November 25 - 29, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

1913

25.  Tuesday 6 AM.  Ther. 42.  54.  48.  =  48

Most Cloudy.  S.2.  tue ironing AM.  I drove down to Miller's before noon.  Nobody in sight.  Mr.  & Mrs. Bell remain about the same.  I got home about noon and did not drive any more.    Big Minstral show at theatre at night.  Al  G. Fields.

One of their posters of the times.*

The opera people use our billboards and we ought to have tickets.  Frances Bowes Sayre marries President Wilson's daughter Jessie at 4.30 PM. today.

*

I have been looking his pedigree in The Sayre Genealogy today.  Cloudy  day moderate southerly winds.  I slept in den till 10 P.M.  Several showers in night.  R.(.25)

*Added here and not in the actual journal.

26.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  46.  56.  52.  =  51 1/3

Cloudy S.2.  Phone for "same" to  J.E. Mc which got 4 PM.  I hitch up AM getting grub.  Tue kills one of her trio of roosters and I suspect a function tomorrow.   She has invited H. and H.  Alfred did chores and will appear again Saturday P.M.  Tue was over at Grove's PM.  They are in trouble about east line of their place where building is being built.  Dark cloudy day: light S to SE wind mist on light fog.  The  streets some sloppy but don't think rain enough for mud in roads.   Jack had one of his old time filo in kitchen this morning.  I officiated.   go bed 9.30

27.  Thursday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  50.  58.  54.  = 54.

Cloudy, light fog S.1.  Henry and Hat came soon after 9 am. and stay to dinner and all P.M.  I hitch up but did not drive any until after 4 P.M. when drove down to J.A.  Miller's.  Nobody at home as usual.    Not an unpleasant day for Thanksgiving.  Mostly cloudy dirt roads also gravel quite muddy.  Fungi seem to be starting within last few days.  Mr. and Mrs. Bell remain about the  same.  Some foggy at night with rain in night.  I spent evening reading about the operas and go bed 10 PM.  R (.38)

28.  Friday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  56.  66.  60.  = 60 2/3

Cloudy, foggy S.2.  Mist.  The S.E. door was unlocked last night.  Shave self A.M. having tedious time of it.  Tue got letter from letter from Mugg's  yesterday AM.  Phebe has written Muggs that will remain at Havana two weeks longer thand (sic)  intended on account of sickness in employers family.  I  notice several promising mushrooms starting in bed.  I hitch up about noon.  I took  Tue  to reading circle meet at Fulton's return by 4th St. did  not drive any more.  Dark day with light fog at times wind S. to E. light rains toward night and showers later in night: no thunder all roads except pavement quite muddy.  Gobed 8.30  R 53. to 7 AM.

29.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  58.  62.  58.  =  59 1/3

Cloudy. E.2.  Light rain.  Meas. for yest to 7 AM. see yest.  the rain so far not affected streams much which are still running low.  Our yard has been sprinkled with dandalions.  Tue  over to Bells.  Mrs. B reported no better.  Haraman phones will be in to settle up corn to date.  He came at 2.30 P.M.  Pays me  three checks (Linder) 72.60.  McC & Linder 142.40 and his own for 123.20 for my share corn taken by him.  His corn is yielding somewhat better than expected.  This settlement is for 1204 bu from over 40 acres.  He has about 40 still to report from.    He  and Blanch go home just at dark.  Tue was up town with  Ollie P.M.  Later she went over to Brooks' staying till 9 P.M.  Dark damp day with light fog and mist E. or SE winds   Gobed 9.30  Alfred didn't  come to chore as agreed.

November 17- 18, 1913 and 1888

1913

17.  Monday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  38.  60.  56.

Clear.S.2.  Thick hoar frost but no ice.  Hitch AM driving down to Miller's.  Saw boy:  his father not home yet.  The dirt roads not so muddy as expected.  Mrs. Curd and Mrs. Brooks spend P.M. with Tue.  We did not get any dinner.  I took some B & M.   I felt very downsy (sic) all day and did not drive any  more.  Bells folks are no better.  Fun day:  Clear till toward night.  Tue Grove's at night.  Gob 9.30

18.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  68.  60.  =  60 2/3

Part cloudy.  S.S.W.3.  Tue  writes to Phebe.  I mail the letter about noon.  Drive out as far as Decker Park.  Mushrooms seem to be starting in in garden bed.  Mr. and Mrs. Bell reported some better.  Bought Victor Opera Book at Whites AM.   Mrs. Grove called PM.  She and Tue visit Mrs. Bell.  I pile up old braces on  back lot PM.  Alfred came to chore after school.  Will come again Thursday P.M.  

Harman  phones night and wants me to come out tomorrow if possible.  Part cloudy and moderate southerly wind.  Go bed 10.

1888

17.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther.  24.  37.  32.  

