Milliron Monday: The Journals October - December 1973

 

Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:  June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010

Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith: April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021

Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic, Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.

A continuation of Jody’s Journals.

Jody’s Journals

October - December 1972

October 1973

·        Rode Cricket in the rain

·        J home from school, 8^th grade testing > gifts arrived from Mom > Jennifer rode Preak, J rode Shah, I rode Cricket, turned Sailor out

·        Rode Cricket, saw deer at crabapple tree on top of Copperhead Hill> took cake to S. Nolan, had flat tire, Brad Harter stopped and changed it > Jerry Hartley fixed basement switch, stayed for dinner > J had Brenda Russell here overnight, Jan babysat > Pete trailer over hill, late class, autumn showcase

·        Rode over to Phillip’s Place, etc. > stationary, Christmas notes, etc., arrived from Mom > new tire > Bill Wright here from school with P

·        Missy, Shane, treated for “summer sores” > took corn into mill > lunch Frisch’s Bill W., Pat > Rode Cricket, led Sailor, rain, J rode Shah

·        Rode Cricket, saw doe, fawn, Alice Brown’s hillside > Church of Good Shepherd > Lunch Dolen’s > Autumn Showcase, Waterloo Wildlife Area, Ash Cave, Old Man’s Cave, Craftsman’s Show, dinner Chan’s restaurant, Nelsonville

·        Rode, saw deer in bottom > David worked on Dutch door

·        Rode > Pete Charleston > Went to Mansfield, Gary checked J’s teeth, heavy fog

·        Butchered 2 ducks, several geese > Pete shod Sailor > went to Logan after Pete’s saddle > went to movie “Zorba the Greek” > rode Cricket bareback, J rode Shah

·        Rode, took Shane, saw 3 deer

·        Rode Cricket bareback, saw several deer

·        Rode Cricket > Took Miss Marie, Little Bob to sale in Circleville

·        Sunday McDougal Church > Took Preak, Jiggs, Angel down to Jan’s > Pete pulled Trailblazer’s shoes > Pat rode new horse “Trailblazer,” saw 3 deer, Shane killed groundhog, saw hound, pups, German Shepherd > dogs barking, beautiful moonlit walk up tot meadow and back

·        Pete pulled plates, reset Sailor with Cricket’s old plates > Dottie Wright here for school board candidate signatures, Missy nipped her > David worked on pie shelf, Missy nipped him > P and J rode

·        Rode, saw deer, they didn’t run > put Missy to sleep > Pat rode Blazer, J rode Shah, me Cricket, took Preak back to Jan’s, saw 5 deer below old blackberry meadow, rode home in dark

·        Pete reset Blazer’s shoes

·        Pete short course, Columbus

·        Shah fell in ditch, had to cut him out > brought Apple, Maverick back, Lollypop followed us

·        Left for Ironton, ate at Oakhill

·        Pete 6 am vet check

·        Sunday Episcopal Church, lunch Dolen’s > brought Persimmon, Tinker back > 3:10 finished 40 miles, J 1^st Place Lightweight Division with Shah

·        Rode Cricket, Jan rode Preak, back to Phillip’s corral, loggers ruined beginning of Meikle Ridge trail > rebaited traps, walked Apple down by road

·        Sheep man here for lunch > Ralph Guthrie swabbed well

·        Pete left for Denver > Marvin Lawrence here overnight, dinner Townhouse Restaurant, movie “Jesus Christ Superstar”

·        Dogs killed possum in trap > worked with Apple with flat saddle

·        Mom, Dad 44^th Wedding Anniversary

·        Dinner Maplewood Inn, ATC

·        Doug O. here to look at dog trap, saw 3 deer, 2 Redtail hawks > called Mom/Dad in Florida

·        Pickup Pete at Columbus airport > lady here about Indian mound > made peach cobbler

·        Left for Cincy, Pete short course > lunch McArthur, rain, toured antique show > Betsy stayed with J, P

·        Shane, blood sample/treatment

·        Skating party, McDougal, finished Saunders book

 

November

·        4H Achievement Night > Bill Wright here overnight

·        Lucas’ poodle in dog trap > worked J with Song jumping, retrieving… > wrote letters

·        Pete, P, J rode saw big buck > Office Party Jan, David’s

·        Got horses back > Church Episcopal > Frisch’s dinner > P, J shot 22; shot 30 30 > took Preak back > Dottie, Bill Wright rode with us, saw 3 deer Phillip’s Place, 6 deer upper hay meadow > work J with Song jump stick

·        Hiked in woods took Shane, Kanga

·        Walked after horses, rode Shah back, rode Cricket over after burros > voted > Lunch at Grange Hall > Marshall here for supper > began ground driving Apple

·        Horses at Schmittauer’s again, Sailor stepped on me > Episcopal Church class communion

·        Checked fence, not repaired > FH Citizens for Better Schools, Stewart > F. Johnson shod Sailor, Blaze

·        Walked, got soil samples > helped David work on fence repair > Football game, Glouster, Hartley’s

·        OVOA, Columbus, Joan drove, “Dog Psychology” clinic

·        Ground drove Apple > worked Song > Henry Kuykendall arrived

·        Rode around fields, Henry rode Shah > ATC took guinea pigs, chickens

·        Pete, Henry rode thru Phillip’s Place

·        Kevin Kuykendall arrived

·        Donovan Brown arrived > worked Song

·        Henry worked sheep with “Chuck,” Pete, Kevin, Donovan rode thru meadows > Dorothy, Heather (girl with Palomino) Wright here, rode Cricket, J rode Shahs, brought burro back

