February 18-23, 1901 in Coles County Illinois

February 1901

18.  Monday,  5.15 AM  Ther,31.  40.  31.  =  34

Mostly cloudy.  Northerly wind.  Saw C. Black early AM  He discusses "The Col" who is tending bar for him.  Clara washed.  Tue feeling badly.  Something in my right eye annoyed me all day.  Went to Storm but failed to find him  Pay Mark Mitchell check a/c in full to date.  Tue Marie and Maggie gone to church at night.  Clear day northerly wind.    Tue stops card playing at night. burn up cards.  Gobed 7.30 P.M.

19.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Thr  18.  23.  14.  = 18 1/3

Clear, NW wind.  Clara ironing.  I intended to go out to Gaine's P.M.  and from there to Bert's sale tomorrow morning but too cold.  Tue got letter from Phebe P.M. saying she will start home soon as she can get money to come on.  Tue feeling badly P.M. and did not go to church at night.  Marie Clara and self play cinch till bed time  Gobed 10.30   
strong NW wind.  Hard to keep house warm.  Mostly cloudy pay per . tax 82 cts.  Lafayette colector (sic) calls

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20.  Wednesday.  5.40.  A.M.  Ther.  10. 21.  15 =  15 1/3
Mostly clear.  N.W. wind.  Tue wrote Phebe sending draft for 50.00  Expect duplicate Mar. 1. in place of one she lost.  She is  expected  home this week to stay.  Inmates of Anchor resort and others  having a trial before Squire Davis.  Berts sale today but too cold for me.  Clara ironing AM uptown P.M.  Her father expected to go to Indiana thie week.  Marie went to party at Brightbills at night afterword to Dorsch's.  I walked up town with Tue, she going to church.  Partly cloudy day with N.W. wind  Snow flying A.M.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

21.  Thursday.  5.45 AM.  Ther 8. 29. 20. = 19
Mostly clear westerly wind.  tue getting ready for Reading Circle function tomorrow.  She attended church P.M. I didn't go uptown today.  Clara making doughnuts P.M.  Mushrooms by  Nina L. Marshall recd. from W.E. Hill today 2.00  Folks all went to church at night,  Cloudy day with W. wind growing colder P.M.  Half inch fine snow after dark Gobed 10 P.M.  (shorthand)

22.  Friday.  5.45 AM.  Ther 10.  19.  8.  =  12 1/3
Clear NW wind.  Tue gets special delivery letter from Phebe early AM. saying she would be home on 1.12 P.M. train.  Later recieve telegram that she had missed train and would start at 5.30 P.M.  I met her at Mattoon and we got home at 1 oclock night.  Tue had Reading Circle with refreshments P.M.  This was their last meeting here this season.  Cold mostly clear.  Fresh NW wind snowing flying at times  Gobed 1.30 A.M.

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23.  Saturday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  8.20.  16.  =  14 2/3
Cloudy NW wind Snow flying.  Papers say no signs of warm weather yet.  Earl Decker calls and settle with him in full to date.  Think can't cut away any more wood at present.  Reports  Simons sick la grip.  Helen here to dinner.  Phebe glad to get home; has very sore throat.  Tried to find chicken P.M. but couldn't   Clara went home on 9.03 P.M. train expecting to return tomorrow or Monday morning.  Her folks are intending to move to Indiana soon.  Tue feeling badly.  I went up town after supper getting veal roast coffee &c.  Cold cloudy day.  NW wind with light snow squalls.  Thought to go out to Loxa but too cold.  Sleep in NW room.  Marie with Tue.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

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 28 - September 2, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

August

28.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  98.  80.  =  84.

