April 1-5, 1914 in Charleston, IL

April 1914

Top of Page~ Average Temp for Apls for 28 years, today included 46.8

1.  Wednesday 6.30  AM.  Ther.  58.  62.  50.  = 56 2/3

Mostly cloudy S.2.  There was  quite a shower with thunder at 3 AM  .50 in.  Tue has engaged  Warman girls to wash and they came for  clothes before breakfast.  Tue got letters  AM from Muggs and Phebe.  Muggs talking of quitting her job.  She is going down to see Ferd soon.  Mail check to C.I.P.S. Co. for E. light for Mar. 2.43.  Helen called P.M.  She and Tue  called on Mrs. Glassco (Annie)  She is 81 now living with Liela Bunch on Fourth St.  Cloudy day and much colder before noon wind shifting to N.W.  Gobed9

2.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  46.  60.  44.  = 50.

Part cloudy.  Clearing. N.W.3.  Gus brought eggs.  Tue gets wash from Warmans Pd .75.  Tue gets letter from Buddy P.M.  Ad Miller called a day or two ago.  Has been preaching all winter and will finish painting our house soon as weather permits.  He is doing some work for Mrs. Curd.  Theatre putting big bill board just across street.  I felt very poorly all day and didn't hitch up.  Tue goes up town P.M.  Gobed 9

3.  Friday.  6 AM.  ther.  36.  50.  40.  =42.

Clear . N.W.1.  Nickles calls and pay him 25.00 on livery bill.  Miller left his things here, working a little  for Mrs. Curd.  Tue attended R.C. at Chenowiths P.M.  later went up town.  I did not get out much, am out of corn.  have plenty of oats and straw.  I let mare in pasture P.M. a while.  she was crazy  bout it.  Had intended  to hitch up but seemed too cold for me.  Grace S. called P.M. inquiring about Muggs. Tue wrote Muggs at night and went up late to mail letter.  She complains much of rheumatism or something of the sort in legs and back.  Gobed 9.

4.  Saturday.  6.30. AM.  ther.  36.  54.  40.  =  43 1/3

Cloudy. S1.  Tue right limb painful from hip down  in night.  Seems better this morn.  She gets up and goes ahead as usual.  this is another raw morning.  We have to continue furnance fire from day to day.  We are nearly out of coal again.  Hitch up P.M. and drive out by Cemetery return south road.  The roads are good.  Hardy Hill has been grading down front of his place.  Walter has a sawmill cutting the timber around his barn and west.  I drove to IBM getting 1/2 bu corn for feed.  Tue ironed some P.M. she took one of Colche sal pills AM and thinks it helped her good deal.  Mrs. Brooks came over spending evening.  Gob 9.30

5.  Sunday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  54.  42.  =  43 1/3

Clear mostly N.2.  Tue lay till near 9.0c.  Shave  ok AM.  Tue went to church AM and got  4th edition R.H.  We had dinner 1.30  I hitch up 3 P.M. and later drive over to see Hatton.  He  will work for me tomorrow but has demanded more wages.  That is he will quit at 5 PM instead of 6 PM.  The roads not so good as I supposed.  Many  mud holes way I went.  drove down past hog farm returning by Phipps place getting home say 5.30.  Mr. Bell reported worse today.Groves did not come as expected.  Tue did not attend church at night.  Mostly clear light N to E winds.  Gobed 9

October 3-5, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

3.  Friday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  42.  74.  56.  =  37 1/3
Clear. N.1.  I got start say 8 oc with a full load.  Had to return for something.  Miller not there but came on first car say 9 and went to work.  A big school picnic at Park drew a big crowd on Inter (?).  I drove up through place Mr Cox plowing near Darlings.  Think has near 20 A done~ looks well.  Didn't meet Harman.  Cox intimates that he intends to put  present  breaking into corn.  Will see about that.  I return by Loxa leaving Miller working at  1 PM.  Getting home 2.15P.  Tue attended first R.C. meet up at Lola Cottinghams.  Helen went to the picnic.  Clear day light variable winds.  Whirlwinds.  Tue and Helen went to picture late.  Gobed 10.30  I left dog Jack at home.

4.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  52.  78.  66.  =  65 1/3
Clear. S.2.  Gas smell.  Tue got letter from Phebe also one from Marie.  Phebe will come home 13 divorce proceedings.  Buddy writes that Walter is coming up tonight.  I get hat at Winters but think will return it.  Rene came over AM to investigate Helen's truancy.  She has been claiming to attend the Normal but seems has not done so altogether.  They fix it up and she will  continue to attend Normal borarding at dormitory instead of with us.  Ad Miller calls and I pay for Loxa repairs 2.00 will begin painting sooon as I can get ready.  Rene and Helen stay to dinner.  H &H were down to supper.  He is idle now.  I take severe case cramps with purging 3 P.M.  Warren calls and I promise him and Ike Rogers the ranch land.  They will begin at once to clear it off.  Mostly clear day.  Phone V.E.M. for same getting it toward night.  Tue bought quinces of Heddin.  go bed 10 P

