August 19-21, 1913 & 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

19.  Tuesday.  4.30 AM.  Ther.  74. 94.  78.  =  82.

Mostly clear. S.1.  Tue and I start to Loxa 6.29 A.M.  going S. road.   Leaving Buddy and Chas. in bed.  Stop at Jones'.   Tue collecting his rent and at Gaines' where she saw the two babies and there at Mrs. Shirleys.  Mrs. S. is feeling poorly and has  changed much.  We drove up through the place going over to west side and through all cloverfields.  Do not think there is much seed in any of it and told Cox same when got to place.   Cox has visitors.  We did not see Harman and it was so warm we soon left for home.  The corn does not promise any more than at last visit.   Half a crop is big estimate.  We got home about 11 A.M. after very hot drive.  Shirleys digging well near their house.  Cox says they have plenty water at farm.  Can see nothing of clover sown with oats.   B.C. looks well.  Thunder much P.M. and mostly cloudy.  Sprinkle rain.  Apparently heavy rains S.  Find lot of supposed lepiota Granulosus  in garden.  I did not drive any more after getting home from Loxa.  Old mare seems to feel downsy (sic)she is worse to drive than I ever knew her to be.  Tue and Buddy over on 4th street at night.  Later they go up town.  This the first day of Coles Co. fair.  Admish is 50c. this year as it was last.  Gobed 8.30

20.  Wednesday.   5.30  AM.  Ther.  74.  94.  76.  =  81 1/3

Clear.  E.1 Walter came before we got up.  He has a short vacation.  Rhoda came to wash.  She irons most of P.M.  I drove up town 10.A.M. soon returning.  The heat very oppressive.  Mostly clear AM but clouding up P.M. with much thunder and heavy showers around .62 in. fell here between  5 and 6 P.M.  Must have been immense rain few miles south.  None of attended the fair.  Slightly cooler at night.  Go bed 9 P

21.Thursday.  5.30. AM.   Ther.  74.  94.  76.  - 81 1/3

Light fog. W.2.  Walter took Chas. to fair AM.  I drove up town for cream.  There are several bands of gypsies in town I met them on 4th St.  Later drove over to see Bill Hatton but didn't  met(sic) Boden.  Tue and Buddy up town P.M. leaving me with Charles.  Write Leader Engine Co. for catalogue of tractors.  Part cloudy AM but mostly overcast P.M.  Light shower 11 A.M. heavier showers late P.M. all for today, .34 in.  I felt the heat bad as ever today;  Skinner comes after I go bed, and stays the night.  He has been hurt in Chicago and has crutches.  Gobed 9.30

1888

19.  Sunday  6 AM  60.  83.  66.

Clear.  We started for  Berts before 9 AM leaving father alone at home.  Stayed til 5 P.M.     (/0 hitch and  several of his children were there.  Found Ma not so well as last time we saw her.  Got home before 7 P.M.  Has been pleasant day  mostly clear.  The roads are good and not dusty.  Gobed 9 P.M.

20.  Monday,  5.40 AM  Ther  64.  75.  68.

Cloudy and raining since two or three o'clock.  Intended to  to make early start for timber but for the rain.  Put handle in another ax.  Phebe had tooth ache all night and today.  Mamie Lang here all day.  Bims call toward night and looked at swelling on calf's flank.  Kate Davis got home today.  Mrs. E. has been pretty sick for several days.  Turie decides to let them have qt. of milk a day.  I mowed in yard hour or two P.M.  Went up town at night.  Had talk with Sam Litch about  sheep.  Go bed 9 P.M.  Wind E.

21.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  83.  70.

Cloudy and raining began after midnight.  Phebe cried all night with toothache.    Mrs. Dickenson  comes to wash finishing at 3 P.M.  Dressler & (?) call to look at bar furniture and offer 325.00 for it which I refuse.  Phebe feeling very badley all day, face swells up mostly cloudy day, wind N. roads said to be muddy.  Gobed 7 P.M.

June 1-2, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

1.  Sunday .  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  94.  76.  = 80 2/3

Part cloudy. W.2.  Kenneth brought paper.  Shave self AM.  It was hard job.  Hitch up about noon.  Toward night drive south by Woodson place rounded by Wrightsville getting home sunset.  The roads dusty.  Largest corn 4 or 5 in. high much of corn not yet up.  Oats will be near a failure - thin and short.   Earliest are heading out about .8 inches high.  Partly cloudy with indication of rain P.M. northerly winds.  It cleared off at night and cooler.  Tue and  Buddy went to church at night taking Charles but Buddy had to return with him.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

2.  Monday.  5.30. AM.  Ther.  62.  92.  74.  =76.

Clear N.E.2.  This is my seventy first birthday and I don't feel worth a cent.  Emmett came 7. hitching up:  takes lawn mower over to Wells.  Went with me to R.R.  the buggy has not come.  Give Tue check for church dues, 16.00.  Emmett cuts weeds AM all over place P.M.  Wheels out manure on hillside.  Went up for Mower but not done.  Emmett will come tomorrow.  I decide to quit chewing for an indefinite length of time.  Mostly clear day with easterly light winds.  Groves were over at night.  I go to bed. P. M.

