Saturday, June 14, 2014

June 13-14, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

June 1914

13.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  68.  =  72.
Clear mostly E.2.  Tue still ironing finishes Noon.  John O Linder died at Loxa early AM, very suddenly, will be buried Monday 10A  Talk with Geo Rosebraugh.  Pay Telephone 3.13 for  May.  It clouds up and thunder shower at and afternoon.63 in. (?) light showers P.M. .08.  This is heaviest days rain since Apl. 7.  Miller called and settled bal 5.35 in full for (?) todate.  Met Jake up town his bill is  6.15.  Talk wile with Bob Snider P.M.  Mostly Cloudy P.M.  Much cooler.  Gobed 9.30 P.  Sold Ona Hampton old lumber(?)

14.  Sunday 6 A.M.  Ther.  54.  86.  74.  =71 1/3
Clear.  E.2.  The Morties were over before breakfast looking over place with Tue.  I  didn't  meet them.  Later Tue went  to church.  I drove up for paper.  They  have changed name to Herald. P.M.  Tue and Mrs. Grove went to see Ollie Rosebraugh, she is sick with rheumatism about 430 P.  I drove out to Cemetery and went north to Charley Pophams return by J.B. Hills.  6.30.  Crops look well considering weather.  the  late shower has helped everything.  Wheat is best I ever saw here, most it turning.  Two  or three have begun cutting.  The roads dry.  I got home 6.30 P.  The Morties came at 7 for call.  Most clear light E to N. wind.  Gobed 10. PM.

June 1889

13.  Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther.  68.  80.  70.  =  72 2/3
Cloudy Calm.  Cloudy P.M.  Geo. Kellogg puts up shed back of store.  get corn roasted at Wright.  Milt Drake was up, brought small load of wood.  Pay him 5.00  Thinks they  will finish  (?) tomorrow.  Trade Charley  Dench old watch for a white sow which he brings down and puts in my lot.    Get letter from White saying he has paid Brown for part of my ties,  rather dull.  Gobed 11.30 P.M.

14.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  75.  58.  =  69.  
Cloudy.S.W. wind start for timber.  9.15 AM.  Go by fox ridge got there about noon, boys nearly through building fence.    Went down to count ties finding 229..   Met Kink who says he will haul rest tomorrow.  Heavy clouds in morning sp rain  several times.  Gobed 11.30 PM.

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