Floyd Morehouse September 1920

In the year of his 21st birthday, Floyd Morehouse (my grandfather) kept a written log of his daily activities. My intent is to post them here through the year.

For previous posts, see:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

Interesting events from September 1920 include:


16th - Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30

22nd - Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series


Dayly doings
September 1920


1 went to the Hornell fair
2 went to Knoxville after roffing
helped Floyd Marlat threash. 4 hrs.
3 Leon Quick came over put in carbonator
adjustment on 10 days trial. Put on roffing
4 went to Knoxville got 4 rolls roofing.
helped will resue threash, 6 hr. apiece
5 Quicks people were over, went down to Clems
6 went to woodhull got piston rings for car
Quick went with us.
went over to Joe Champlins got 10 lb butter
unloaded oats worked at shed roof
7 helped will resue threash 2 hrs apiece
worked at car
8 put on and finished roffing shed.
Finished fixing car.
9 went to the westfield Fair.
10 went to knoxville, painted, cut weeds
picked up boards around barn.
11 Painted, drew load wheat, Finished shed
over head.
12 went down got Clarice we went over to
will resues in evening.
13 Drew 10 load stone, went over to Quicks
got Joes drop reaper
14 Cut buckwheat
15 cut buckwheat went to knoxville
16 Raked buckwheat
17 Raked buckwheat. Finished.
18 Drew 7 load stone one load wood
pounded up shell rocks
Swapped Ford for overland
19 went to woodhull in forenoon
quick came over in afternoon
we all went down to george Lattimours
in evening
20 worked at shed, borded up and put in
stancion posts
21 Drew 4 load stone. Load gravel
worked at shed.
22 cut one piece of corn, went to woodhull.
23 Drew 1 load gravel from Troups Creek
cut corn. Worked for Harrison Grist
four hours apiece.
24 worked for Harrison Grist 8 hr's apiece
cut some corn at home.
25 Finished cutting corn dug 9 bu
potatoes, Drew from knoxville 20 bags
cement, from Troups Creek 1 load gravel
26 Clarice and I went out riding over
to Aldons and up to uncle John's
27 put in some cement drew 3 load gravel.
28 Drew 3 load gravel
29 put in cement floor, Leon Quick
helped us 7 hrs. Delivered notices to Dict. No 13
30 Rainy day finished cement floor
boarded up south end fixed grainery.