Sunday, September 29, 2013

September 27-28, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

 27.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.  70.  50.
Clear N.E.1.  Theodore Siebert takes mare  7 A.M. to shoe 1.00 cr.  He helps  tighten up buggy.  I drove up town AM going to Winter's.  The hat ordered hasn't come.  AM preparing to go to ranch tomorrow.  It seems like getting ready to go to New York.  Tue went up town 3 P.M. and did not return till bed time she ate supper at Hat's.  They  have sent John F. Weaver to Kankakee  Insane asylum today.  Mort came over P.M.  Examined porch and will begin work on it Monday.  Helen H. went home on  on 3.30 car.  Tue not able to board her.  Mostly clear day light variable winds.  I had retired when Tue got home.  Gobed. 9

28.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther.  52.  68.  66.  = 62.
Mostly cloudy. E.1.  I got start  for ranch 8.15. light rain 8.30 and later.  Warm hot at home as had hoped so I had several gates to  handle.  I drove out to camping point where eat dinner.  I  drove over the whole clearing and think could afford to let Ike and Warren have it at their own price.  About half the south fields is blackberry  briars.  The N. field has good stand of persimmon and sassafras sprouts about four years olds.  Later I drove round by Ike and met Warren.  They will go  to work on it soon as get corn cut.  Bill having lives at my old place which now belongs to Jo Bails.  There are some good apples on the orchard.  I go  home River road via Handly ford getting 5.30 P.M.  very tired.  Jack stayed at home.  Cloudy day light S.E. winds light rain at times all day and at night.  No thunder.  Tue went to church after which Grove's came until 10 oc.  Gobed 9

1888

27.   Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.   46.  60.  47.
Mostly clear day.  Got late start for woods.  Have horse  shod in front by J. Parker Paid .50  Bought  pair of gloves if Winter on Cr.  Four men working today on middle ridge.  Steve Decker cut his  foot very badley this P.M.  This is the second time he has cut himself.  I took him home in buggy.  Cool day.  Gobed 9 PM---

28.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  40.  58.  45.
Get late start 9 AM.  There were (?) forenoon 4 in PM.  still on North ridge.  Warren Decker has been working inJims place for couple of days.  Oce Bennett begins afternoon.  Strong W.  or NW wind all day.  Bob Brown at home today.  Have not seen him since Tuesday.  Got home 6.30 P.M. our folks got  stove in kitchen today.  Cool day and some cloudy  Was a light frost in places last night.  Gobed 9.30


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