5.  Sunday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  62.  76.  68.  = 68 2/3
Mostly cloudy. S.2. Sp rain 7 A and light showers later till 1P.  Tue attends church comm(?) getting paper.  Walter didn't come as expected  We ate dinner at 1.30.  at 3.30 I took drive S.W. nearly to  Mat Brown's getting home about 6.  I had load of children going nutting on way out return same way met Sam and Tom Walters near Burk hill  Mostly cloudy day with rain much of AM Part clear AM and threatening at sunset.  The dirt roads quite muddy.  Gravel pretty good.  Tue at Grove's when I got home.  Cloudy night.  No rain.  Gobed 9

October 1-2, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

1.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  54.  74.  60.  = 62 2/3

Cloudy. Light fog.  N.W. 2.  Rhoda worked all day mostly cleaning windows.  P.M. she  works for Kate Grove.  Mort workes the day at porch getting near done.  I added up my weather business for Sept. AM.  Drove over to  Ad Millers.  P.M.  Find him west of Normal.  A phone from C.H. Jones to fix up Loxa house for renter at once.  Miller can do it Friday and will try to get ready for him.  Tue was up to Mrs. Littletons P.M. and attends PM with Mrs. Brook at night.  Most cloudy AM Clear PM.  NW wind  Gobed 9 PM

2.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  56.  74.  56.  = 62 1/3

Clear N.W.3.  Harman phones that have quit cutting B.C. on account of two green.  Mort came and finished lt odds and ends round house till 11 AM.  I drove to Reynolds but Miller not there.  Change horse to old buggy P.M. and get sand cement and liver.  Tue worrying about things so that about sick.  No Helen worries her good deal.  See MIller at home says will go  Loxa in morn if able.  Most clear day northerly light winds.  Gobed 9.

1888

1.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  78.  55.

Pleasant day S.W. wind.  Get Jas. McCimack to put glass in above.  Myers says can't pay his rent now let us have potatoes says he will  give up house next Monday.  Tue and self went down to Timber after dinner leaving baby  with father.  I got  glass for front  at Neals on cr. at 3.50.  Borrow pint of liquor J.H.(?)  Gobed 9 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  5.40  AM  Ther.  42.  55.  38.

Part clear windy day, went down to timber at 8 AM.  Warren Decker at work hauling out wood and posts. also worked yesterday Bob Brown laid up with boil.  Got half bushel of sweet  potatoes of Walker on way home.  Bert* was  up in P.M. to say that  his Mother is very low and not expected to live long.  Gobed 9 PM.

*Tue's brother talking about her Mother.

September 29-30, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

29. Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  82.  64.  = 70 2/3

Cloudy.  N.W. 1. fog.  I feel poorly.  Drive down to see Ad Miller finding him west of Normal.  Says get lime &c to Loxa and he will fix flue.  No fungi appearing.  Mort begins after dinner repairing front porch.  Watch him til 3 oc. when drive to Dicewood.  Nothing there doing.  I get home 5.30 Helen H. gets here about 6.  Mort had made a fluke in the posts.  Most clear day.  S2.  Gobed 9

30.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther. 60.  80.  62..  = 67 1/3

Part Cloudy.  Mort worked alll day  day at porch but nowhere near done.  Harman says has plowed 17  A to date,Phones that  will begin cutting B.C. afternoon.  Bert Bennett gang is cutting it.  I  drove over to Hatton's Am. but not at home.  Tue worrying about H.H.  Jo Watkins rode  out a piece with me on way home.   He lives down near "Slab".  Shave self late P.M.  Part cloudy day.  South to westerly moderate winds.  Gobed 9P

(drawing of a hand pointing to the right) The Weather &c at Charleston Illinos(sic) for Sept 1913

Mean temperature. 69.  Max.98 on 1.2 and 3d. Min.40 on 22d.  Rain on 10 days 2.92 - .60 on 11th 1.51 on 15th and .43 on 17th other days light or only trace  Cloudiness 41 per ct.: Winds - N.4; NE 5 1/3 - E 4 1/3 - SE 21/3 S 8 1/3~ SW 1 2/3 W 1 1/3  and NW 2 2/3 days.  Rain about middle of month broke the long drouth but too late to help corn much  It has started pasture wheat and weeds.  Corn at stores 80 Eggs 30  Butter 35. Oats 50.  all kinds of meat am high.  Steak beef or pork costs 20 to 25.  There was a touch of frost in places on 22nd.  Saw it at farm but not in town.

1888

29.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  38.  58.  42.

