June 7- 10, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

7.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  76.  54.  =  64 1/3
Cloudy.  N.E. 3.  I went up for shave before breakfast.  Yates.  Hitch up to new buggy AM and drive out far as Huffmans getting home before noon am not crazy about new buggy.  The main trouble is it is too high to get under shed and pretty hard  for me to get into.  Late. PM.  I took Buddy and Charles down to Jessie Maffets for short call.  Mostly cloudy day with strong N.E. wind.  Grows much colder P.M. with light rain 4 oc.  Reasor's of Hindsboro phone Buddy that will come for her tomorrow.  Tue over at Brook's at night till 9   Gobed 9.30

8.  Sunday 6 AM.  ther.  44.  74.  58.  = 58 2/3
Tue went to church AM.  She could not get a R.H. newspaper.  John Reasor called with auto for Buddy and Charles 4 P.M.  and took them for a  short visit in Hindsboro.  I hitched up A.M. but did not drive out till 4.30 when I took the Kickapoo trip returning by Wrights and the cutoff.  Everything in country looks just about same as a month ago.  Corn is little larger: everything is drying up, roads dusty.  I drove the new buggy.  It does not suit and will try to have some changes made.  Jack started but got lost before I got out  of town.  He was home when I got in at 7 PM.  Clear day stiff N.E. wind.  We have good fire in grate all day.  Gobed. 9.30

9.  Monday,   5.30 AM.  Ther.  42.  74.  56.  = 57 1/3
Clear E.3.  Hitch to old buggy and drive over to Siberts am thinking of returning buggy axels and getting the drop kind.  Clear and cold strong N.E. wind.  Tue brought some hats for me to select from but none of them fit me.  She went down to Hat's at night.~~  E. H. Clark died at Marshall last night.  Harman phones at night.  Seems much discouraged about weather &c.  I drove E. of town toward night to Huckaba's.  Crops seem to be holding their own pretty well.  Harman has boys hired to pull the milkweeds in his oats.  We expected Phebe tonight.  Tue went to 8.30 car.  she didn't come.  Gobed  10.30

10.   Tuesday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  80.  60.  = 60.
Clear.  N.E.3.  After hitching to old buggy I drove over to Siberts.  He says exchanging axels on new buggy "is small matter."  Later AM I drove north Anderson road to town line returning by plank road.  Drove up the new "paved" road a piece first time have done so.  I don't admire same but it may be alright.  Get home noon.  Tue attended the E.H. Clark funeral at D.H. Dowlings with Mrs. Brooks.  Went to cemetery.  I stay at home.  Phebe arrived about 3 P.M. from Ann Arbor.  Buddy and Charles came later from Hindsboro.  Reasor's took the car to Buston.  Phebe left us Feb. 3 and has been at AnnArbor since about Mar. 1.  Ora Webb called P.M. and night.  Mort and Kate called at night.  K slip in while we were at supper.  Clear day, moderate easterly winds.  Sat up reading till 11.30  Harman phones night.  BA weather.

April 17, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

17.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  56.  50.  56.  = 54.

Cloudy. S.3.  Raining.  It began in the night cause in showers.  Miller came and insisted on painting. Went to work on porch ceiling and quit.   We went to Loxa to see about some repairs on house getting back after noon.    Is going away tomorrow can't work till Tuesday.  I didn't hitch up today for first time in good while. Tue to R.C. PM.  Bill Decker and I Shafer  call  talking  sawmill.  I didn't do it.  Meet of teachers at Normal today.  The street cars crowded much of the time about 1600 registered.  Cloudy day wind becoming N. and colder.  Gobed 8.20 PM.

1888

17.   Tuesday 6.30 AM  Ther.  49.  80.  54.

Clear.  There was strong SW wind, blowing all night.  The election was very quiet  about 800 votes being polled.  License was beaten by 63 maj.    Maxwell, Dem.  in 4th elected by 26 .  White , Rep. in 1st 26,  Bishop  Rep. 2nd 12, D. Dowling Rep. 3rd 19.  The liquor men did not organize.   Temperance folks worked and have been doing so all the spring.  Myers worked half day.  Tue took up kitchen carpet.  E. Drunway and other drummers in town.  Warm day change to cooler about 5 P.M.  Kirk and R brought up ties.  Pay them order 800.  Gobed 10.30 P.M. 

April 11-13, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

11.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  38.  64.  50.
Clear to f(?).  Did not rest well last night, cough  bothers me a good deal.  Lameness from riding has left me.  Am still figured on the sawmill project.  Myers came to work at 7 AM and worked most of day.  Lost say an hour or more quitting at 11.15 and began at 1.15 P.M.   Pat Barton does not want to sell his la(?).  Talk with Dunbar in P.M.  Advises me to get gas well lot for sawmill.  Pay Rutherford  order for $3.00 and J.L.  Hengeen $1.00.  Uncle John was in in morning and thinks sawmill a good plan.  Cold getting better.  Gobed 9 P.M.

12.  Thursday. 6.30  AM.  Ther.  37.  50.  37.
Clear east wind, chilly day.  Walk down to gas mill lot think it would be quit suitable  for sawmill.  Dr. Patton  tells me it belongs to Geo. Goodman.  Tue went uptown to buy some things in P.M.  I stopped at Knocks Shop toward night.  Myers spades garden all day.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

13.  Friday. 6 AM. Ther.  35.  60.  52.
Clear pretty heavy white frost.  Order case of Bethesda water.     Walked down to Geo Goodman's  to see him about a lot.  Myers did not work today.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Maggie began taking drawing lessons of Miss Johnston.  Republican nominate Ed Wiley for Council in this ward against Ben Maxwell.  Third ward have put up D.H. Dowling and Frank Vail.  2nd C.E.  Bishop and A.W. Alebenny.  They are running Capt. Bobbins  and W. C. Fuller for police justice.  Go bed 10 P.M.