Bethel
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Sept. 20, 1903 [September 20, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & warm.
  Spent A.M. in house
writing letters. In P.M. 
the doctor & I took a
walk in the woods below
the house where we are 
planning to make a
clearing for a camp. There 
are but few birds about.
Wea. [Weather] Monday 21 [September 21, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & warmer still.
  Began work in the doctor's
woods this morning with
one man Kendall by name.
He cut down a lot of tall
gray birches. I returned to
house at 10.30 to write
letters. Worked in woods
all afternoon Dr. G. [Gehring] with
me after 3 P.M.
Bethel
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Sept. 22, 1903 [September 22, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & very warm.
  Worked in the doctor's woods
from 9 to 11 A.M. and
from 2 to 5 P.M. the
doctor with me in late P.M.
Ralph helped Kendall part
of time. We made a 
second clearing where we are 
inclined to put the camp.
Birds scarce.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 23 [September 23, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & almost oppressively
warm.
  Worked in the doctor's 
woods from 8.30 to 10.30 
A.M. and all of P.M. 
  The doctor came down
at 3 P.M. Mr. Tausig [Taussig]
also came & several of
the young people also