·        Church, lunch Dolen’s > Pat, Donovan came home > Pete, J, me, stopped to see Sherry > E Davis 50^th Wedding Anniversary > toured “virgin” forest, A. Evans

·        Worked on dog trap > Rode Blaze bareback in hay meadow with Apple, Tinker

·        Sheep, horses due to be wormed, flu, float > 4 semi loads of sheep arrived, 1153 ewes, Rambouillet-Targhee, 35 Suffolk lambs (1 ewe dead, 1 ewe down) > Pete pulled Shah’s shoes, trimmed feet

·        Rode Cricket up to check sheep

·        Church, went to movies “Charlotte’s Web” and “Willie Wonka” > picked up, pasteurized milk

·        To Cincy, Captain Haggerty dinner, JoAnne, J, Joyce Nelson, Sharlene Smith, Song, Kanga

·        Church – Episcopal, Dolen’s lunch > trimmed burros feet > worked Kanga

·        Checked on deer hunters, saw 3 deer > lamb born

·        Drove around circuit, saw 2 deer > Jerry Hartley, Mr. Nixon here > rode Cricket, saw 2 deer, light/warm rain

·        Walked thru meadows, by Negro Den, rode Cricket > Ken Light here, ATC

·        Rode Cricket, saw deer between 1^st and 2^nd meadows

·        Buck ran along bottom, fence line > dinner Townhouse, saw “Fantasia” again

·        Rode Cricket, saw deer lying near trail by Phillip’s Place, twice saw doe, 2 fawns, buck eating grass along ridge trail (gas line road)

December

·        Rode Cricket, J rode Blazer, Tim S. hunting above Jan’s > saw 4 deer, Paul S. hunting on old Connor property > helped Mr. Kuykendall bring sheep in > Pete at Warmke’s

·        Rode up to help with sheep, saw buck with very large rack, dark coloring, 1^st meadow, very tame!

·        Received box of clothes from Mom > put up storm windows > ground drove Apple down across creek and back

·        Pete, etc., dewormed sheep, one was trampled > Henry, Donovan, etc. here for dinner

·        Apple, Maverick, trimmed feet > ATC > ground drove Apple to white gate, back

·        Lunged Apple with saddle, stirrups down, bit in mouth

·        Pete, etc., sheep course > P basketball > drove Apple used bit > Lunch BBF

·        Church Episcopal, Lutheran carol sing > Lunch Frisch’s > took P to Elk’s hoop shoot > worked Apple > Warmke here

·        Early morning walk, lovely snow > saw K. Foster’s puppies

·        Cricket shoes pulled, feet trimmed

·        Christian Women’s Luncheon, Martha > ATC graduation 1 poodle, 2 Irish

·        Walk along fence line

·        Doug O. here, walked up to “Sheep camp” > got on/off Apple, bareback

·        Drove for basketball > 200 sheep on Hixon Road > Pete in Charleston > Rode Cricket, led Apple with Peck saddle, bags, etc., J rode Shah, led Maverick

·        Rode Cricket, led Apple, J rode Shah, led Maverick > looked for Sheep on Phillip’s Place > Rode Cricket, J rode Shah, herded 60 sheep from blackberry meadow, drove around Hixon’s > Bill Wright here overnight

·        Regulator frozen, 40 in house, 20 outside > rode Cricket, watched sheep while Henry went after sheep at Hixon’s, very cold > “Sheep sat” while Henry brought ewes back from Jan’s > Hartley’s

·        40 head western ewes in our pasture > made lamb stew

·        Changed rams, moved sheep pasture, rode Cricket, rained all day

·        Furnace (gas) off again > sheep sat while Henry went after 40 sheep at Hixon’s, rode Cricket, cold 17 degrees > Mom sent 10 lbs honey, 2 dresses > took grains in to be mixed

·        To Mansfield, Gary put wires on J’s teeth, went snowmobiling, visited Jessie, stopped at Al Schneider’s > Shane ill, diabetes > Pete to Warmke’s > wrapped Christmas presents

·        Shane insulin daily > picked up corn in field by Jan’s, well swabbed

·        Christmas Eve – opened presents from Pete – 5 cell flashlight, burros “Breeding” certificate > Christmas Eve service, Lucille Jennings, beautiful harp music

·        Christmas Day – opened presents: Gary/Aggie – gloves; Betty/Abbott – socks, books; Christy – canned goods, basket; Jan – candy, jar; P/J – red hood, blanket; Rome Warmke – books > Henry here for dinner, played chess with Pete

·        Shane blood sample, P worked Kanga > Kanga last day of whipworm treatment > led Apple, P rode Apple up hill bareback while I led him > Rode Cricket, J rode Shah around thru woods

·        Dewormed sheep > 24 ewes, 1 wether, trimmed feet, detailed 2 lambs

·        Put Christmas tree out in yard > Joe Theresa McNeil here > J slumber party at Pam Brooks

·        Picked up martingale at Laird’s > Lunch BBF > Rome Warmke here for dinner > wrote letters

·        Church of Good Shepherd > lunch Dolen’s > rode Cricket, Pete Sailor, J Shah, up to pasture to check sheep, Pete brought back sick one, took back 2 Beagles belonging to Raymond Misner > played chess with Pat

·        New Year’s Eve – popped popcorn, played Hearts

Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from

vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random

interpretation.

Enjoy the journey!

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