Mostly clear, hazy.  Coldest morning so far this fall.  Buy 8 1/2 bushel apples of Nels Thomas @ 25c.  Ben Davis.  Engage 2 bush.  Lakeman sweet of Burgess.  Wrote letter to J.W. Hall Alva Fla.   Got Crass to work toward night picking up round stable paid him 25 c.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Cloudy most of day with easterly wind looks much like rain or snow.  Bob Brown in town.  Tell him to go ahead and sow timothy seed.  Gobed 9 AM.

18.  Sunday,    AM.  Ther.  34.  41.  36.

Cloudy E. wind about 1 1/2 inches of snow on ground. and light rain falling.  Cloudy all day snow mostly melted.  Fatty Knock fixed the cistern pump yesterday it has been out of repair for a month or two.   He also (?) on the lid to piano.Chancellors folks have been coming over for water for awhile - Father says he is going to stop it.  Damp chilly day - Tue and self both have sore throats  Baby not very well at night.  Maggie and Phebe did not go to Sunday School today.  Gobed 9 PM~

June 28 - July 2, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

June

28.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  76.  98.  86.  =  86 2/3.

Clear SW.1. Ship axles to Phelps by Express Write him enclosing 2.50 as per his letter.  Prepaid Ex. on  axels.  Fritz did not come.  The heat was too much for me today and I  kept busy trying to keep cool without success however.  Drive SW toward night to cool off.  The crops down that way do not show much improvement from the rains.  I went out far as the Parker farm.  Many heavy clouds at mid day with showers around especially south where there was heavy thunder for an hour or two P.M. and apparently heavy rains.  Clear at night variable light  winds today.  It is the hottest average yet.  My mouth and teeth make me very uncomfortable today.  Upper lip swollen.  Rile Hampton rides in Gobed 9.30

29.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  76.  94.  82.  =  84.

Clear. SW.1.  Mouth kept me awake most of night.  Phebe went for paper - all gone.  shave self AM.  Tue went  over to Bells AM., Mr. B very poorly.  Put some washers on old buggy A.M.  and hitch up.  Much cloudy P.M.  Good deal deal of thunder about noon, looks like showers around.  No rain here.  Harman phones AM.  He is very much discouraged says oats are no good.  I drove down to Emmetts late P.M.  He will help me tomorrow if Dorsch doesn't thrash.   I drove up to town line and west to Watson road thence S to Big Four and home S road getting there 7 PM.  The Groves were over till about dark.  I didn't see them.  there is a big gospel tent right back of their house where crazy meetings are held night and day.  My mouth and face are getting worse.  Some cooler at night.  Gobed 9.30

30.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  82.  96.  90.  =  89 1/3

Part cloudy. W.  I did not sleep much on account of my mouth and it was worse than ever this morning.  It broke about noon relieving me very much.  Emmett did not come.  Have hopes of his appearing tomorrow.  Decide not to hitch up and leave mare in pasture.  Mrs. Brooks calls P.M.  Learn that Mrs. J.W. Frazier is dead 85.  Phebe borrows Francis Stodderts R.H.  Mostly clear day with good W. breeze.  W.W. Bishop (Capt.) is dead in Tenn.  Jim  Barr is dead at Newman.   Helen Ferrish calls P.M. staying to supper.  Today hottest average day.  Lightning at night in S.N.E. Bureau predicts rain tomorrow.  Gobed. 9.30.

The Weather Etc. for June 1913 at Charleston, Ill.

Daily mean average 76.34.  Maximum 104 on 19th Minmum 40 on 10th Percipitation 1.66 in.  Mostly light showers which fell from 21 to 25.  Rain has fallen on only six days and there has been but little thunder.  The rains last week helped corn a good deal.  There will be big shortage in that crop in this section Oats will not be half a crop- Clover hay short but pretty good in quality.  Timothy very light.  Much  oats will not be cut.  Corn say 60  oats say 40  eggs 15  butter 30 (country)  Roads were muddy last week have gotten good again.  Corn is looking well where up and growing.  The trouble is much of it never came up.

July

1.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  78.  94.  78.  = 83 1/3

Mostly cloudy. W.1.  Perhaps the hottest night on record here.  Mare was out in 4th St. this morn but comes up and I hitch her up.  It starts out to be hot as yest but dash of rain about 11 AM and cooler P.M.  other light showers P.M.  Mrs. Grove over  afternoon.  I drove to Emmetts P.M. his wife says he intends to work for me tomorrow.  I drove into cemetery.  The rain two miles N. made good deal of mud enough to stop  most of autos.  Much cloudy day with light variable winds.  I met Harman coming home near Western S.H.  Gobed 9.30

