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[[2 pages]] [[page 1]] [[preprinted]] FEBRUARY 20 [[/preprinted]] Monday Cold day all day, none of the me worked. Daddy to Marlors to trile of Congressmen, Robert and I to school, carried 1/2 ton of Hay to Johnny Smith in afternoon and One ton to grace Boden. van Brooks came and got hay. [[preprinted]] FEBRUARY 21 [[/preprinted]] Tuesday Fair day all day. sun shinning most of day, daddy carried 1 ton of hay to Goddsmith as Cheltehen in the morning, next to basketball game at school, I played made 6 points. Marbors wo[[strikethrough]], then went and [[?]] one game, got home 10 minutes after 11 oclock. [[preprinted]] February 20--1867--Reconstruction Act enacted by Congress. --1915--Panama-Pacific Exposition opened at San Francisco. --1920--Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, died. February 21--1853--U.S. authorized coinage of $3 gold pieces. --1885--Washington Monument dedicated in District of Columbia. --1916--Battle of Verdus began in the World War. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 1]] [[page 2]] [[preprinted]] FEBRUARY 22 [[/preprinted]] Wednesday Fair day all day, but little [[?]] in the morning. We baled hay 3/4 of the day, finished baleing ones on other place, carried 1/2 ton of hay to Dick Conner and 1/2 ton to Perinee. Paul Summers came and got 1 1/2 tons of hay. Swan ordered 1/2 ton of hay. called Judy up at night. [[preprinted]] FEBRUARY 23 [[/preprinted]] Thursday Good day all day but windy most of day. Robert and I went to school, carried 1/2 ton of hay to Mr Swan. called Judy up at night. Robert and I went to basketball practis at night got home 11 oclock, went [[?]]. still love Judy. [[preprinted]] February 22--1732--George Washington born in Bridges Creek, Va.; a legal holiday in all states. --1819--James Russell Lowell born in Cambridge, Mass. --1856--First railroad in California opened for use. February 23--1827--Sir Walter Scott admitted writing Waverley novels. --1847--Battle of Buena Vista fought in the Mexican War. --1898--Zola found guilty of libel in Dreyfus case in Paris. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 2]]