Jacob Leonard Holtzman
Following is an incident (which occurred in Grand Rapids, Michigan) J.L. tells in his memoir: "Mr. J. Meier was to inform me that...I need not come out anymore. ...the sabbath was near when I got his letter and my appointment was for that afternoon. I walked out 8 miles. And I felt bad when I came to the church, no one there, everything upside down. There I stood. I walked down to Mr. Meiers house. And he looked downcast, I thought ashamed. He said did you not get my letter. Yes I said. But this is my appointed time and the church is a union church and I am going to preach here. Mrs. Meiers said that is right. I wish you would preach this afternoon. I says where! No place only here. And the people don't know it. She said I will send the children out in the neighborhood. And soon the people came in filled the house, and we had a good service." (Complete memoir.)
Following are a few excerpts from J.L.'s 1898 diary relating some interesting information about life in the late 1890's: Complete 1898 Diary
January 8, 1898: "Was at home all day. Cleaned stove pipes."
January 10, 1898: "Received inhaler today--order to Mongomery Ward & Co. $1.31"
January 24, 1898: "Wash day."
February 2, 1898: "Home baking bread. Cold day."
February 20, 1898: "Very stormy all day. No meeting. Not a bell was rung in town tonight."
April 25, 1898: "Ticket to Winslow 29 cts."
June 13, 1898: "Traded horses for the first time in my life. Time will tell if I got beat or not. I gave $10.00 on horse trade."
June 14, 1898: "I find I did not better myself in trading horses. This one has the same tricks that mine had. $10.00 out."
November 12, 1898: "Bro. Dietz paid me on my salary $3.50."