June 11 - 14, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County IL

June 1890

11.  Wednesday 5 AM.  at Ranch  All boys go to work this morning cutting logs the river  Stay there till 10.30 AM and start home getting there 1 P.M.  The river is  getting pretty low.  Clouds up and rains heavy shower soon after I got home, another still heavier about 6 P.M.  The hardest rain we have had here for years  Town Branch way up.  gobed 10.30 ~~

12.  Thursday.  7 AM.  Pleasant day very close and warm.  Water  yesterday flooded basement under MCravys store  Scott Dowling has sold his his "outfit" to parties who are moving it out.  They began taking the Circus here last week  Claud Comer says water washed out road up Hollow.   Saturday June 14  Good many in town.  Trade moderate.  Hottest day this season so far  Ther 92 yesterday next Ther 90.   Heavy thunder storm 10 P.M.  Hadeback stops me to return to the store trade only moderate today mostly beer  GEO here collecting for the 4th of July Celebrate.  Comer up toward night.  No hauling lumber since last Wednesday  Gobed 11 P.M.~~  This Sat. 6/14/90

13.  Friday  

14.  Saturday above.  Sultry all day and everyone says it will rain before night.  Geo Kellogg looks at building and says will take  two hundred  Dollars  to raise porch and put on new roof.  Pay draft J M (?) Co Tax 5 Bbls 10h.  Get letter from Samuels saying they have no free warehouse.  Gobed 10.30 PM

June 1901

11.  Tuesday.  5  AM.  Ther.  68.  94.  75.  =  79

Partly cloudy, southwest wind Jube came before 7. but we cant do anything with mower.  Mrs. Eggers and  daughter came to wash about 7 A.M. working  nearly all day $1.00 Jubal and I take mower to Olmstead AM but he didn't do i, mt much good  I tinker with it most of P.M. and send it back to him.  Buy  pens ink and paper at WE Hills P.M. 25cts paid.  Drove mile or two  east of town corn growing fine.  This has been the warmest  day   South wind.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

12.  Wednesday.  4.30 AM.  Ther.  65.  92.  68  =  75.

Clear wind blew up cooler from north last night.  Mrs. Smith ironed.  Olmstead did not have mower fixed.  Didn't find Jubal.  Started for Gaines' 8 AM. but turned back at Jones place  Thunder showers  AM.  Get new hat at Winter Cr.  Hepholorna Cardolleamen  in yard I got back home 9.30 AM  turns hay in barn.  City working on back alley AM  Jubal get mower but it wont cut so borrow Shortess which he uses P.M.  Get hat at Winter & Mc. which return P.M.  Have glasses repaired at Ricketts with new case 75 c.  Roam horse not feeling very well P.M.for past day or two.  Has sore mouth.  Think he got too warm Monday.  Jubal worked till 5 P.M.  ? Thunder shower;  pretty heavy rain 7 to 8 P.M.  Milk in rain  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

13.  Thursday.  5. AM.  Ther.  65.  89.  64.  =  72 2/3

Mostly Cloudy.  Start to Gaine's 8.30 AM. very little rain there.  I broke off short right at my gate.  Jo plowing on South piece.  Shirley working with 3 teams just south of garden.  Too wet to plow near Charleston.  Tue gets gasoline stove in house.  Louise Snider calls while after dinner.  Edith at Gaines washing.  Alex Short there.  Got mess  of new potatoes - first.  Went to clerks office and find Bachmans tax deed will be  in  E#1/2 NE 13 instead of W1/2  Does not cover Will Decker but catches 4 acres of my own  Fair day with southerly wind  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

14.  Friday.  4 AM.  Ther.  63.  87.  75.  =  75

Mostly cloudy.  Ate breakfast at Starr and Smiths  get some paper for kitchen at farm (promised to take out yesterday) and take out start 7.30 AM.  Today last day of school  Loxa.  Sprinkles a little on the way out..  Mrs. G. thinks she will wash place before she puts on paper.  Mrs. Talbot there sewing.  Jo plowing SE field.  I left for home before dinner.  Settle with Jube P.M.  $1.75.  He digs back bank a little.  Can't get city to take hold of this job.  Mrs. Grove here at night so couldn't early enough  gobed 9 PM

