February 10-17, 1890 in Coles County Illinois

February 1890

10.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  24 .  45.  34  =  35 1/3

Clear.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  John Simons in with team. after corn and feed  Has bought another load of hay from Hasney.  Does not think Milt is going to vacate very soon.  Bill Myers  took away calf.  Sell Vansickle load wood.  Maggie not very well at night.  Dog Shirley chaws(sic) up clothes  Clear day chilly some snow still on ground  Gobed 10.30 PM

11.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  55.  34.  =  41
Clear wind S. and W. P.M. NW at night and growing cooler  Many calls for wood today but have sold all I can spare.  Order 8  Bush Blue 8'Orchard and 4 Red top through W.E. Hill.  Abbott  says  will work for me tomorrow.  Milt Drake up P.M. purports to go into my south house as soon as  Rile Decker gets out.  Clear warm day  Snow goes off   Gobed 11 PM~

12.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  ther.25.
Cloudy.  Abbott began early working all day mostly sawing wood  Reynolds hauls last load up for me.  Milt did not show up early,  got ready to start about 2.30 P.M.  Went by  walkers ford.  river pretty well up I cross in boat  Milt on mare.  Got to Milt's about 7.30 and gobed  10.30 PM   Co Surveyor will come next week.

13.  Thursday.  6 AM  Ther
At ranch.  clear frosty morning stock looks badly.  Simons and self walk round most of most of AM.  Decide to build barn yard fence first  Milt helping Riley Decker in order to get his house done  Milt purposes to move as soon as Riley does..  Start home at nearly 4 P.M. by Handly ford.   home at 7:30  P.M.  Rain at 9 P.M. and most of night thereafter.  Gobed 11 P.M. 

14 Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  43.  50.  42.  =  45
Cloudy rain nearly all last night  cloudy damp day, with mist or fog all night.  The roads are as bad as I ever saw them.  Pay up  Abbott for work this wk settle with Briggs Insurance barn and store trade dull.  Very few people in town.  Have talk with Comer about gering out my timber this spring  Gobed 11 PM.  

15.  Saturday.  7 AM  Ther  30.  52.  37.  =  39 2/3
Clear.  Light white frost.  some signs of better weather.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Henry Hildreth who has been gone since last March ate supper with us.  He has been in Dakota and Virginia since.  Father got some butter at  J.B. Hill which  couldn't use.  I got some butter at  McCaud at night.  Pay Warren Decker in full to date   Trade better than late Saturdays Fine Day, wind S Gobed 11 PM  Girls want to stay all night with Maunie Lang.

16.  Sunday 7 AM  Ther  34.  57.  47.  =  42 2/3
Clear morning, light frost.  S wind.  Tue sent Phebe up to Lees for oysters.  I undertook  to clean up in smoke house PM but gave it up.  Tue and children over to Davis P.M.   Pop corn at night.  Mostly clear day with S wind  gobed 9.39 PM  ~~

17.  Monday 6.30 AM  Ther  43.  64.  55.  =  54.
Partly cloudy, S wind.  C McCravy says Mrs. Straw has sold her lot down in bottom to Perishs.  Tell A. Buirk to bid 6.00 on sulky harrow at his sale tomorrow.  Phebe came home from school at noon sick and did not go PM  Dr.  Sparks pays me 1.90 for load wood.  Pleasant day, mostly clear AM.  Tue consults Dr. Patton about herself and gets some medicine  Gobed.  10.15 PM  Marie 3 years old.

November 9- 14, 1900 in Charleston, IL

November 1900

9.  Friday 5.45 AM.  Ther  23.  42.  36.  =  33 2/3

Clear. S.W. wind.  Warner reported yesterday nothing going on at milt  They  have Jackson St. closed at alley  below 5 & 6th and 6th bet Jack & Van B. putting in Steam heat pipes.  Tue feeling badly.  Abbott worked till about 4 P.M. getting wood in cellar and several odd jobs done.  Mostly clear day.  NW wind.  Thought to go to Loxa but did not get off soon enough.  Tue attended R.Circle.  I sort and cut out pieces from big lot of Records AM & PM.  Mort and Kate over at night till 9.30  Tue and Lillie went after Marie at party at Gannaway's about bed time.  Gobed 9.30 PM

