June 20-22, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

20.  Friday.  6 AM  Ther.  70.  98.  82.  = 83 1/3
Part Cloudy.  W2.  Hitch up 11 A.M.  Buddy gets ready to start home and I take her to 3.14 train.  Phebe went to depot with Charles.  No word from Phelps and think will let him go to thunder.  A shortage in ice developes (sic) in and Tue buys of other Co.  The city seems  to be putting in an extra  water  tank for horses in wagon yard.  Ben Maxwell is building new reinday(?) on Harrison across from Mrs. Coons rear building.  Jack dog has about succumbed to the hot weather.  Phebe went to Picnic at Urban Park late. P.M. getting home 10 oc.  Tue and I drive SW as far as Gee's leaving home at 6 and getting in 8 P.M.  Part cloudy day westerly wind.  Some signs of rain in clouds.  Gobed 9.30

21.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  80.  96.  72. = 82 2/3
Cloudy. W.2.  there was light sprinkle rain only  trace say between 2 and 3 AM.  Tue gets letter from Muggs at Moberly Mo.  Thursday.  Said nothing about coming home.  Mrs. Harman hitches in the shed going home 3 P.M.  We got another letter from Muggs from Mexico, Mo.  I did not drive today.  Tue orders a bush corn at I.B.M.  It clouds up 4 P.M. and very windy from North very dusty:  Light rain later with thunder.   Think very heavy rain 3 or 4 miles S.W. and S. much thunder S. drizzles at night.  Go bed 9

22.  Sunday.  6 AM  Ther.  68.  80.  74. =74
Cloudy. N.1.  Gus brought us some butter.  Tue got 1/2 chicken of Mrs. Grove which have for dinner.  Tue attended church A.M. getting paper.  I start to hitch up but don't on a/c of light showers.  About 5 P.M. drove out as far as Huffmans and find roads quite muddy.  I came near have trouble with mare south of garden.  I met a clothesline and had to back out.  Tue over at Mrs. curds at night.  Julia Kenayer has taken rooms there.  Cloudy day, light northerly  winds, light rain at times .  Same quite heavy showers at night and thunder.  The rain today and night .58 (to 6 AM 23rd)  We are "raising" another lot of chickens like we did last season. - on shars.  they will soon be edible.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.