June 1888

1.  Friday  5.15 AM.  Ther. 50.  67.  52.

Partly cloudy.  Three cuculio this morning.  Kelly works in garden most of forenoon.  Bob B(?) brought  up material for flood gate for which he charged $1.25.  Had a few words  with Perrill about building water gate.  He threatens to tear it down.   Pay Kelly 2.00 order on bill still owe him  about 1.00.  Kink  & Rutherford get back from MO. and want to go to making ties again.  Val Mount called and wants to rent room over store, didn't let him have it.  Not very well self today caught cold yesterday.  Mostly cloudy  N. wind sp. rain several  times.   Go bed 8.30.

2.  Saturday  5.15  AM Ther.  45.  65.  48.

About clear.  My birthday.  Phebe gave me a bouquet of roses.  Kelly  Painted upper roof at store.  Miss Kurayer tells me she will take the room 3.75.00 per year.  Uncle John was in toward night.  Zeke Easton brought in half a cord of wood which he sold.  Warren Decker also brought in wood.  Zeke E. will help me next week at making fence.  Got  more surprised ciuculios this morning.   Hardly believe they are ciuculios as but few plums have been stung.  Bought keg of nails of Ginthers.  Mrs Wentz was over at night.  Go bed 10 P.M. 1/2

August 24, 1912

24.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  62.  86.  76. = 74 2/3
Clear.  S.W.2  Muggs went out to Park on 6.15 car.  Emmett came 7 AM.  Worked till noon.  Paid in full to date ch. 2.35.  He mowed yard.  Cut weeds in pasture and made a general cleaning up of grass and weeds.  Good man but has too much Co.   Complain of feeling somewhat better rheumatically but not able to attend fair.  I drove late P.M.  Pass Frank Balch's  They are still at home by quarantine.  Had heard from, Kate since since she got home.    I drove E and S.E. not meeting many people.  The dog Jack could not go.  He does not seem to get much better very fast: eats little, can walk if necessary.  I was alone with Charles at night.  Mostly clear day with brisk southerly winds.  Wells (Chas.) repaired lawn mower yest.  It works well.  Put mare in pasture at night.  Gave Mr. Bell rakings of back lot.  Go bed 10 P.

June, 20, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Sunday, June 30, 1912   6 A.M.    Ther.  70.  88.  76.  = 77 1/3

Cloudy S.1. Light fog early.  After getting the paper took a trip to Emmett's  Find him engaged indefinitely on trolly (sic) line.   Tue attends Church A.M. leaving girls to get dinner.  They let the beans burn &c X  The  National Democratic Convention  is still in session at Baltimore having adjourned until Monday.  Buddy has decided to start home tomorrow.  I drove south of town P.M. going far as junction of Kickapoo and Ambraw*.  I met John Hogg on my way home.  He collided with me.  I get home 7 P.M.  All out at night leaving me with baby.  He woke up and cried long time.  Later in night he fell out of bed.  Part clear day with light southerly winds.  Gobed 10 P.M.

*Embarrass River

~The Weather for June 1912, Mean temp. 69.  Max 90 on 15th, 27th and 28th.  Min. 40 on 8th.  Precipitation 3.28 in. one inch on 1st. 1.05 on 16th.  .47 on 18th and .55 on 20th.  Rain fell on 13 days.  Thunder on 1,13,14,15,16,19,20,27,28 and 29th.  Clouds 36%  The month has been below average in temperature.  Crops are looking good.  It is getting dry for gardens &c.  The streams still carry lots of water.  Corn in the 70 s  oats say 40 country butter 25  Eggs 15.  Meadows good but few. Fungi has not appeared since about May 1.  It has been too dry and cool.

125 Years Ago

Thursday,   June 30, 1887    6 A.M.  Ther.  74.  91.  75.  

Mostly cloudy.  Very warm night.  Tue about sick this morning.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew.  Took harness up to Skidmore's to have mended up.  Buy gasoline stove of Miller, but fear we won't like it.  Uncle  John in town P.M.  Thinks I better get Bert's mare to drive.  Pleasant very warm day with fresh S. wind some cloudy but no rain.  Buy gal. raspberries at Mitchells @50 c.  Kate Myers over a little while at night~.  Go bed 10.30