10.  Saturday.  6 AM.  ther.  36.  50.  45= 432/3

Cloudy Southerly wind.  Snow flying several times AM.  Buy two bridles at Shoemaker Cr. 3.25  Start out to Gaines 10 AM  taking them and old harnesses repaired  Jo shucking.  Get home 12.30 P.M.  Warren and Simon brings up two loads of corn.  Own in crib 31 bush other sold to Rickter 28 bu @ .30  $8.40  use check in pocket.  Their Simon's corn is not going to  time out as well as expected.  May make 50 to the a(?)  Tue feeling badly.  Lillie does not satisfy her.  Pay up Abbott for work 2.25   in full.  Light  rain about dark  Mostly cloudy day.  Went up after supper for shave.  Frank May got sick before finishing.  Driving ran.  Roads good.  B.C. better price.  Gobed 9.30  P.M.  Pay up Mountjoy at night

11.  Sunday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther 30.  42.  32  =  36.

Cloudy, N.W. wind.  have five loads corn from Simon's in crib about 160 bu. One sold A. Richter 28 bu.  also 17 bu first load = 205 fr. ranch.  Mort Grove and sister Mm. Wilson called about noon  Find Ferd here most of the day.  He and Tue went down to HG after dinner.  Took Ferd home from there and back after Tue.  Garrett  Wall in town,has been west. Mostly cloudy day  Snow flying in AM.  Marie and Lillie make taffy.  Gobed 9 P.M.

Shorthand on the top of the nest page.

12.  Monday. 5.30, A.M.  Ther.  25.  50.  40.  =  381/3

Clear heavy white frost.  Southerly wind.  Haven't had letter from Phebe for long time.  Pay  Wilton & Tittaltion bal 21.65 check.  I figure the rent on room to June 20 some 4.25 more than they did.  Lillie Beck talking of leaving for Washington State sometime this month.  Went out to Gaines PM getting there about 3.30 P.M.  Jo has shucked eleven  loads since settlement.  About 406  bushels.  Thinks he has a week work left on it yet.  Get home 6.   Mrs. Grove over after supper.  Mostly clear day NW wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

13.  Tuesday.  5.30  A.M.  Ther  38.  50.  27.  =  38 1/3
Mostly cloudy SW wind.  Pay Benkely & Tooke Ins. on store 10.40  Try to find woman to wash but didn't.  Went over to see Mrs.Balch  towards night.   Mrs. Knock over P.M.  Says is going south and will sell most of her stuff   Mostly cloudy day growing colder PM. wind getting to N.W.  We cover up potatoes at night in old house.  Self not feeling very well  Gobed 9 P.M.

14.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther 16.  40.  32.  =  29 1/3
Clear. NW.  Mrs. Owens sends two women here to wash AM  Tue gets long letter form Phebe first in sometime get check from JO Linder for 406 40/70 bu corn all up to Monday night of Gaines' corn.  Get dictionary for Flora Gaines.  Clear AM but cloudy toward night.  Charley Pinstel says will come and put a new pipe on furnace at 7 AM tomorrow.  Mrs. Grove over at night  Gobed 9 P.M.

May 11-16, 1889 in Charleston, IL

May 1889

11. Saturday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  62.  72.  52.  =  62.

Partly cloudy.  Clouds up and  storm of wind and rain about 11 AM.  Girls went to picnicking at river and got wet  H.G. and Nick open store early.  Trade not very lively for Saturday and first day.  Minors plenty.  Warren Decker hauled load of 60 posts.  Has pretty tired at night.  Cloudy day after the rain.  Go bed 11.30

12.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther.  65.  65.60.  =63 1/3

Mostly clouds up and begins rain slowly about and continues most of the day.  I start for ranch about 10 A.M. buy two shoats of Joe Hutch on way down.  Did not rain there yesterday.  Milt going up after pigs tomorrow.  Frank hurt his shoulder and they sent for Dr.   Lost umbrella on road down.  got pretty wet coming home  rained most of P.M.  Got home about 7.30.  There was a shooting last night by Julia Wood she is now in jail  Gobed 10 PM

