February 24-28, 1901 in Coles County Illinois

February 1901

24. Sunday, 6.30  AM.  Ther.  20.  36.  25  =  27

Partly cloudy Brisk west wind,  Tue feeling very badly today.  Helen came in  morning remaining to dinner and all day.  Hitch up after dinner - 3 PM - and drive out to Gaines' and Loxa.  Jo reports that has hedge about half trimmed.  John has hired to Sam Berry by month.  Is staying at Janesville, Cumber. Co. ILL.  I drove down to Loxa for Clara.  She  and Daisy riding to town with me.  Roads good.  Slightly rough except gravel.  Get pretty cold going out.  Clear day with W to SW wind.  Helen here to bedtime.  Maggie and Buddie took her way home.  Horses in pasture made raid on my buggy today.  We got home about 7 P.M.  Gobed  9.30 P.M.  ( shorthand)

(shorthand at the top of page)

25.  Monday.  6 AM. Ther.  30.  40.  27.  =  32 1/3

Cloudy SW wind and snowing late.  Clara washes  Her father leaves today for Indiana.  Daisy called to see Clara AM.  I quit tobacco for sure last night.  Went up after grub toward night.  Get Capon 75 and steak 20 at Pinnells, Cr. 95 c.  Tue, Maggie and Marie went to church at night.  Lois Shortess has the measles.  After dinner I got ready to go to Loxa but decide to wait till tomorrow.  Snow falling much of forenoon about an inch falling mostly disappearing P.M. sunshine.  Gobed 10 P.M.

26.  Tuesday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  16.  29.  14.  =  19 2/3

Clear NW wind.  Clara ironing P.M.  Tue went to church and to lecture afterward.  Wall pays me 10.00 on last month's rent and will pay bal. 40.00 tomorrow, is talking again about selling out.  Tue and self bought several lots of soap and  starch.  Too cold for me to drive out to Loxa but hitched up mare after dinner.  Clear day with NW wind.  Play Cinch at night  Gobed  10.30 P.M.

27.  Wednesday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther 15.  40.  22.  =  35 2/3

Clear,  N.W. wind.  Phebe making shirt waist.  Hitch up to go to Loxa but decide to wait till P.M.  eating early dinner.  Get Mrs. Gaines' bucket and towel.  Their clock not yet repaired.  Get to Gaines  2 PM  the the two Mrs. Gs drove to Loxa.  John and wife there.  Look over meadow north of orchard but can't tell much about it yet  start home 5.30 P.M.  Clear day N.W. wind.  Roads first rate.  Tue feeling badly but went to church at night.  Marie Clara and self play cinch  Gobed  10 PM.

(shorthand at top of page)

28.  Thursday.  5.30.  A.M.  Ther  18.  34.  35.  33.  =  34.

Mostly clear S.E. wind.  Began snowing  A.M. from E.  Caught big rat in trap in old house A.M.  Got a letter from Mrs. Perrill - first since they got home.  Pay up Pinnell for stuff got there last Mon. night 95 cts.  Occasional light snow till along in P.M. where it began to snow in earnest, stopping before dark.  About 3 in damp heavy snow fell  Calf from Brown cow due Mar 12 likely to appear sooner.  Clara finished ironing.  Tue sewing but feeling badly.  East.  Play cards with the girls at night.  gobed 10 P.M.

January 29- February 1, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

January  1890

29.  Wednesday.  Ther  36 46 ( an ink smear across this entry.)

Cloudy a light shower between 6 and 7 AM.  H.G. an hands , Nick has not shown up yet.  Learn today that he is better.  Kelly helps most of day washes bottles and cleans furniture.  He is going to work for R.R.  Very dull day muddy and dark  Paid water rate to July 1 for house and store  

gobed 11 PM  Fog at nt.

30.  Thursday 7 AM.  Ther  37.  48.  48. = 44 1/3

Foggy morning.  Another dark muddy day.  Tue spent day at Perrills.  Very few country people in town now days.  The roads are said to be as bad as ever known.  Frank McGurtys baby  and Jeff Watens sister buried today.  Nick still at home.  Cloudy day strong S. wind at night.  Gobed midnight

31.  Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  48.  52.  40.  = 46 2/3

Part cloudy day.  Nick up AM first time.  Trade dull.  Tue complaining Bish killed billy kid.  gobed midnight.

February 1890

1.  Saturday.  7.15 AM.  Ther.  34. 

Cloudy sprinkle snow last night.  Nick at Store all day first time since sick.  Bill Kelly working for R.R. Co.  Engage Brownfield to help clean up.  John Simones in town says he is reading to move at any time.  Snider will help one load.  Snider was married last Wednesday night  to Phillip's daughter  Uncle John was down to dinner self not very well.  Paid winter a/c in full to date  Gobed  1 AM.

