Monday, August 29th, 1898  

Aug 29/98 Monday
It has being raignen all evening therfor no drill in the afternon we signed the payroll the old Native Lady opened up a Book account and the Boys promise to pay her pay day Fox Hustead christopher Sullivan Lewis Jennwine Burke Collins C are on the Sick List

It has been raining all evening there fore no drill in the afternoon. We signed the payroll. The old native lady opened up a book account and the boys promise to pay her [on] pay day. [Robert] Fox, [Frank] Hustead, [Frank] Christopher, [Frank] Sullivan, [Charles] Lewis, [Fred] Jennewine, [Charles] Burke and Charles Collins are on the sick list.