April 27 - May 1, 1889 in Charleston, IL

April 1889

27.  Saturday. 5.15 AM.  Ther.  58.  60.  46.  =  54 2/3
Clear.  Strong S.W. wind turns to N.W. and grows colder before 8 oc. AM.  Abbott and self went after cow at Uncle John's.  She  has a black female calf five days.  The gang were all up today and drained my a/c.  R. Decker wants south house but Kink proposes to keep it a while yet.  Miss Kemayer has not decided to get out of my room and I am afraid she won't do so soon enough for me.  Abbot quit at noon pay him in full for two days work.  Clear day with violent N.W. wind no signs of rain.  The drouth is becoming serious matter.  Crab apple and white haw blooming.   10 PM.


28.  Sunday 6.30 AM.  Ther.   40.  63.  49.  =  50 2/3
Clear  nearly frost.  Decide not to go to timber as intended W. wind, girls did not go to S. School.  After dinner Tue and I drove down toward Kickapoo round by Atkins and up river road.  Cold wind Tue caught cold in her teeth.  Clouds up toward night  Does not look much like rain more like snow.  Gobed 10 PM




29.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  48.  63.  51.  =  54.
Mostly cloudy but clears off.  Saw Miss Kemayer this AM. she refuses to get out of my room until her lease expires.  Would try to get her out for  180.00  H.G. a & Hat were down in morning.  Jack Jefferies tells me can buy the Perkins  grocery building  consult H.G.  rec.  Draft for ties from White 196.00 which deposit.  Pay up several small bills around town.  Latta is moving in his bar furniture today.  Leavitt and Davis brought in 37 ties.  I drove to Rogers with washing and went down 4 tie (?)  Sprinkle rain about  8 P.M.  Gobed 11 PM.


30.  Tuesday.  5.45  AM  Ther.  49.  63.  42.  =  51 1/3
Cloudy.  H.G. advises me to accept Miss K's offer and pay her 180.00 for getting out of room.  I started for timber about 10.30  Men making rails and hauling fence.  Milt rode home with me.  Tue's face very bad this AM.  She had three teeth extracted this afternoon.  Had Mrs. Wentz and two D(?) friends to dinner  There was a general celebration today being centurial Anniversary of Washington's inauguration.  Roads good, river low.  Very dry.  Trees all leafing out.  Jo Handley finished planting corn today.  Part cloudy day N W wind grows warmer AM  colder PM.  gobed 11 P.M.

May 1889

1.  Wednesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  67.  42.  =  47 2/3
Light frost.  Clear.  The thermometer was 34 very early but stood at about 40 at 7 AM.  H.G. and self buy Stakey building near Meat Market paying 550.00.  I gave note  6 mo for my share.  Miss Keymayer offers to get out of room for $151.25 Alvey rented his room to restaurant this AM making another hitch in our arrangements    Stanberry suit comes up and is continued.  Milt Drake was up as Witness and went back P.M. with Kink.  Cold and mostly cloudy day 11 PM