Friday, November 14, 2014

November 9-14, 1889 in Charleston, IL

November 1889

9.  Saturday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther  43  48  43  =  44 2/3
Cloudy.  Threatening rain but dont much.  Trade dull AM. but better toward night.  Got lot of nails which went out by Jo Handly also lot of stuff for Drake.  Buy load of corn from Jo Handle $7.00.  Kelly helping at store.  Gobed 11 P.M.

10 Sunday, 7.30 AM.  Ther.  43  46  43  - 44
Clear, no frost.  get ready and start about 10.30 AM.  Nick and Kelly  go hunting  Find several of men at work on building.  Learn that  Geo Martins has been  over and will return us all to grand jury.  They side up with W. end today.  Went possum hunting at night got rabbit, and have all {?)  Got stove pipes for Milt at Codgers.

11.  Monday. 6 AM.  Ther.  46.  57.  47.  = 50 
Clear pleasant boys side E and put some rafters before I leave at 3 PM.  Get home about 7 P.M. road very bad.  Court began Monday.  Grand jury in sission(sic).  Speak again to Jim Cassody about straw  biz only fair.  Kelly helping 10.30

12.  Tuesday. 6.45 AM.  Ther.  47.  56.   46.  =  49 2/3
Cloudy day Kelly helps.  Buy hog rings.  See J Van Meter about hay.  see W Ricketts for Milt.  Went down to Mintons toward night noise began about 4.30 P.M. and continued slowly till in night.  Very dull at night.  Fair trade day trade.  E light went out while I was coming home 11 PM--

13.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  ther  47.  56.  46.  =  49 2/3
Cloudy and foggy wind NW.   Benj in town Came down at night pretty full  Went home in night.  Milt Drake rode Bill up came to attend Staderb trial which was continued to 27 issnt,  I started for ranch about 4 P.M.  lost the road  and had to tie up and walk to house.  Roads pretty bad night dark got ther 7.30  Milt an hour later.  The barn have 5 cornises of boards on roof.  Damp dark day wind w gobed 10.30

14.  Thursday,   6 AM.  Ther  37  39  34  =  37
At Ranch cloudy day.  Men putting on roofing getting south side nearly finished.  Milt went to town to attend Stanberry trail which continued to 27th  No one at home.  Find that Cermer cutting more timber on my land  Notify Steve Decker to cut no more.  Milt brought out lumber for doors  Some of the sheep are beginning to look badly  Gobed 10.30 PM

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