May 26-30, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

26.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  62.  76.  54.  =  64.
Cloudy S.2.  Thunder 7 AM and light rain.  Mostly cloudy day with occasional light rain also some thunder and showers around   Rain here .31 in.  It will help but we need more.  Wind S. getting NW before night and cooler.  I hitch up late P.M. drive round town a little.  Rain didn't make much mud.  Too cold for things to  grow much.  Tue spent evening at Groves.  Strong northerly wind all night.  Mare at Nickles 1st for long time.  Gobed 10.

27.  Tuesday.  5.30. AM. Ther.  52.  76.  60. = 62 2/3
Cloudy mostly N.4.  Mare from  Stable 8 oc.  Get shave of Yates Brown owe.  Tue writing to girls.  Expects Buddy Friday  and Phebe Sunday.  I take trip S.W. to get Parker and Hatton.  Parker came after dinner and monkeys  with old screens all P.M.  He went down to BPAs for screen wire, and did not do much.  Emmett says will help all I want in a day or two.  I drove late up by Stodderts.  Went over in Dicewoods.  There has not been rain enough to help much.  It but little more than laid the dust round town.  The roads are fine.  Clear day.  Wind N.W.4.  Bradleys have them new auto.  No word from my buggy order. was rec.  May 13.  I get home 6.30 go bed 10.

28.  Wednesday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther. 50,  90.  72. =  70 2/3
Clear. N. 1.  Phone Sibert to come for old buggy to set tires.  Mrs. Toups washes 1st and works all day at cleaning setting and kitchen.  Bill Hatton worked all AM.  Cut some wood and went with me to cemetery.  Parker worked all day at screens.  Think he will make a weeks work of it if possible.    Phelps SH buggy has been shipped.  Get  bill today.  One of hot days and clear with SW wind 3.  Bill Hatton called at night.    Wants to renovate back house at Loxa.  I leave mare at Nickles and may visit Loxa in the morning.  Warren called a while on front porch about noon.  Gobed 9.30

29.  Thursday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  60.  90.  76.  = 75 1/3
Part cloudy.  W.1. Parker came and crowded in another half day.  I spent good deal of time hunting for Hatton.  He will do Loxa closet Saturday.  I was over to see Sibert AM.  He will set up new buggy in my shed.  It was shipped last Friday.  One of hottest days to date clear with fresh W. wind.  Harman phones at night.  Seems to be  discouraged about the drouth.(sic)    Think pretty general.  Tue over at Mrs. Curds at night.  Mare at Nickles.  Go bed 10 PM

30.  Friday*  5 AM.  ther.  72.  94.  78.  =  81 1/3
Clear. W.2.  We  go out to cemetery early - before 7 AM. with flowers.  Getting home 8.  Tue went to 11:30 Big 4 train to meet Buddy but she did not come till nearly 3 P.M.  We got letter from  Phebe yesterday saying she had decided to stay another week and will not be  home till about  June 8.  Harman was in 4 P.M.  bringing sack of corn and two bush. oats.  Mrs. Grove was over soon after Buddy got here.  Tue gave me  "jacking up" because I looked at an old lady and her daughter.  This is the warmest day to date and the heat has about floored me.  Mostly xlear clouding up toward night sprinkle rain 8 PM.  Lightning with very distant thunder ten oclock and later.  Gobed 9.30  P.M.

*Decoration Day

May 30, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Thursday, May 30, 1912    5.30 AM.  Ther. 56. 74. 58. = 62

Cloudy, N.2.  Tue and I drove out to cemetery 10 AM taking a few flowers which we distributed among the graves.  Flowers are not plentiful this year.  Big crowd at cemetery.  We drove out to  Helens getting home before noon getting some butter and eggs of Helen.  We did not go out in P.M.  Late I drove out by Latta's returning by Helen's.  They have put in a temporary bridge over Cassell Creek near Big 4 RR preliminary to building new cement bridge.  Tue over to Brooks at night.  Part clear day.  Moderate N to variable winds.  Go bed 10.

125 Years Ago

Monday, May 30, 1887    6.30 AM.  Ther  58. 73.?  58

Cloudy and light rain.  Thunder shown in the night.  Start for timber about 9 AM.  Roads very muddy part of the way.  Got to Milt's after 11oc. after he got his dinner we drove up to Hanleys.  He gave his consent for us to drive with lumber through his place.  Left Milt at Handley ford and got home about ?PM. quite a shower fell while coming home.  Kate Davis here to supper.  Find that ants have been destroying a good many of my worms.  A little coal oil put near their track seems to stop them.  Went up to P. McGurtys place after supper to consult with other fellows about license on a vote on license which will (?) at council meeting Thursday night.  Go bed 10 PM.  Got osage from Handley's hedge.