July 18, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County, IL

July 1892

18.  Monday,  5.30  Ther 65.  84.  75.

Clear SE wind.  Mrs. Rogers washes and irons.  Clear AM but clouds up P.M. and  sprinkles about 4 P.M.  Light shower about 10 P.M.  Present bill for lumber  bought last fall Mrs. Furman.  Try  on coat  Winter is making for me.  Gobed  10.40

July 1903

18.  Saturday, 6 AM.  Ther 66.

Mostly clear wind N.W. 3.  I went up town before breakfast getting some cucumbers.  The wind last night broke limbs off trees including my pet peach near old house.  Ferd is still watch at Opera H and eats breakfast with us.  Neither Steve nor Riley Decker have deed I wanted  Will Decker in town and thinks he will get loan leaving out the 4 A. piece.  I put on new pants got recently of Winter.  They are too long.  Abbot called early A.M. and I pay him for yesterdays work.  Talk with young Gilbert P.M.  He wants to buy my timothy meadow.  Says the corn not down much out there.  Not so many as usual in town Sat.  I passed Kate's and saw her sister Minnie from  Mo.  Mostly clear day with N.W. wind  Gobed 10 P.M.

July 17, 1892 and 1903 in Coles county, IL

July 1892

17.  Sunday,  5.30 AM.  Ther  62  80?  65

Clear E wind.  Phebe and I start for ranch 8 M.  Nobody at home.  we stay round barn a while them went over on Long Point and ate our dinner looked for fungi finding very few.  At no time since early spring have they been so scarce.  It is very dry and corn is needing rain.  The boys have gone over all of it plowing and cutting out weeds and sprouts,  Think will thresh this week.  Folks were at home when we got back to barn.  Left for home about 530 went up Indian creek  Gobed  930.

July 1903

[Side of Page]  Ferd here to breakfast, says Labor union will not let him work unless he joins union.

17.  Friday,  5.30  AM.  Ther.  63.  84 [Loxa], 78.  =  75

Mostly clear hazy.  Phebe went with parties to "breakfast picnic" and was early.  Abbott came to work at 7.  He hitched up for me and I left at about 8 AM.  Met C. Talbott and D Auduson up town, and got out to Gaine's about 10 AM.   Jo trimming hedge  I drove down to to Loxa for  for barbed wire and employed Ed Wright to help Jo Hicaure at 1 PM. and they patch up fence around.  They had worst rain at Loxa ever known Branches higher.  It must have been much heavier than in town.  Jo avens that he measured it five inches in can in yard. Riley creek was over the road at near Township line.  Buy 100 b.wine  @ 3.50 and 10 cts staples at Chad H. Jones'.  Jo says he has had to sit up nights to watch water gap.  Mrs. G. and girls picking blackberries P.M.  I went over and thinned out E. half of seed plot  It is looking better.  I was also out where Jo and Ed were at work.  Corn looking well except down some  Oats all right but more of them down than other day.   I got home at say 6 P.M.  Jack dog came with me has been at Gaine's since Wednesday.  Muggles are the order with the the authorities now.  Much  cloudy today with sprinkles rain at times: distant  thunder AM SW and W. wind S.E. to S.W. 4  Heavy storm develops about 9.30 with much wind and thunder considerable rain.  It tore up Kitchen screen door  It continued lighter till perhaps midnight  gobed 10 P.M.

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July 16, 1892 - 1903 in Coles County, Illinois

July 1892

16.  Saturday,  6 AM.  Ther  57.  76.  68

Clear strong E. wind.  Coolest day we have had in some weeks.  Settle with  Steve Decker for day in harvest.   Pay him two dollars for Rile.  Uncle John  in town P.M.  Trade pretty fair.  Clear day E. wind learn that Warren Decker will thresh Monday.  Shall go down there tomorrow.  Gobed 11 PM

July 1903

Thursday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  55.  78.  66.
Cloudy and raining.  It began to thunder about 2 AM and to rain between three and four oclock  Very heavy rains till morning with much thunder.  It rained with much thunder.  It rained until 8 or 9 AM.  Met Bacon at P.O. and took him.  Engage Abbot to come and work P.M. but he failed to come.  Kate was up PM and settled with Tue.  Her sister from Missouri is here on a visit.  Rec phone from Loxa that flood gate washed out this morning and they want me to come out in morning.  Louise was here most of day.  Helen has gone to  Ora's to stay and Ferd is staying all night at the Opera House.  This will probably break up their housekeeping.  It cleared off before noon and clear day thereafter;  light S.E. wind.  I estimate rain at about 2 in.  I got shave at Brown all paid.  Saw Ed Wright who renews his 40.00 note at State. 90d.  Gobed  8.45 P.M

March 1-8, 1890 in Charleston, IL

March 1890

1.  Saturday 6 AM.

at ranch

John went after hay to Sims got a small load of the of the best we have had.  Rile worked till noon, and settle with him for work done to date.  He still owes me for two months rent.  Several lambs died today and three well five new ones this morning.  Pretty clear pleasant day but cold NW wind.  Gobed 10.30 PM.  John and wife went out to barn in night