September 29, 1887 in Coles county, IL

29, Thursday, 6.30 AM  Ther.  57. 71.  58.
Partly clear.  Moon shone good deal in night.  Rheumatism worse.  Received $9.20 in full for empties from J. Walker Brewery Co.  Get pants at Felix owe him $2.10 on them.  Pay J. Rall and Mountjoy.  Tue  hangs out Mondays washing.  Buy grapes at W.E. Hills.  South East wind morning turns cooler afternoon sprinkle rain two or three times  P.M.  Tue and the girls have caught bad colds so has baby.  Get order for another 2000 ft lumber for Township from Noble which send down Claud Comer.  Snider brought in basket of melons for pickles.  Gobed 9 PM.

September 21, 1887 in Charleston, IL

21, Wednesday,  6.30 A.M.  Ther  66.  89.  71.

Clear .  Get Caylor to haul up cull ties from R.R.  17 of them.  Find wood missing from yard.  McClasky and Sampson haul up the first lumber that has come up lately, about 1000 ft.  Pay Claud Cormer check 5.00 at night.  Riley Decker agrees to fill out wood cut recently.  Moore leaves balance of 2.00.  At Wrights Jas Ashmore was buried today.  Begin taking G Deen by the week.  Gobed 9.30

September 17, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

17,  Saturday  6.30 AM  Ther.  62.  78.  59.
Mostly cloudy day.  Pay Claud Comer 1.50 for Mort.  Learn saw has come.  Mort still confined to house.  Ferd was in today in afternoon.  Fan sent crib up by Ti Record.  Saw Uncle John at Cherley Dansch's toward night.  Kate Davis invited Tue  to go to Rileys show at night, she went and I stayed with baby.  Rec. case of beer for self and Milleo.  Cloudy day and warmer than yesterday sprinkles rain about 10 AM settled with F. Weber.  Gobed 11 P.M.

September 16, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

16,  Friday,  7 A.M.  Ther.  52.  68.  58.
Partly clear.  Made  kite for girls, it caught in a tree.  Sold Owen Curd 1/2 cord wood  $1.50.  Pay Crass in full bal. of 1.50 for work the other day.  Pay Riley Decker 1.75 on wood cut.  Tue and Kate Davis went to fair P.M. leaving baby  with grandpa.  Went out myself about 3 P.M.  Saw Geo Weber up town.  Coolest day have had in good while.  Pay Claud Comer 4.75 for Mort.  Saw has not come yet and Mort is confined to the house.  Gobed 9 P.M.

September 5-6, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

5,  Monday,  6 AM  Wher.  71.  96.  75.
Mostly clear H.G call before breakfast to see about Comer.  Write letter to Geo Curriens.  Buy pk tomatoes Bartons.  Box peaches, Wrights.  Mrs. Dickenson washes.  Clock not right yet.  They take it up town to fix it.  Warren Decker calls for money to buy wagon.  Har. hauled about 38 cords of wood.  Get a paper from Aunt Maria with extract from Addie's letter.  Mostly clear day very warm night.  Lightening N.E. at night.  Wind W.  Garner's son up after ice at night.  Milt Drake and Jerel up P.M.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

6,  Tuesday,  6.30 AM  Ther.  75.  96.  85.
Clear, brisk west wind.  Conclude to go on Niagara Falls excursion which starts at 2 PM today.  After getting ready gave it up.  Cleve Marglin and Geo. Mastin went as well as many others.  Claud Comer up to  mark lumber.  Get letter form Currens saying will be down to look at land some time this week.  Give Warren Decker order on Geo Rosebrough for 50.00 which over pays a little on wood hauling.  Buy codfish and pears.  Clouds up some toward  night strong W wind all day.  Gobed 9 PM