September 8, 1912 in Charleston, IL

8,  Sunday,  6 A.M.  Ther.  66.  92.  78. = 78 2/3
Clear E. or S.E. have been keeping mare at home for past week.  She gets six ears twice a day and pasture at night.  Never saw flies annoy horses so bad.  After getting paper drive  E. to timber and to river Hill.  Left Jack at home.  He is not getting better very fast.  Tue talking of going out to Helen's to dinner but gets dinner and went out on 2.30 car.  Mort and Kate call an hour or two P.M.  Tue got home about 8 P.M.  bringing some ice cream from Helen's.  Ora Webb called P.M.  Dawson didn't deliver our milk.  Mostly clear day with light southerly winds.  There were a few claps of thunder about 3 P.M. from small cloud S.W. but no rain.  Everyday has been a scorcher for the past two weeks ~  Little air stirring.  The roads are fine and becoming dusty.  Gobed 9.30