December 11-13, 1889 and 1900

December 1889

11.   Wednesday 7 AM.  Ther  34.  56.  41  =  43 2/3

Clear and fine  Wind W. Swelling has gone down in left foot but more painful than yesterday. Didn't.  There was white frost this morning.  W. wind and clear all day.    Thought would try to paint something and hunted up all my material.  Hat was here P.M. she and Tue went up to Eastin's awhile.  Gobed 9.30

12.  Thursday. 7 AM.  Ther  35.  59.  52.  =  48 2/3

Clear with S.W. wind.  Went uptown today  for drummer.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Mostly clear day with SW wind  Sent for  Cloak for Tue and Muff. 27.50    Foot much better today but hurt pretty badly before night  gobed 11 PM.  

13.  Friday 7 AM  Ther  56.  57.  55  =  56

Cloudy.  Hibband pays 9.00 in full for wood.  Went down to Electric Plant toward night to see about putting lights in store.  Bert in town did not go down to dinner.  Dark day but warm.  Tue makes mince meat.  Gobed Midnight

December  1900

11.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther  19.  34.  22.  =  25

Clear light NW. wind.  Tue eye somewhat better this morning.  Jack Trobaugh agrees to saw my 3 cords wood for 2.00 and begins at 9 AM.  Write short letter to Phebe which mail at 11.37 train.  Look over a/c at Winter & Coon and find O.K.  Mostly clear day and about freezing all day.  N.W. wind.  Roads wearing down.  Get shave and at Browns P.M.  Marie went  down to Wheatly's with Ruth Stoddert  Gobed  8.30 P.M.

12.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.    20.  40.  36  =  32

Mostly clear.  Southwind.  Heavy white frost.  Trobaugh sawing.  Young Misses Lloyd came to wash 8oc finishing early.  Clover leaf trains have changed time yesterday.  Mrs. Shirley called P.M.    Shirley came afterward but I was gone.    Pay hires of wages 25,00 check.  Start Loxa 2 P.M.  Gaines does not seem to be  doing much.  Has been grubbing and trapping.  John Gaines there.  Start home 5.  Tue had Precilla Club P.M.   Ferd here at night till bed time  Mostly clear southwest wind.  Roads good Gravel best.  9.40 P.M.  Tue at Groves at night.  

***  A  top of page:  Trobaugh finished wood Wednesday eve.  Pay him up in full.  (shorthand)

13.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther  30.  36.  24.  =  30

Clear wind Westerly,  Call on Campbell at RR Restaurant  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter Maggie iron AM.  Took their rubbers home and start for Gaines 2 P.M.  Jo grubbing but came in while I was there  Intended to drive  down to Feeleys for one of Craso girls  Stop at Loxa on and see Clara Thurman who says she will be over in morning   Maggie came home at noon sick no better at night.  Pay a/c at CH Jones 3.35 to Hogg.    McPheron pays 10.00 on a/c   H.G. & H here at night.  Mostly clear day N wind  Roads good.  Gravel best.  Gobed 10 P.M.  

June 14 - 19, 1913 in Charleston, IL

14.  Saturday 14.  6 A.M.  Ther.  56.  94.  76. = 75 1/3
Clear S.W.1.  Self feel worse than usual this morn.  This seems to be the case most of the time lately.  Hitch up however.  The was an alarm of fire about noon.  It proved to be along clover Leaf west of town.  Buddy has toothextracted and feels badly all day.  I drove up to Creamery toward night for cream and an Auto bumped into my buggy pretty hard but did not break anything.  Tue and girls attend picture show at night leave me at home with Charles.    Clear day  with strong S.W. wind  The drouth is becoming more serious.  Corn went up two cents in Chicago today.  Gobed 10 P

15.  Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  66.  98.  80.  =  81 1/3
Cloudy. SW.2   Walter got home about 5 AM.  This proved to be one of  hottest to date.  I did  not hitch up  until after 6 on afc of the heat.  I drove up for tobacco and west to Huffman's.  The rest of the folks  took a walk to Normal toward night.  Helen and Gus with George call at night.  They had been  at a function in town.  Part cloudy day with strong SW wind.  There were heavy clouds east before sunset looked like a shower coming up.  It all melted away after sunset went down.  Walter left for Mt. Carmel 2.30 AM (16th)  Folks sent up for some ice cream for supper.    I kept still all day but am tired and worn out at night.  Gobed 10P