13.  Monday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  57.  65.  55.  =  55 2/3

Cloudy foggy wind W.  Milt Drake came up for hogs leaving one here supposed barrow but proved to be a boar.  Crass helped about pigs.  Package (?) came.  Trade rather dull.  Dark gloomy day muddy sprinkles several times damp and misty.  It is  thought the man shot Saturday night will die  Julia Wood is out on bail.  I remain at store till shut up 11PM.  Order rye and French of BBon and Blue Lick.  Gobed 11:30 PM~~

14.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  50.  75.  60.  =  61 2/3
Clear  Pleasant day with light W. wind M & H  Drummer here.  Uncle John was in to dinner.  trade rather dull  Ed Daughterty and Jo Lands will open in a few days  Ed has up his new furniture.  Phebe sick all day Tu thinks caught cold at picnic Sat.  Gobed 11.30 PM

15.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  65.  72.  66.  =  67 2/3
Cloudy strong S. wind damp.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Wind gets up and blows a violent gale before noon raining some; and doing some damage to fencing.  Uncle John was in on his way to Snider.  Business dull.  Afternoon pleasant.  Got stuff to build a partition in back room.  Learn at night that tax sale is going on, had forgotten about my taxes.  Man who was shot still alive.  Gobed 11.30

16.  Thursday.  6.45 AM  Ther.  68.  90.  73.  =77.
Hazy.  Abbott comes to work early, working all day.  Geo Kellogg puts up partition at store.  The man shot last Saturday died P.M.  Julia Wood was sent to Jail.  Green drummer in town.  Trade light .  Clear day with strong S. wind Uncle John settled with Hibbard and thinks he beat him  Gobed, midnight.

April 6 - 7, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston IL

April 1914

6.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  44.  62.  54.  =  53 1/3

Part cloudy, S.3.  the continues taking "Colche Sal" and  thinks it helps her.  Bill  came at 7 A and went to work.  Took out ashes.  Takes kindling to cellar; clears off garden place where old house stood.  Helped me hitch up.  I intended  going to Loxa but light rain early stops me.  Bill quit about 1.30 on account of the rain.  Put up mare late.  It rained all PM.  Learn that Frank Alexander and Emma Knock are dead.  Both have been sick a long time.  Tue at Grove's at night til late  Gob 9.30

7.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  44.  42.  36.  = 40 2/3

Cloudy N.E. 3  It rained all night.  Meas. 7 AM (1.01) in. and rain continues from N.E.  Have to warm up house AM although rather short on fuel.  Bill H. called AM and Pay him up to date check 1.60.  Grows colder A.M.  Ther. falling to 40.  It quit raining about 2 PM.  Tue went to Aid Society meet also to vote.  I went up  to vote at 3 PM.   We are so near out of  coal we don't keep hous(sic) very warm and decide to order load in morn.  Cloudy with rain all day till about 2 P.M.  Strong northerly wind.  Gobed 9

April 1889

6.  Saturday.  5.50 AM.  Ther.  26.  54.  43.  = 41

Clear N. wind hard frost ice forming over 1/4 in thick in open air.  Abbott came and spaded east end of raspberry  patch.  Uncle John in P.M. he sold the white cow for 26.00 and gave the money to Tue.  Deposit same to her a/c.  Miss K. paid her rent does not like  counter I got for her.  Rep. City Convention today clear cool N. wind gobed 10 PM  Got new pair pants at Winters 7,oo.

7.  Sunday 7 AM.  ther.  38.  60.  44.  =  47 2/3

Clear Easterly wind.  After dinner at 2.30 went out  to Uncle John's.  Found Snider there after a horse which was just what I was figuring on~ didn't mention it though.  got home after sunset getting very dry  roads good still  some what rough grass not growing much. Uncle John sold the white cow to Dorsch, am feeding her til Monday.  He said he had another cow we could have soon.  gobed 10 PM  clear day

February 3-9, 1889 in Charleston, IL

February 1889

3.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.    31.  47.  37.

