June 14 - 19, 1913 in Charleston, IL

14.  Saturday 14.  6 A.M.  Ther.  56.  94.  76. = 75 1/3
Clear S.W.1.  Self feel worse than usual this morn.  This seems to be the case most of the time lately.  Hitch up however.  The was an alarm of fire about noon.  It proved to be along clover Leaf west of town.  Buddy has toothextracted and feels badly all day.  I drove up to Creamery toward night for cream and an Auto bumped into my buggy pretty hard but did not break anything.  Tue and girls attend picture show at night leave me at home with Charles.    Clear day  with strong S.W. wind  The drouth is becoming more serious.  Corn went up two cents in Chicago today.  Gobed 10 P

15.  Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  66.  98.  80.  =  81 1/3
Cloudy. SW.2   Walter got home about 5 AM.  This proved to be one of  hottest to date.  I did  not hitch up  until after 6 on afc of the heat.  I drove up for tobacco and west to Huffman's.  The rest of the folks  took a walk to Normal toward night.  Helen and Gus with George call at night.  They had been  at a function in town.  Part cloudy day with strong SW wind.  There were heavy clouds east before sunset looked like a shower coming up.  It all melted away after sunset went down.  Walter left for Mt. Carmel 2.30 AM (16th)  Folks sent up for some ice cream for supper.    I kept still all day but am tired and worn out at night.  Gobed 10P

16.    Monday 5.30 A.M.  Ther.  70.100.  80.  = 83 1/3
Clear.  S.W. 2.  Walter left 2.30 A.M.  Expected to hear from Phelps today in refernce to my letter about altering buggy.  there was an alarm of fire today.  Tue is fixing for a function ~ Helen and other friends.  H.G.'s expecting to move from the Clark house.  I drove up at noon for ice cream and think ate too much.  Students for summer term at normal arrive:  the cars are loaded with them mostly female.  Today has been a scorcher:  everything is drying up.  Deer potato patch has given up.  I might have put temperature at 102.  Have not much confidence in present thermometer.  I kept quiet most of the day but drive west to Huffmans toward night.  Mostly clear day light SW wind.  Some clouds P.M.  Gobed 10.

17.  Tuesday 5.30 AM.   Ther.  68.  102.  84.  = 84 2/3.
Clear. SW>1.  Phone J.O.M. and get same P.M.  Tue and girls work AM for function  Helen and Geo. Louise and Virginia:  Jessie Maffett down with  Mary Jane and Leona Ferrish Snider made the party.  An awful hot day - the record to date for season.   I drove up for hammock AM at W.E. Hills 3.00.   I work hard all day trying to keep cool.  Today has cooked our little garden all at once and none of gardens can last long in this heat.  I spent hottest part of P.M> in wood pile in backyard.  Learn that H.G. have  moved to near McCall grocery.  I drove lots P.M. up by Dicewood met steam thresher and return.  everyone about played out with heat.  Gobed 10 Lightning E at night.  Northerly wind.

18.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther. 68.  100.  84.  =  84.
Clear.  S.W.2.  Rhoda washes and irons till 3 P.M.  I got  shave and haircut at Browns pd .40.  This weather is getting the best of me and perhaps  others.  Harman phones asking advice about  crops that are burning up.  What can I do?  Says he has cut clover SW of orchard 10 A.  and got say five tons clover hay.  Is thinking of replanting S.W. pierce of  corn.  Has not planted any B.C. yet: has about forty acres ready for it.  I did not go up town, nor did hitch up.  It clouds up some  toward night and good deal of lightning and some thunder about bedtime.   Mrs. Dr. Shafer took Tue, Phebe, Marie and Charles out in her new Auto after supper an hour or two.  The river water is railey and smells badly today.  Mosquitoes were never so numerous here as now:   think they breed in culverts along branch.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Bm pise at it.

19.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  74.  104.  82. = 86 2/3
Part cloudy 1.  This moon puts me out of horse feed.  I could not sleep for mosquitoes.  They seem to get through the screams.  This proved to be the warmest day to date this season.  Buddy went to sewing party at Gaines P.M.   I did not hitch up  till nearly night:  Then I took Tue and Charles a  drive going as far as Watson's returning by the road.  Corn and oats along road look better than expected.  Cassell creek is nearly dry.  We got home before dark.  Fern called later Part cloudy day.  Threatins(sic) light showers but didn't rain.  Gobed 9  Ord.  bu. oats and bale straw of I.B.M.