Next day we packed our grips in a box & shipped them to Calif. Then we left Portland for Oregon City, 12 Miles away on the electric RR. While in Portland we had our photos taken. Stayed all night at Depot Hotel in Oregon City & the next morning we begun “Our cruise on the Southern Pacific”. John is wearing…
Year: 2019
Sunday, May 12, 1901
12th – Went to S.S. at Gate City & then ate dinner at Grandma’s & then at 1:30 bought ticket for Portland, cost $3.25 over NP RR. Got to Portland about 5:15. Took our telescopes & stayed all night at Bar Hotel. Tom, John, & I went to church that night. Starting with today’s entry and going for the next…
Saturday, May 11, 1901
11th – Grace, John, Francis, Nova [Nora] Willet, Edgar Smith & I started to go to the top of Bald Hill to eat our dinner on the top but Grace gave out and she & John had to go back home. But the rest of us went on to the top & had dinner there. Got back home about 5.…
Friday, May 10, 1901
10th – We quit. They owe us $99.75. That makes in all $111.70. According to the CPI Inflation Calculator, $99.75 in 1901 has the same spending power as $2,983.14 in 2019. The $111.70 total has the same spending power as $3,340.51 in 2019. Since Jesse is writing “us,” then those numbers might be the combined total for both Jesse and…
Thursday, May 9, 1901
9th – Got my thumb mashed by the cut-off saw.
Monday, May 6, 1901
May 6th – Still working at the mill. Charley Bissle got wound around the bull wheel & it dislocated his shoulder. He will have to lay off about 2 months. A day or so later Mr Porter got whacked on the head by the chain on the carraige, but he is back at work now, but not on the carraige.…
Sunday, April 28, 1901
28th – Went to SS. Was elected Superintendent. In the afternoon I went over to the Indian Reservation about 4 miles south of Gate City. Went with B.W. Star & his wife & children. Had a lovely visit. Got acquainted with Mr & Mrs Bets, the Indian schoolteacher. Went to church at night. Bro. Anderson preached. Benjamin Wallace Starr, his…
Saturday, April 27, 1901
27th Worked at the mill.
Friday, April 26, 1901
25 – 26th – Worked at the mill. Went to IOGT Lodge.
Wednesday, April 24, 1901
22 – 23 & 24th – Worked at the mill. John & I went over to the Smiths in the evening after supper.