Fair.  Wind S.W.  Suit up get some oysters for dinner.  H.G.  called in afternoon to talk  about  sawmill.  Think Strickland late but place.   Maggie and Phebe up to Davis toward night and to church at night.  Tue still complains of neuralgia  in head and face.  Gobed 9.30 PM

4.  Monday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.    29.  60.  38.

Mostly  cloudy , wind south.  Abbott sawed up half cord of wood for me and put it in the woodhouse.  H.G. was here in the morning.  P.M.  I walked out to look at Strickland lots round by depot and down  to ties.  Maggie and Phebe went to school in morning but remained at home in afternoon.  Mrs. Truman paid me for a cord of wood.  Miss Kemayor pays rent for Jany.  there was an alarm of fire about 4 P.M.  Gallagher's old shop which was soon put out.  Another at night which proved to be John Wentz old stable, it was said two horses were burned in it.  Pleasant day with heavy wind from S. very gradually to west and growing at night.  this kind of weather will soon dry the roads.  Gobed 10 PM.

5.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  17.  20.  10.  =  15 2/3

Cloudy wind NW snow flying and say half inch on ground.  Help Tue make a batch of cakes.  Hat was here in afternoon.  snow flurie  all day but it  hardly covers the ground.    Fresh N.W. wind.  went up town at night for meat and pills.  Don't feel very well.  This has been the coldest day this winter.  Gobed 9.30

6.  Wednesday.  4.30  AM  Ther.  4.  19.  13.  

Clear wind about North.  This is the coldest day since last Feb. 27 when ther was -2.  Sam Leitch died this morning.  Had not been sick long.  H.G. down AM to talk about sawmill.  Pill I took last night makes me about sick all day, didn't go up town.  Tue has  toothache bad in afternoon.  clear and pleasant gobed 8.30

7.  Thursday.  4.50 AM.  Ther.  7.  33.  31.

Clear wind S.W.  Father caught a bad cold.  Went up town for meat and to deposit rent check.  Maggie not well and stayed home from school.   There was none in P.M. a/c of Sam Leithch  funeral.  Repair girls doll today.  Mostly clear AM cloudy PM high S. wind all day.  Go bed, 9 PM.  Wrote Strickland asking price of lots S of Park Haute.

8.  Friday.  Friday.  5.45  AM.  Ther.  30.  45.  30.  =35.

Mostly cloudy, wind light westerly, about an inch of light snow on ground.  Wrote for Burpee's Farm annual.  Mrs. Perrill called about noon  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Tue went down to Hat's in afternoon.  Rutherford is up from timber and draws 6.00.  Kink has made 50 more ties.  the ties White paid me for last week are not mine as none have been hauled up.    Fresh Westerly wind  most of day, snow mostly melts.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

9.  Saturday.  6.15 AM.Ther.  26.  37.  26.  =  29 2/3

Fair wind A.M.  tue had toothache most ofo night.     Paid Abbott for work done this week.  Pay Geo E. Wyith for timothy seed bought last Oct.  Lon Foster's wife was buried today.

Uncle John was in to dinner.   Compute interest on a note for him.  Mrs. Eastin was over P.M.  Kate and Edna Myers were over at night.  Maggie and Phebe spend evening over at Davis'  Doc D came down home with me, gave him bottle of sherry.  Pleasant day N.W. wind  Gobed 10 P.M.

January 22-26, 1889 in Charleston, ILL

January 1889

22.  Tuesday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  27.  43.  37.

Clear, fresh S. Wind.  Felt badly all night and didn't sleep well.  Tue and girls went to Dowlings about 10 AM.  Not feeling very well myself went up town  about noon getting some eggs and meat.  Engaged Abbott to help a while tomorrow morning.  Clear day with south wind.  Gobed 9 PM

23.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  31.  50.  40.

Clear.  Abbott came before 8 AM. and work all day cleared out stable and picked up  old lumber and worked into wood.  Got horse shoes set and sharpened up in front.  Clear  most of day and very muddy.  Mrs. Brown called bringing Bubs first report on ties being up to last Friday.    Kink had in woods 180. W & B  310.  has gone to work himself with Riley Decker and others.  Go bed 10 P.M.

24.  Thursday. 6AM.  Ther.  31.  48.  33.

Mostly clear with N. wind slightly foggy or hazy but clouds up and mostly cloudy day.  I started on horseback for timber at 9 AM. arriving at Bob's at 1 P.M.  Found things at the tie job rather mixed.  Decide to quit making soon as I got a thousand and tell Woodrum & Byrn to stop tomorrow.  Went home with Bob about  sunset, went to bed about 10 PM.

