October 8, 1912 in Charleston, IL

8,   Tuesday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  48.  62  .60  = 56 2/3
Mostly cloudy S.E. 2.  My rheumatism in right leg better and I didn't feel it much yesterday.   Didn't sleep much on afc of corn.  Drive to Guiney house 7th street.  Rogers (?) goes with me to C. Marshall where I examine bathroom and think finish just what we need.  Anderson phones will do the work Thursday.  Send some papers to Phebe~  Learn that Walter Heath is dead.  Phone Anderson to come for lumber left over.  Order booze of  J.E.M. by phone.  It had not come at 6 P.M.  Deposit Harman check 20.11 at 2nd.  Harman phones that threshed clover seed this morn getting 7 bu. off about 8 a.  We did not get painter today but have several engaged.  Tue went up to 8 P.M. car to meet Maggie who was taken through to Mattoon on 6 oc train.  She is well.  Mostly cloudy, SE.2. day with light SE wind.  Light  rain at noon and after only trace.  My rheumatism has mostly stopped.  Gobed 9P.