January 19-20, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston Illinois

January 1890

19.  Sunday 7.30 AM.  Ther.  39.  54.  58.  =  50 1/3

Cloudy, S. wind, H.G. supposed to be about sauce went up town and helped some about cleaning up.  Maunie here to dinner.  La Grippe very numerous in town.  Went up town toward night.  Learn that Frank McGurty died suddenly at about 5 P.M.  Kelly rode my mare a while P.M.  Light shower at 3 P.M. heavy at night Gobed 10 PM

20.  Monday, 6.30 SM.  Ther  15.  24.  21.  =  20

Strong W. all night Frozen up hard again  Went up town about 7 AM. to relieve Nick.  H.G. complains of feeling some better and comes up in PM.  Nearly every body is taking the "grip" Bill Jeffries has it bad also Frank Vail   Jo Curd and lots of others.  Baby sick all day some better at night.  Mostly clear day.  Trade some better  Sent insurance policys to Freiburg  Order  remaining 2 Bbl Bo A f(?)  Learn Woodrum was buried today  Gobed 1045 PM 

January 1901

19.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther. 15.  30.  30  =  27

Mostly clear.  easterly wind.  Queen was loose in barnyard this morning.  My throat very sore and kep(sic) me awake much in night.  Make print of pin hole picture taken the other day and had better success than expected.  Simons and Warren up with stove wood for thernolies(?).    They will work my land down there except west end of Decker piece putting into corn for half, delivered in crib there.  Good many people in town in town and roads getting smoothed down.  Clara got letter from her mother at Loxa that one of her children was sick and she left after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Tue and Marie went up town for grub &c after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Walls shows me where paper has fallen off north side of store room.  My  cold continues abut the same.  Throat some better  Gobed 10 PM.

20.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  36.  58.  45.  =  46 1/3

Clear.  Strong southwind.   Tue gets breakfast and dinner.  Tone photo of Kate's boy and break celluloid tray.  Hitch up before dinner.  Start out to Gaines' before 3 PM.  Staying there about an hour.  Got home with Clara about 6.30  Daisy didn't come.  Tue feeling very badly PM and at night.  The roads are nearly as good as in summer  No mud.  Clear day and about as warm as warm as it ever gets in Jany.  Gobed 8.30 PM.

April 15-16, 1913 in Charleston, IL

1913

15.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  34.  64.  48.  =  48 2/3

Clear.  N.  White frost.  Ad  Miller calls we send him to Loxa to look at work on house there. Order 3 sks. wood fiber and bunch shingles to patch house.  B.P. Andrews &co to be sent by big four. P.M.  Order four Mayda lamps from Pub service Co.  Tue gets letter from Phebe AM.  Miller will go to Loxa to repair old house in morn.  I hitch up 10 A.M.  After dinner drove up voting mixed ticket.  There drive E. part of town and over to Anderson.  fetch up later at Whalens elevator* where pay coal and cobs bill.  37.45 to date.  They brought us 4 new Masdas for which owe them 1.80.  rs. Lizzie Highland Vail came with  son Frank and stay the night.  They live at Portland, Ore.  We had good visit with them.They came E a/c Mrs. Moores death.  We are about out of coal and neglect to get more today.  Clear day light northerly winds.  The roads are dry.  They are scraping them level in places today.  Gobed 10 P.M.

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16.  Wednesday.  5.20 AM.  Ther.  38.  74.  56.  =  56.

Clear.  N.W. 1.  It seemed funny to build fires without any fuel.  Rhoda came early to wash.  Helen H. called Lizzie and Frank went away about 9 AM will come again before leaving.   I find lot old letters have been looking for a week.  Hitch up 10.30 A.  and drive up town. before dinner.  Rhoda here to dinner.  Tue is getting started to cleaning house.  I begin on lot of old checks &c. and get them in shape to  pack away  up in attic.   Spent most of P.M. at same.  Tue attends picture show at church at night.  Mrs. Grove was over an hour or two P.M.  Clear day with light northwesterly winds.  Tom Shoemaker tells me  he got 204 maj. as mayor yesterday.    Get ton Harrisonville nut coal of Tuckers.  They deliver it P.M.  Suppose Ad Miller to work at Loxa house today.  Gobed 9.30

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.