25.  Friday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  24.  50.  37.

Clear white frost after breakfast.  After breakfast Bob and I went over and counted W & B ties.  They are nearly too large and many of them rough.  Recd 160, culling only four.  Ought to have thrown out 20 or 30 of them.  Kirk reports  in all in the woods 201.  Bob and Riley D. have made 32  Will let Bob and Kirk work a while on south end of timber till I get a thousand out.  Bob is not very well and is hardly able to work .  Pleasant day and cloudy toward night.  I started home at 1.15 PM and was three hours on the road.  Children went to Chinese show.  8.30 PM.

26.  Saturday, 7 AM.  Ther.  30.  42.  30.

Nearly clear, white frost, hazy , smokey, mostly clear day.  Wind N. grows colder afternoon.  Tie men all up.  Settle with Woodrum & Bynes after some quarreling.  They pretend they are going away.  Bob sent up count of everything received by John Kink.  The whole no. recd. and in the woods now is 750.  Am afraid I will have trouble with them made by W & B.  Went up town at night to get some flour and other grub.  Lots of folks in town today.  Tue has tooth ache at night  go bed 10 PM.

August 12 - 15, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

12.  Tuesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  74.  88.  80.  =  80 2/3

Cloudy.  N.2.  Tue  up and around but perhaps not feeling very well.  We get letter from Phebe also from Muggs.  Storm from NW comes  up suddenly.   It got very dark and threatening but cleared off after a dash of rain.  Rhoda did not come to wash and I drove over to investigate late P.M.  She will come tomorrow.  Dr. Brooks has Jack Walker making him concrete front steps.  From Rhoda's I drove S. return S. side Normal grounds and up to Abbotts.  Didn't see him his wife says he will come.  Drive round to Seiberts to show defective wheels.  Saw and talked with L.E. Barnes when there  He is talking of buying the Meek shop & opposite Seibert's Shop.  Kate Davis is here visiting from Seattle.  Much cloudy AM and night showers.  Vriable wind  .28 in.  Gobed 9.

13.    Wednesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  74.  86.  76.  =  78 2/3

Part cloudy S.1. lt. rain.  Rhoda washed  Abbott came and worked the day.  Clean off garden sow turnip, hoes out what little stuff we have.  I plant beans and radish.  Abbott has sold out and will move to Clark Co in a few days his present wife here most of P.M.  I phone J.E. Mc AM but gone to Paris get him at noon and order same which I get late P.M.  Part cloudy day with light showers in all amounting to .36 in.  Gobed 10 P.M.

14.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  74.  90.  80.  =  81 1/3

Cloudy. S.1.  light rains early morn say till 7 AM .32 in.  H.G. called AM.  For some time has been living in Hutton house.  He works for Corner Soft drink.  Simon called yesterday and I give him WO (sic) tree he wanted to  buy.  Rhoda irons P.M.  I drive S. and E. to River E. of JW Kings quite a  good stream running but think most comes from Kickapoo.  It will take heavy rains to reach the streams.  Roads and fields look about as dry as ever.  Got home 7.30.  Tue, Bud and Chas. out till 9 P.M.  Most clear P.M. light variable winds.  Gobed 9

15.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  74.  96.  86.  = 85 1/3

Clear S.1.  Get shave at Brown's after breakfast. Cr.  White sends man to  repair W.C. and Kitchen faucets.  Pay Bert Gilman water rate to Jany. 1914, 6.00  Drive out by J.B. Hills before dinner.  Dr. Pattons "pumpkin patch" is pretty  well dried up.  Tue  got letter from Phebe.  Tue , Buddy and Chas. to Brook's at night part cloudy with light variable winds.  Thunder shower 2.30 P.M. with .18 in. rain.  very oppressive today.  clear mostly at night.  Gobed 9

August 3-6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

3.  Sunday,    5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  96.  80.  =80.
Clear. N.1.  Pasture mare on library lot and hitch up early.  Had thoughts of trip to Loxa but too blamed hot.  I drove up AM for Sunday pape.  Tue intended to go to Chatauqua (sic) with Mrs. Brooks but did not feel able .  Ida and Josephine Mullen are visiting in Charleston they live in Oklahoma.  Today ends Chatauqua (sic) which began on 19th.  The Holiness meeting back of Mort Grove's has finished.  Tue remained at home all day.  Toward night I drive south to Finch S.H. and return by Hog Farm.  Clear day moderate Northerly winds .  Roads very dusty.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