Part cloudy. S.2.  This develops into one of hottest days.  I hitch up AM and drove up town but didn't stay long.  Walter and Marie took mare to picnic at Olivers about 11 AM. getting home after dark.  Chas with them.  Too hot for anything.  My bowel trouble did not bother me today.  Tue gets letter from Phebe.  She has secured  place at Havanna, ILL and will  go there next  Sunday for a 13 week term at better salary than at Ann Arbor.  Part cloudy day strong westerly wind P.M. becoming N.W.  We have been married 36 years today.  Chas was asleep when they got home last night.  Lightning in night  Go bed9

29.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  60.  84.  68.  =  70 2/3

Clear N.W.1.  Get shave AM and pay 15c. which claimed I owed.  Drove up town A.M.  Talk with Miller.  Thinks he has taken contract which will occupy him two weeks.  S  Mrs. Gaines Retha and baby near court House.  Walter crates old Bureau and repairs Buddy's Trunk.  Buddy packs up and  they leave for MtC. on 3.14 P.M. train.  Tue and I drove to station to see them off and later drove N. on "plank" road to town line and E. to the Shoots road returning by Ashmore.  Corn some better than round Loxa.  Saw several threshing CS.  Met WM Briggs up town.  He seems in bad health.  Says his C.S. went less than bu. to a.  Drove up and got bu oats at I.B.'s.  They are 50c.  they sell corn .85.  Clear day with strong NW wind.  The roads are very dusty.  Tue feeling poorly as well as myself.  Tue wrote Phebe mailing letter at night.  Gobed 9.

E Meter reads 884-853 = 31 = 2.03 net

30.  Saturday  5.30 AM.  Ther.  56.  88.  70.  = 71 1/3

Clear N.W.2.  I drove up to Crims for potatoes.  The ice wagon team ran away at Mrs. Knocks corner.  Mostly clear day Northwesterly wind S.E. at night.  Later drive out to Songers getting four chickens get home about 6.30 P.M. after which drive Tue to Frank McCravrys.  Go bed 9 P.M.  Get some mutton at Dorsch's.

31.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  92.  80.  =  79 1/3

Part cloudy. S.E.2. gas smell.  Tue attends church AM.  I drove E. on old Ashmore road crossing at ford.  /there is little water remaining at old ford:  about as much as common faucet.  I return Boathouse road arriving 1.30 P.M.  Jack went.  The  roads are very dusty.  Mostly clear day.  sultry P.M.  Mort and Kate over toward night.  Mrs. Nichols called P.M.  I quit chewing a while tonight.  gobed  9.30

The Weather for August. 1913.  Mean 79.87

Max. on 8th 100.  Min, on 30th 56.  Rain 2.37 inches on twelve days all light showers Heaviest on 20th .62.  Cloudiness 26%.  Winds during month were North 4 Northeast 2: East 3 2/3:  Southeast, 4;  South 7 2/3;  S.W. 3 2/3  West 1 1/3 and Northwest 4 2/3 days.  Everything is dry as ever.  the river is about  dry at old Ashmore ford.  The city has cut ditch from water works up to pools supposed to be fed by spring and we have plenty of water at present.  Oats sell at store @ 50 cts.  corn 80 or more.  Creamy butter 35  Eggs 20.  There is little garden stuff.  Potatoes say 1.00  Tomatoes 2 or 3 cts per pound.  Farmers are cutting their corn to feed cattle.  Pastures dery as dust and bare.

September

1.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  68.  98.  80.  =  82.

Clear. S.2.  Phone JEM"same" this morn getting it about noon.  This is "Labor day" and generally observed.  There was mil delivery only AM. and no R.F.D.  Tue got letter from Phebe and she is probably at Havanna today.  Harman called at shed 5. P.M. - has "hay fever"  Tell him we don't want clover meadows pastured.  Wants to sow wheat.  Thinks BC will be 200.  This was one of our hottest days and night.  Clear day with moderate southerly wind.  Grace Sefton calls P.  I made batch of mush for my supper.  Go bed 9

2.   Tuesday 6 AM.   Ther.  72.  98.  82.  = 84

Clear. S.1.  Tue got letter from Buddy.  They got home all night.  Friday night.  I drove up town AM.  and then keep still toward night on account of the heat.  It proves to be among the hottest days.  I started out about 5 P.M. S.W.  Over took John Parker who rode home with me.  I drove out by hog farm, lost cigar and return.  Mostly clear S. to W. moderate winds.  Drive up town with Tue for ice cream after reace home She war at Brooks.  Gobed 9