September 20-22, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

20.  Saturday.  5.00 AM.  Ther.  60.  56.  52.  =  56.

Cloudy S.10.4.  There were light showers in night.  (.08).  Bill came and worked till 4 P.M.  Pay  him full to date check 4.45.  He put cord of wood in cellar.    Is expecting to cut corn next week and will return to finish up my work.  Helen went home 3 P.M. Bill washes off wheels AM.  Tue irons P.M.  Late I drove E. to Huckaba road getting home after six.  Mont was over while after supper.  Will begin my work coming week when finish at Normal.  Cloudy day with N.W. 4 wind and some light showers P.M.  Gobed 9.

21.Sunday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  50.  56. 52.  = 52 2/3

Cloudy.  NW.2.  Tue slept rather late.  Later went to church.  Fire in furnance in order this morn, and keep same all day.  We had cornbread for dinner the first lately.  I grated the corn.  (?)  4 PM.  I drive S round by the old Atkins road getting home 6 PM.  I got caught in a thin shower coming home, not enough to wet me.  It was a cold drive.  Boys play football day on Library lot and are getting to be a nusance.  Part clear day, overcast at night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

22.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.  56.  46.  =  47 1/3

Clear.  NW2.  We are about out of coal.  Andrews will deliver us load tomorrow morn.  Tue wrote Phebe.  I drove up before noon getting steak at Dorsch's order pair of pants.  C.
E. Tates.  Will get suit.  He took order on the street as I don't feel able to go up to shop.  Tue and I go to Loxa 1.30 getting home 6 P.M.  Went N. road took basket of pears to Charley J.  Drove up through place and over much of pasture going out NE gate and through Loxa again.  Hariman and  and Cox are up at "other place" at work.  Saw signs of light frost in cornfields, very  light.  has done no plowing for me.  Has cut some corn near A Moores and along E(?)  E of BC shed.  We found pasture all right and lots of young grass just starting.  Cliff said it was ll dead.  Cliff also said we could not  drive S. from BC sh in a/c fallen B.C.  The BC looks well and will soon do to cut.  Tue looked over house.  The expected tenant one Hite has not shown up.  Clear mostly, moderate N.W. wind.  Heavy cloud smoke S.E. all P.M. supposed in oil region.  Helen came before we got home.  She and Tue spent eve. at Groves.  gob 9

1888

20.  thursday.  5.45  AM.  Ther.  66.

Cloudy.  Pretty heavy dash of rain in the night above midnight.  Roads some muddy near town.  NO rain down in timber.  4 min at work.  Pleasant day  Gobed 9 PM.

21.  Friday  5.45  AM  Ther.  60.  85.  66.

Partly cloudy.  Dash of rain early in morn before day.  Start  to timber 8 1/2 AM.  Big Rep. rally in town today.  Three men work 3/4 day today heavy wind came up from N. about 2 1/2 P.M.  Men quit at 3 PM. and I started home rained all the way, was constantly meeting wagons on way home from speaking.  I came home by Diona road.  Rains till in the night heaviest rain for several weeks.  I  walked over on South ridge today looking for board trees.  Go bed 8.30 P.M.

22.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  64.  71.  63.   

Mostly cloudy morning and day.  Went down to timber.  No men at work today.  This  was day for Commisioners to look at proposed changes in road and they were promptly on hand after looking over the ground they agree to let me change the road as c(?) stated.  I started home about 3 P.M.  Gather about bushel of butternuts on the way home.  Roads muddy.Stream not up any.  I looked round throughly for road to come out of middle hollers and I think I found a place.  Tue put in day putting up fruit mash peaches clear at night and cooler  gobed  9 PM.

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.