4.  Monday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  74.  =  78.
Most clear N.E.2.  Seibert did not fix up buggy as promised and I put in day waiting for him  He sends word at night that will do it early in morning.  Get 1/2 bu potatoes at Charley Grims for which owe him 65 cents. PAID  Calls them the "round white."  They are home grown.  Tue  grunting all day and think oat times of getting the Dr.  We did not hear from the girls.  Tue looks for them home tomorrow.  I drove over to  Rhodes tell her to Wash Wednesday instead of Tuesday as intended.  Mort and Kate were over a while at night.  Clear day, moderate northeasterly wind.  No signs of rain.  Go bed 9.

5.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  94.  80.  =  78.
Clear.  N.E.1.  Seibert came and put in axels to buggy, not fine job.  I hitch to old buggy.  Drive down to light plant and pay for July 1.64 ck.  Call to Tucker Bros. paying last coal bill 5.00 ch.  Drive up to see Abbott about working.  Nobody at home.  Tue goes to Mrs. Hibbard trial with Mrs. Brooks.  It turns out to be one of warm days.  Harman calls and settles for crib  of corn sold.  There was much less than supposed.  Says is going to N.Y. in morn with excursion.  Will visit Geneva.  Corn weighed out 273 bu @ 65 cts.  Tue looked for the girls at noon but they didn't come till after dark.  Buddy and Charles came with them.  Clear mostly with moderate northeast to S.E. winds.  Gobed 10 P.

6. Wednesday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  72.  96.  84.  = 84.
Mostly cloudy E.2.  there was sp. after midnight and again with thunder 6 AM.  Rhoda washed and then ironed till 4 P.M.  Tue not feeling any better.  The girls clean up new buggy and I hitch to it before noon.    Muggs is going back to Jeff City tomorrow and Phebe will leave in a few days.  the three girls with Charles went out to Helens on 5.30 P.M. train returning 9 P.  I drove to Kickapoo at Geis to wash PM. wheels.  Mostly clear clouding toward night.  Return via Wrights.  Gobed 9

1888

3.  Friday.  4.50   AM.  Ther.  80.  96.  81.

About clear.  Picked peck of plums from one of lombard trees find about half of them stung by insect.  Mrs. Dickenson came to iron.  Myers calls and pays 2.00 on rent.  He now owes 1.28 on July.   Aug. will (?) tomorrow 6.00 got letter from Indianapolis man asking about (?) furniture.  Saml. E. Moran.  Made out lot of bills but didn't collect any.  Drove with Tue out nearly to Salem Church at night.  Looks like rain after sun set.  Thunder shower S. about 9 P.M.  Gobed about 10 PM.  very warm night.  Ther. stood at 80 at midnight

4.  Saturday.  5.10 AM.  Ther.  76.  80.  65.

Mostly cloudy day and grows cooler early AM.  Bud lot of peach trees with apricot also some almond ints wild plum.  Miss. Kemayer  pays rent for July.  R.S. Hordgren pays old a/c 6.00  Kelly says will go out to  Uncle Johns early to get cow.  Bim will help him drive her i(?).  Drove round town while at night with Tue.  Prohibition Camp Meeting in progress.  Sr. John of Kansas speaks today.  Coolest day for two or three weeks.  10 PM

5.  Sunday. 6.15 AM.  Ther.  65.  87.  74.

Foggy early.  Clears off.  Bim brings in cow about 8.30.  Kelly did not go out  Baby not feeling very well.  Father and I fixed fence in bottom P.M.  Drove toward night up  N. & N.W. of town with tue and baby.  The prohibition Camp Meeting draws  quite a crowd.  M & P went to church at night.   Self not well went to bed at 8.30 P.M.

6.  Monday  5.15 AM.  ther.  68.  87.  70.

Cloudy and raining very heavy, thunder storm from 2 PM till morning, much wind at times.  Milk white cow self this morning.  Went out after breakfast to turn her out and she was gone with the calf.  Put in the day looking  for her.  Kelly helping good part of the time.  Didn't find nor hear of her.  Mrs. Dickenson washed.  Baby sick all day.  Had trying afternoon Saddle of harness broke will have to get a new one.  Pleasent day with strong west wind.  Gobed 9.PM.