May 17-21, 1889 in Charleston, IL

May 1889

17.  Friday 7 AM  Ther.  70.  90.  76.  =  78 2/3

Clear, strong S. wind. Sent draft 27.40 for US. License.  Geo Kellogg finishes oil room and puts up awning in forenoon  Rec.  5 Bbl Atherton from  Freiberg and Rye &  French from lini.  Kellogg finishes "oil" room puts up screen and awning.  Mrs. Rogers helping Tue.  Strong S. wind all day.  Lightning W. at night biz dull  Go bed 11:30

18.  Saturday 7 AM  Ther.  68.  86.  60.  =  71 1/3

Mostly clear fresh fresh breeze S. Uncle John down to dinner.  Milt Drake up with team, no load.  Pay  John Kink $25.00 which is several dollars more than I owe him.  Trade medium.  Pay Nick wages to date.   Rain a little toward night and gets cooler.  Mostly cloudy P.M.  Gobed midnight.

19.  Sunday.  8 AM.  Ther  55.  ?  59.  =3. 

Clear.  Tue and self start for ranch 10 AM.  left girls and baby home with father.  Ate our dinner N. of house in N. hollow.  After some bark and roots start home about 5 PM.   Began to rain before we got to Hanely's and rained till nearly home.  Thunder good part of P.M.  Having rain at night.  We got pretty damp before getting home.  Gobed 9:30 PM.

20.  Monday 7 AM.  62. 73. 54.  

Cloudy, wind NW, signs of rain but none fell here. Cooler at night wind getting N.  Hitch up hover PM to deliver C(?) beer.  H.G. paid Miss K.  36.25 on his share of bonus drawing it out of firm money.  Set a dozen tomato plants at night.  Paid up Jackson a/c 20.00 and look at carpet there.  Narrrow gauge pays off. Their men PM.  Gobed 11:30 PM

21.  Tuesday.  8 AM.  Ther,  48.  68.  60.  =  57.

Partly Clear.  Abbott works most of P.M. Cleaning up stable.   Buy 3640  lbs hay of Eley @ 8.50.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Quit smoking tobacco, Cloudy toward night looked like rain lightning NE  rain with thunder about 11 PM.  Trade fair.  Paid Abbott 25 in full.  Gobed.  11 PM