murphy's barn. Upturned grain and haystacks etc. |
| Aug. 11 | Fri | Priest Tiernan left Dundee. |
| Aug. 12 | Sun | Rec'd letter from Ireland regarding passage rec'd. |
| Aug. 13 | Sun | Old Henry died from the effects of wagon tongue. |
| Aug. 16 | Wed | Mona rec'd letter from Alice with $21.00 enclosed. |
| Aug. 22 | Tue | Mike McDonnell here over night. Kennedy died by falling from grain stacks. |
| Aug. 24 | Thur | Kennedy was buried. Miles and Chas. (?) and Mrs. Grimes here in the evening from the funeral. |
| Aug. 26 | Sat | Mona went to Gallagher's. |
| Sept. 8 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Went with team and Gallagher's folks. Great discussion at the church about building etc. |
| Sept. 12 | Tue | McDonnell's machine came to Dan Murphy's. |
| Sept. 17 | Sun | Mona and Ma went to mass at Mitchell. Home all day (diarhea) Sent resolutions to church. |
| Sept. 21 | Thur | Rev. Goss here at noon. |
| Sept. 23 | Sat | Helped Kilcoin thresh in the a.m. and Slattery in the p.m. Greenhorn Mugan here in the a.m. |
| Sept. 27 | Wed | Helped Riley thresh all day. |
| Sept. 28 | Thur | Helped Connors thresh. Moved to Calvey's. |
| Oct. 1 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Went with team. Read list on fence funds. Also on building fund. Building party defeated signally. Went to Scott's and Sellars in the evening about school. An heir born to Patt Dwyre. |
| Oct. 7 | Sat | Chicago burning. |
| Oct. 8 | Sun | Chicago burning. Fire west of us at Quinn's. Settled with Elliot about building sanctuary. Went to Martin Redington's about carpenter. |
| Oct. 9 | Mon | Chicago burned. Louisa Flannigan over night. |
| Oct. 12 | Thur | Went to McDonnell's after money etc. |
| Oct. 13 | Fri | Started for Fond du Lac at 3 a.m. with team after load of lumber for church. Got home at 11 p.m. |
| Oct. 15 | Sun | Started for church in the morning with load of lumber for sanctuary. Mass at Mitchell. Rec'd $81.00 from McDonnell on acct of church lumber. |
| Oct. 17 | Tue | Went to church to see about molding and getting ready for building addition. |
| Oct. 18 | Wed | Started for Fond du Lac at 3 a.m. for load of lumber for church, molding, nails, etc. Got home 10 p.m. |
| Oct. 19 | Thur | Started for church in the morning with load of lumber, etc. for sanctuary. |
| Oct. 25 | Wed | Paid D. Brown $5.50 on threshing bill. Cattle buyer here in the p.m. Connell sold sheep at $3.12 per head. |
| Oct. 29 | Sun | Mass at Mitchell. Went with team and load of lath, nails, baluster and etc. Dennis O'Rourke died at 2 a.m. |
| Nov. 1 | Wed | Went to church a.m. There all day merely sitting with the carpenters, etc. |
| Nov. 2 | Thur | Splitting rails. |
| Nov. 4 | Sat | Pd. D. Brown 75 cents in full for threshing bill. |
| Nov. 5 | Sun | At home til 2 p.m. Went to Dundee after plow point. Pd. 50 cents. |
| Nov. 11 | Sat | Carpenter finished in church. Paid them in full. |
| Nov. 23 | Thur | Tom McBride was killed. |
| Nov. 25 | Sat | At Tom McBride's funeral. Stopped at Butlers. |
| Nov. 26 | Sun | Dr. O'Brien at Connell's and vaccinated children. |
| Dec. 2 | Sat | Rec'd letter from Johnny Scanlan, mailed 2 letters Chicago and Petersboro. |
| Dec. 3 | Sun | Fixed Slattery's pump. |
| Dec. 7 | Thur | Fair at Dundee. Not much doing. |
| Dec. 8 | Fri | Keyes and Murphy around for oats for priest. |
| Dec. 16 | Sat | John Maloy and Charity Sisters begging. Gave her $8.00 |
| Dec. 18 | Mon | Helped Tom Jordan butcher. Heard of Butler being sick. |
| Dec. 20 | Wed | Did some running today. Went after Mrs. Murphy and Mary Connell (at 4 a.m.) Our girl baby born at 6 1/2 a.m. Visited Butler in the a.m. |
| Dec. 23 | Sat | Mailed letters to Scanlan and Coeld (?) |
| Dec. 24 | Sun | Went to mass at Mitchell on horseback. |
| Dec. 25 | Mon | Ellen Alice Heraty baptized today. |
| Dec. 26 | Tue | B.W. Collins was married. |
| Dec. 31 | Sun | At home in the a.m. Went to see Butler in the p.m. |
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