Sunday, May 10, 2015

April 11-30, 1901 in Coles County Illinois (HIGHLIGHTS)

April 1901

11.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther  36.  63.  50  =  49 2/3
Mostly clear  Fresh N.E. wind.  Receive anew book on mushrooms from C.H, Peck.

12. Friday
Hen's to remain over Sunday.

13. Saturday   
Mrs. John Trobough died P.M.  Has been very low long time.  Marie sore throat.

14.  Sunday
H.H. has a new phonograph and quite a crowd at their house.  Uncle Jim Shoemaker reported very low.

15.  Monday
Circut Court  begins.  Bert on Petit Jury and went  to dinner with  me.  

16.  Tuesday
City Election.  Ramesy  Rep elected  Mayor rest of Rep. ticket elected except P. Kane dem.
Ald 3rd ward.  Clara's sister Daisy came today to testify in Clara's divorce case which will come up soon.

17.  Wednesday
Bert in on train today was down to dinner.  Snider and Cant labor case in on train today.  Went up to Pattons  with Tue 8.30 A.M.   Clara and Daisy went up to court 4 P.M.  Judge Dunn granted Clara divorce.

18.  Thursday
I went up town to learn that G Wall had made assignment and that Garrison Brothers had dissolved patnshp.  

19.  Friday
bert was down to dinner.  Tue and Marie went to Loxa on local freight about 5 P.M.  Maggie and Phebe attend Owl Ball at night.  Court adjourned till Monday.

20.  Saturday
Queen was sick this morning and did not hitch up all day.  Uncle Jim Shoemaker was buried this morning.  School election P.M.  didn't vote.

21.  Sunday

22.  Monday.
Clara thinks she will quit this week and go to Huttons where she will get better wages.  

23.  Tuesday

24.  Wednesday.
Got Dr. Starr for Maggie at night.

25.  Thursday.  
Drove up to Pattons Office A.M.

26  Friday
Clara left at 10 A.M.  Party of little folks surprise Marie at night. 

27.  Saturday
Goodman has frame of house up back of house up back of our lot & Mrs. E's.*
Henry Stoddert is very low   Has had two paralytic strokes.  John Ricketts died two or three days ago.  Helen here to supper.  I took her down to H.G.'s.  Marie went up with  Ora Goodman for flowers.
*5th Street.

28.  Sunday.
Hannah Marshall  here to dinner.  

29.  Monday

30.  Tuesday
Maggie working at Jenkins.  





No comments:

Post a Comment