January 1901

29.  Tuesday.  6 AM.   Ther  22.  40.

Partly cloudy N.W. wind.  Jack Trobough work 8 to 10 AM.  Takes out  ashes; turns manure and oil buggy and took it up to Davis Shop  Mrs. Wm. Brazleton died this morning  after being sick a long.  Old Mr. Sproule very sick.  Tue went over there after dinner.  Helen here to supper.   Davis did not repair buggy and I went after it  toward night.  Took Tue and Helen to H.Gs after supper.  Kate Perrill  who arrived with her mother from Wellsville, Ohio here with Groves till bedtime.  Marie seems better but remains at home.  Cloudy with variable wind a little rain and sleet during day about an inch snow at night.  10 PM.  

( Shorthand at top of Page)

30.  Wednesday. 5.15 AM.  Ther. 20.  19.  8  =  15 2/3
Cloudy northerly wind.   Clara ironed all day and went out with Daisy at night.  Growing colder all day  Partly clear P.M.  NW wind.   Tue over at Grove's at night.   Mrs. Brazelton was buried today  Pay F.M. Payne druggist a/c $7.70 in full. check.  Gobed 10 PM.

31.  Thursday. 6 AM.  Ther.  24.  29.  26  =  29 2/3
Clear SW wind.  Gaines calls me at Central while at breakfast.    Send him check 18.00 on wages  Think overpaid some.  Tell him to get line back cow dehorned at once.  Defenbaugh calls to get to get me to release Mortgage will have to see Jim Stevens.  Tue over at Groves w(?) Mrs. Perrill and Kate.  I went over to supper  Kate sick.  Marie still complaining good deal but think getting better slowly.  Clear AM and getting warmer but cloudy P.M. and colder NW wind.  Self feeling badly and still chewing tobacco.  The snow which fell Tuesday still covers ground  Go bed 10 P.M.
(shorthand)

February 1901

1.  Friday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  27.  30.  30.  +  25 2/3

Clear westwind.  Clara washing windows.  Reading Circle met here P.M.  I sat in furnace room most of P.M..  Play seven up in dining at night  Marie went to school first time for week or two  Gobed 9 30 PM.

January 11-12, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County IL

January 1890

11. Saturday 7 AM.  Ther  61.  70.  58  = 63

Cloudy AM. but mostly clear day with strong SW wind  Milt was in and reports everything OK Uncle John was down to dinner  Good many in town and trade better than lately  Warm day and more like Apl or May than Jany  Roads said to be in terrible condition   C Teel and Jo Drake have the grip also many other cases Rain after 11 PM  Gobed 12.30  

12.  Sunday.  7.30  AM  50.  67.  58  =  58 1/3

Cloudy wind S.E.  light rain at times in night.  Mrs. Harley is sick.    Thought of going to ranch today but too much like rain.  Girls went to S.S.  Maunie lang over about noon and until night.  Phebe feverish at night gave Eilert Pill.   Rain toward night and very heavy after dark with much thunder and violent gale  Maggie got  caught in storm taking milk to neighbors  Mostly cloudy day with strong S.E. wind  gobed 9 PM ~

January 1901

11. Friday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  32.  36.  28.  =  32

Cloudy NW wind some sleet and rain in night night  I did not wake till 6.30  Clara did not come on 5.37 as expected but arrived on local.  My supper disagreed with me last night and feel badly this  morning.  Light fine snow a while in morn.  Shirley called about 9 AM.  Paid me 5.00 borrowed last week.  Clara ironed  Tue attends R.C. at J.H. Marshalls.  Peel last of quinces.  Buy clock and oil cloth at Jenkins, paid.  Maggie over at Roman's at  night.  Clara went to see Daisy.  Tue and Marie at Groves.  Cloudy day with NW wind fine snow occasionally (?).  gobed 9.30 P.M.  

12.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  24.  36.  32.  =  30 2/3

Partly clear.  Westwind.  Jack Trobaugh works from 8 am till 4 P.M  Pay him 1.00 which is 16 cts over.  Clara uphosters her kitchen table.  Jack split and piled wood and clean out stable &c   Defenbaugh pays up and I release mortgage  Allowed him about 5.00 to pay for abstract I promised him.  Mrs. Gaines sent for some goods which I buy at Jenkins.  Hearty talking of a greenhouse and would like to lease bottom lot.  I went up town after supper and had accident with Queen on way up.  Harness came off in part and might have had serious runaway.  Tue and Marie went up town at night.  Buy chicken at Hutton's  Mostly clear day with westerly wind.  Defenbaughs bal. pd today 75.00  Gobed, 10.30 P.M.