Clear.  Start for timber with girls at 9 AM.  Help them gather hazelnuts tell noon but over to S. side after dinner.  Got price lists of seed from A. Dickenson Co. and Robert Seed Co.  We answer to letters written several days ago.   Four men at work today on middle ridge.  Tue and father put up kitchen stove today.  We get home at 6.30 pretty tired.  W. Decker says he will begin Monday to haul out wood rails &c from ground now cleared.  Have not yet decided not to put  in wheat.  Gobed 10 PM

30.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther  40.  68.  60.

Clear.  Girls got to S.S. and church.  Stormy S.W. wind gust.  Have (?) light frost.  Pleasant day.  Miss Kemayer  down toward night to say that one of the front windows was broken last night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

June 3-5, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

3.  Tuesday  6 AM.  Ther.  64.  90.  68.  =  74.
Part cloudy.  Griffins B.C. warehouse burned last night.  Emmett came 7.  Cuts long grass.  Sets out 25 tomato plants.  John Hall hauls away load of wood for Emmett.  Wells did not bring lawn mower.  Get birthday card from Hat.  Maggie sent me a small mem. book.  Let Emmett go at noon paying up 2.65.  Tue and Buddie iron.  Ad Miller called P.M. and will help me at any time.  I drove late P.M. to see Rhoda to wash tomorrow:  from there continue W and return by Helen's getting home 7 PM.  The folks were out at night.  Most clear day N. and N.E. winds.  Cooler at night.  Gobed 9 PM.

4.  Wednesday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther. 56.  88.  70.  = 71 1/3
Mostly clear.  N.E.2.  oil old buggy.  The new one not yet received.  Has  been shipped since 23 (?).  Rhoda came to wash working till 4 P>M>  I get start for Loxa 9 AM getting home 1 PM.  Drove out through place from Loxa.  Think Harman's crops look better than the average.  I drive to Dennison line.  Found Cliff on NW 40 replanting corn.    Talk a while with him and refuse to go to dinner with him.  I did not take lunch nor Jack.  I stop in Loxa returning long enough to pay Hough S. for putting up yard, fence $7.00 ck.  Few people visible in  in Loxa.  I left Loxa about noon.  The  roads are very dusty.  Before night drive over to Well's for lawn mower.  Paid 50c.    Tom Snider was badly  hurt by auto today.  Mostly clear day with fresh N.E. wind and numerous  small whirlwinds:  Mrs. Curd and Mrs. Brooks over at night.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

5.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  .60.  90.  76. = 75 1/3
Partly cloudy.  S.E. 3.  learn by phone that buggy has been received at CL Depot. Put in  good  post of forenoon hunting but not finding dray man.  They are very busy.  Phebe writes will be home Sunday.  A letter from Muggs P.M.  does not state when she will be at home.  Gwin and McK brought up buggy P.M.  Sibert came over and set it up.  Although a good buggy I do not feel stucdk on it.  Mostly clear day with moderate S.E. winds.  No signs of rain.  The drouth here is becoming serious.  I had bad spell cramps.  P Maud night.  Tue  and Buddy went down to H.G.'s after supper.  Go b 9.30

April 15-16, 1913 in Charleston, IL

1913

15.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  34.  64.  48.  =  48 2/3

Clear.  N.  White frost.  Ad  Miller calls we send him to Loxa to look at work on house there. Order 3 sks. wood fiber and bunch shingles to patch house.  B.P. Andrews &co to be sent by big four. P.M.  Order four Mayda lamps from Pub service Co.  Tue gets letter from Phebe AM.  Miller will go to Loxa to repair old house in morn.  I hitch up 10 A.M.  After dinner drove up voting mixed ticket.  There drive E. part of town and over to Anderson.  fetch up later at Whalens elevator* where pay coal and cobs bill.  37.45 to date.  They brought us 4 new Masdas for which owe them 1.80.  rs. Lizzie Highland Vail came with  son Frank and stay the night.  They live at Portland, Ore.  We had good visit with them.They came E a/c Mrs. Moores death.  We are about out of coal and neglect to get more today.  Clear day light northerly winds.  The roads are dry.  They are scraping them level in places today.  Gobed 10 P.M.

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16.  Wednesday.  5.20 AM.  Ther.  38.  74.  56.  =  56.

Clear.  N.W. 1.  It seemed funny to build fires without any fuel.  Rhoda came early to wash.  Helen H. called Lizzie and Frank went away about 9 AM will come again before leaving.   I find lot old letters have been looking for a week.  Hitch up 10.30 A.  and drive up town. before dinner.  Rhoda here to dinner.  Tue is getting started to cleaning house.  I begin on lot of old checks &c. and get them in shape to  pack away  up in attic.   Spent most of P.M. at same.  Tue attends picture show at church at night.  Mrs. Grove was over an hour or two P.M.  Clear day with light northwesterly winds.  Tom Shoemaker tells me  he got 204 maj. as mayor yesterday.    Get ton Harrisonville nut coal of Tuckers.  They deliver it P.M.  Suppose Ad Miller to work at Loxa house today.  Gobed 9.30