16.    Monday 5.30 A.M.  Ther.  70.100.  80.  = 83 1/3
Clear.  S.W. 2.  Walter left 2.30 A.M.  Expected to hear from Phelps today in refernce to my letter about altering buggy.  there was an alarm of fire today.  Tue is fixing for a function ~ Helen and other friends.  H.G.'s expecting to move from the Clark house.  I drove up at noon for ice cream and think ate too much.  Students for summer term at normal arrive:  the cars are loaded with them mostly female.  Today has been a scorcher:  everything is drying up.  Deer potato patch has given up.  I might have put temperature at 102.  Have not much confidence in present thermometer.  I kept quiet most of the day but drive west to Huffmans toward night.  Mostly clear day light SW wind.  Some clouds P.M.  Gobed 10.

17.  Tuesday 5.30 AM.   Ther.  68.  102.  84.  = 84 2/3.
Clear. SW>1.  Phone J.O.M. and get same P.M.  Tue and girls work AM for function  Helen and Geo. Louise and Virginia:  Jessie Maffett down with  Mary Jane and Leona Ferrish Snider made the party.  An awful hot day - the record to date for season.   I drove up for hammock AM at W.E. Hills 3.00.   I work hard all day trying to keep cool.  Today has cooked our little garden all at once and none of gardens can last long in this heat.  I spent hottest part of P.M> in wood pile in backyard.  Learn that H.G. have  moved to near McCall grocery.  I drove lots P.M. up by Dicewood met steam thresher and return.  everyone about played out with heat.  Gobed 10 Lightning E at night.  Northerly wind.

18.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther. 68.  100.  84.  =  84.
Clear.  S.W.2.  Rhoda washes and irons till 3 P.M.  I got  shave and haircut at Browns pd .40.  This weather is getting the best of me and perhaps  others.  Harman phones asking advice about  crops that are burning up.  What can I do?  Says he has cut clover SW of orchard 10 A.  and got say five tons clover hay.  Is thinking of replanting S.W. pierce of  corn.  Has not planted any B.C. yet: has about forty acres ready for it.  I did not go up town, nor did hitch up.  It clouds up some  toward night and good deal of lightning and some thunder about bedtime.   Mrs. Dr. Shafer took Tue, Phebe, Marie and Charles out in her new Auto after supper an hour or two.  The river water is railey and smells badly today.  Mosquitoes were never so numerous here as now:   think they breed in culverts along branch.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Bm pise at it.

19.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  74.  104.  82. = 86 2/3
Part cloudy 1.  This moon puts me out of horse feed.  I could not sleep for mosquitoes.  They seem to get through the screams.  This proved to be the warmest day to date this season.  Buddy went to sewing party at Gaines P.M.   I did not hitch up  till nearly night:  Then I took Tue and Charles a  drive going as far as Watson's returning by the road.  Corn and oats along road look better than expected.  Cassell creek is nearly dry.  We got home before dark.  Fern called later Part cloudy day.  Threatins(sic) light showers but didn't rain.  Gobed 9  Ord.  bu. oats and bale straw of I.B.M.

Charleston, Illinois June 26, 1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 26, 1912  4.30 AM.  Ther.  58.  88.  74.  =73 1/3

Clear hazy.  Light fog early.  North light wind.  Buddy with Charles went to Hindsboro to visit Reasors.  They were to meet her at Bushton.  Phebe went to Clover Leaf with them at 6 AM.  Parker and I look at old Phone poles and think won't get them.  Will try to get the stuff from the Ranch.  Drove to woods P.M.  There has been nothing doing in the fungus line since early May.  No sign of anything today.  I fix spoke in buggy wheel after getting home.  Tue went to P.M. with Mrs. Brooks  at night.  Mostly clear day light northeasterly wind  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, June 26, 1887,  8 AM  Ther.  74.  84.  65.  

Clear.  H.G.  came sown before breakfast and stayed an hour or two.  Maggie and Phebe went to S.S.  Kate Davis called while we were eating breakfast.  Went up town before noon and brought down the hose sprinkled in front yard. P.M.  Everybody is using water and I want to get my share.  Very dry.  No rain to speak of since May 24.   Will soon have to rain or raise no crops.  Fresh east wind all day and clear.  Have been  chewing tobacco for a few days quit and do quit to night.  Go bed 9 P.M.