2.  Wednesday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  92.  84.  = 83 1/3

Cloudy. N.W.1  Rhoda comes early to wash working till 2 P.M.  Emmett is working for Dorsch.  I shall not run after him any more.  Can get David.  I sit round trying to read until after 4 P.M. when drove the long drive down by Kickapoo and return via Wrights.  Roads are good.  Corn is looking better much of it small.  Get home at 7 P.M.  Leave mare at Nickles intending to go Loxa in Morn. Mostly fine clear day no dust little wind and slightly cooler.  Gobed 9.30

February 15-18, 1913 in Charleston, IL

15.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther. 34.  52.  42.  = 42 2/3
Part cloudy, red clouds. S.3.  Tue irons most of AM. and Keeps on.  I sort out old junk in shed and clean off mare AM. John Simon calls after dinner reporting everything all right at ranch.  One King from Diona called PM wanting to cut some  poles , I refused.  Phoned J.E.W. morn for same. Hitch up before  Ray came and he went with me to Interurban fore for Bill in same.  Stopping at P.O., coming home.I got letter from Phebe she was yet in Chicago at Gages 12th inst.  Later I drove out to Huffmans returning S.road.  It is not as muddy as I supposed.  They have been erecting frame for big water tank opposite Interurban on Monroe street since I was down that way Jan. 30.  Ray rode to Division with me.  Tue went up town after I got home about 6 P.M.  Several dogs have been poisoned in neighborhood lately.  The roads not so bad as supposed.  I get Andrews bill today it is much larger than had expected.  It includes all at farm.  Roof rc for barn and roof and stripping for BC shed also current and lumber for Extension WC SW corner of house and repairs  on Loxa house.  Mostly clear till P.M. wind got NW and cloudy.  Papers predict cold wave.  The snow is gone except patches on North hillsides.  Go bed 9 P.M.

16. sunday. 7 A.M.  Ther.  30.  50.  44. = 41 1/3
cloudy N.2.  Tue retired latae last night leaving cellar lights on  they burn till 7.30 AM.  Tue slept till nearly 9 oc.  She attended church with Mrs. Brooks AM.  Getting paper which is now 5 cts. instead of 6 as formerly for a year or two past.  She went calling with Mrs. Brooks P.M.  I wait for Ray to come to help hitch up but did it self before he arrived.  I drive SW Keeping pave and gravel till turn E. OakRidge SH.  Chilly driving roads generally muddy wind getting in S. clouds up.  I got home 5.30 Tue later.  Tue writing Marie tonight.  The lights were all out for a while about 9.  Mostly clear, varible winds light rain 9 P.M. and later.  Gobed.9.

17.  Monday. 6.30 AM. Ther.  34. 54.  40. = 42 2/3
Clear. N.1.  Lt. wh. fr.  The rain last night (.10) thin ice.  Tue still writing to Buddy and sends package by Parcel this morning.  Tue  over to Bells P.M.  Mrs. Grove called 2 P.M.  Public service Co have been cutting their useless poles today on 6th St.  The city taxes every pole standing.  I hitch up about 4 P. Drove E. on  Westfield road a mile.  They have been scraping it.  The roads are worse than yest.  Met J.E.M. near Crums store.  Clear Day light variable winds becoming southeasterly at night.  Gobed 9.P.
NOTE:  This was Marie's, my Grandmother,birthday.  She was 26.  CMS

18.  Tuesday.   6.30. AM.  ther.  36.  62.52. = 50
Clear S.E.3.  There was strong southeasterly wind all night.  One of young men (Lee) roomers thinks has measles and keeps his bed A.M.  Tue prepariing for R.C. Function at Jo Reats this P.M.  I hitch up 11 A.M.  Find the terrapins in box since last Aug. doing well.  Supposed they were dead.  Lee finds he has Measles and goes home with friend to recover P.M.

May 21, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 21, 1912    5.30 AM, Ther.  60, 84, 72, +72

Clear S.S.W.2.  Emmett did not come as promised and I tried to find him, but didn't.  The abscess in upper  mouth relieved me by breaking.  Tue letter from Phebe that will be home yest or today.  She didn't come.  Tue over at Bells P.M. hair clean.  Retha Gaines called between 4 &5.  Gus brought us some butter and milk.  Tue went to Groves after supper.  Mrs. G improving  under rubbing process.  Caught rat no. 8 P.M.  Think pretty nearly exterminated on place.  Clear day just like last four.  Southerly  wind.  I felt better today.  Go bed 10.

125 & Years Ago

Saturday, May 21, 1887    6.30 A.M.  Ther 66, 88, 67

About clear.  Thunder shower with sprinkle about noon.  Took baby carriage up to Fatty's to get repaired.  Mr. Young came with his boys and spread straw on berry patch.  Put row of potatoes between rows.  Says he will mow yard soon as he feels well enough.  Talk with Mort Cormer in afternoon.  Have decided to let him go down  there with his mill he to give me one fourth  the gross proceeds for all lumber sold.  Sam Leitch gives me poor encouragement about city bill.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Noticed first fire flies.