2.  Sunday 6 AM. At Ranch.  Ther

Clear day.  John and Warren went for corn.  I walked over across hollow AM.  Johnny Decker dined with us.  Rile Decker worked all day at odd jobs.  Had to nail stripes on south side of shed when wind changed to SW in PM.  There have been six lambs today two died in house.  Gobed  11.30 PM

3.  Monday. 5 AM.  Ther.                34  =
Partly cloudy.  John started for another load of hay at about 8 AM.  I work with sheep and lambs till 10.30 AM and start home getting there at about 3 PM after the roughest ride I ever had.  I counted lambs pretty carefully this AM and make 49 alive most of them pretty good, as nearly as I can tell then have ten of them died, and 43 of the ewes have had lambs 16 ewes have had twins according to this.  Two or three of the remaining 27 ewes are probably not with lamb.  My trip home nearly used me up and I did not go up town. Abbot brought me some cull posts and cut up for wood toward night.  Our worst trouble at ranch is want of milk for young lambs, John will buy a cow as soon as he can.  Gobed.  10.30 PM -- 

4.  Tuesday 7 AM  Ther  27.   27.  19.  =  24 1/3
cloudy and snow flying from NW.  Mostly clear day with N.W. wind.  Remain at home all day all the neighbors have called today.  Hat was here toward night.  Feeling badly self and took some oil sat up till 1.30 AM waiting for it.   Abbott cut lot of cull posts and some poles into stove wood  Grows colder.  The street lights not lighted tonight  nor last night  Tue spent evening up at Lattas  Gobed  1.30 AM

5.  Wednesday.  7.30 AM.  Ther.  Ther 13.  25.  16.  =  18
Cloudy and snowing lightly from N.E.  Snows about 1 inch AM.    Went up about 10.30.  Remit Dunnaway.  Pabst. F. Strauu & Co in full send WHR  JM A(?) & Co. Louieville KY to free (?) B ? Whiskey.  Bert down to dinner.  Came in with team and wagon.  Bim was married last Saturdat to Ora Easton.  Bill Kelly works at store washing bottles P.M. says has good cow to sell.  Spent evening at store first time in a week .  Street lamps not going tonight.  Go bed 11.30 PM

6.  Thursday 7 AM.  Ther  4.  27.  21  = 17 1/3
Clear with N.E.  wind.  Get letter from Aunt Maria.  The first in a long time.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Bim and wife are going to live with him this sumer (sic).  Get samples grass seed from WS Hill and pay him for all I have bought.  Council meet at night and vote to have special election on license question on  Apl 23.  Tue feeling badly today and also at night.  Marie sick in night - Tue  thinks from swallowing a piece of chewing wax.  Tue and baby got up and spent night on the lounge down stairs  Mostly clear day with N.E. wind:  hazy night.  Circle around moon.  Sat up till after 2 A.M.

7.  Friday 7.30 AM.  Ther  21  32  22  =  25
Cloudy and snowing from S.E  Tue not feeling much better.  Self about sick all day and night had high fever at night did not go bed till 2.30 AM.  Snows lightly most of day from N.E. about 2 1/2 in  Mrs. Eastins sick sent Ed for Ed for whiskey  Trade light, did not go up town at night  Bill Kelly gives me order for his cow if I want her at $25.00  He recommends her highly.

March 16-17, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

16.  Friday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  42.  50.  38.  

Partly clear but clouds up and begins to rain at 8 AM.  Phebe not very well and don't tell let her go to school.  Finish up list of trees &c. to send for to Storrs  & Harrison Co.  11.90.  See Bob Browns wife up town she wants to  rent my house in timber.  Tue is doing her own ironing this week.  Get jar of lard and a ham at C. Mason.  He settles up for  wood and dray.  Fix latch on front gate.  Find that most of Snyder Blackberries in bottom dead.  Rained an hour or two AM pleasant P.M.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

17.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  34.  50.  42.

Mostly cloudy.  Mostly pleasant day with sprinkle of rain two or three times.  Get shaved and hair cut in morn.  Tried to make a small battery, failed.   Girls  pick up some stuff (?) yard.  Sow paragon tomato seed in hot bed.  Modual and Gailfod  speak to me in regard to running for assessor.  Paid up  F. Moffet settling up of Bbl. of apples he bought of me.  Caylon pays me 2.50 for wood sold.  Get Abbot to straighten up wood in yard.  There is about 8 cord.  H.G. down at night, went up town with him.  Baby about sick with cold.  Go bed 10 P.M.

January 10, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Il

1912

10.  Friday,  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  40.  42. = 38

Cloudy S.3.  Cloudy day with light rains heavier at night.  Total precipitation today (.60)

1887

10.  Tuesday  6.30  AM  Ther. 16.  26.  16.

Clear with fresh NW wind.  Phebe  does not feel much better and eats no breakfast.  Have decided (?)(?) her attend school any more this winter.  Tue sent word to Mrs. Rogers again yesterday not to wash today.  Tue went over to Kate Myers about 11 AM to spend the day.  Phebe felt better toward night.  Gave her several doses tonic Cinchonida Dr. called it.   Father went to Creamery after buttermilk but didn't get any.  Cayton hands me  1/2 cord wood from yard and Abbot saws on it.  Go bed 9.30  

Clear day  or mostly, NW wind.