June 23-27, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

E. Meter 832000    R.30

23.  Monday  6 AM.  Ther.  72.  82.  74.  =  76
Mostly cloudy S.2.  Get shave at Browns AM Cr. 15.  Drove down to see Fritz  but while waiting it began to rain and I get home soon as possible didn't see him.  I got pretty  wet and had to change shirts.  A card from Buddy says she got home all right.  Tue got lot cherries of Elisha Smith.  Mrs. Grove over while P.M.  The shower &c. this morning .30.  Ben Hill who lives in Arizona called P.M.  I drove out far as Watsons P.M.  returning south road.  Call again at Fritz.  Mrs. Firrel tell him to come in morning.  Stop and talk with Jake Daizy.  He is poorly.  Mostly cloudy day.  Moderate southerly wind.  Tue at Grove's night.  Dash rain night .08.  Jack dog not well and does not go driving with me.  Go bed 11.30 P.

24.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.   70.  82.  74.  = 75 1/3
Mostly cloudy.  S.2.  I expected Fritz but he didn't come.  Is working for Dorch in harvest.  Much cloudy day with sprinkles rain.  Tue and Phebe can cherries A.M.  and attend Alumni meet at Park PM getting home 10 P.M.  I drove NW of town P.M. to town line past Stodderts.  Things look pretty well along the road.  There has less rain here than in town.  Get letter P.M. from Phelps concerning buggy axles.  Reading History of Queen Elizabeth  gobed 10 P.M.

25. Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  72.  84.  80.  =  78 2/3
Mostly clear.  S.3.  Rhoda comes to wash.  Drove to Express office and to Siberts.  He pulls front shoes.  Will help about buggy any time.  I got caught in showers at Weber Jail corner.  Rhoda works till noon.  Had to hang clothes in attic a/c of rain.  Drive W. to  Alex woods late P.M.  The woods are looking better.  No fungi appearing.  Jack went and got defiled.  Return south road getting  home 6.30  Mostly clear P.M. proved to be very warm day and night Showers AM amount to .33.  Tue at Groves night Go bed 10.30

26.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  94.  80.  = 82.
Clear S.#.  Fritz is still working for Dorsch.  I drove down there late P.M.  thinks Saturday morn soonest he can come.  This proves to be about most oppressive heat we have had,  Clear day with fresh southerly wind.  Tue over at Brooks' at night.  Will Ginther and Harry Wright call P.M. to obtain options on Perkins lot.  They didn't get it.  they claim that the new P.O. is to go to old Weber lot on Van B. and 7th sts.  Gobed 10  Tue got letter from Muggs at Jeff Cy: thinks be home July 10.

27.  Friday.  8.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  94.  84.  =  84.
 Clear.  SW.1.  Tue ironing AM.  I drove round town a little AM but too hot for driving.  Call on Sibert and He with hand take off axles from new buggy and get same ready to ship back to Columbus.  I don't think he followed instructions and I expect to fear about it later.  This has been most sultry day yet.  Mostly clear. light S.W. to N.W. winds.  We need more rain but  no hopes of it soon in the reports.  Tue at Fannie Coons at night.  Phebe out with  Fern.   Get letter from Buddy P.M.  go bed 10.

December 3,1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

3.  Tuesday. 6.30 AM Ther.  28.  50.  46. = 41 1/3
Clear.  S. 2.  Heavy hoar frost.  Ice 3/8 in.  Walter Smith  & Company came early so that it is about as good as it was before they worked on it.  Think  it about worn out in places.  the house was very uncomfortable this morning with no fire, got a good one by  10 A.M.  Tue got letter from Buddy A.M.  was well.  Tue   getting for some church doings which occur soon.  Hitch up about noon deposit B.C. check 321.32 at 2nd.  The check was defective being  10.00 too much on the lower line.  Drive out far as Watsons toward night.  Met Eastin with Fitz.  Is now chopping ~~  The roads are some muddy - not deep.  They are still hauling crushed onto south road.  Have a light application for about half mile E. of Shannon's.  Return S. road.  Jack went.  He has swelled jaw.  Part cloudy.  Light southerly winds.  Read Borcacico at night.  Go bed 10.30~

1887

3.  Saturday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  44.  54. 55.

Cloudy and raining frost.  Pete Snider came about 5 AM for family for Fan.  Patton stopped about 8 A.M. saying Fan couldn't live wanted to see her father  Start out to Uncle John's in heavy rain, about 8.30  He came in with us but Fan was dead when we got back Uncle John and Tue went down there afternoon getting back before night.  The funeral will be tomorrow 2 P.M.  Christian Church.  Phebe had but slight croup tonight and hope she is over  with it.  Guiney paid me in full for wood $3.00.  Rain occasionally during day very heavy in forenoon, heavy at night.  Baby cried till midnight.  Kate Myer had been taking care of her today.  11 P.M. 

*Personal note- this must have been a very difficult day for my family.  Fan lived all the way out by, what is now, Lake Charleston.  That would have been a difficult ride in a buggy and heavy rain.  Tue and Charles had two sick kids at home.  My mother has always told me that babies often died in their first two years of life, so the baby being sick must have worried them a great deal.  Fan had three small children that would need cared for.   Though this happened many years ago, my heart aches for all of them.  CMS