November 1-3, 1890 and 1901

November 1890

1.  Saturday 7 AM.  Ther  33  60  50

Clear SW wind.  Warren and John here before I got up.  Went right to work at hog house and got sided and roof on by 3 PM.  Uncle John here to dinner. Gang up from timber and settle with most of them   Good many in town   and politics main talk on streets.  Dem com - strikes for money at night but got none   Tue not very well.  Clear or mostly so with SW or W wind light sprinkle rain about 10 Pm  Buy load of corn of Harvey Brown 16 10/70 bu.  $6.75  Good many fellows loaded tonight  Go bed  11.30 P.M.

2.  Sunday  8 AM.   Ther 49.

Clear W wind fresh.  Children went to SS Turie to church start to Ranch after dinner getting there before supper, cool raw day  with NW wind.  gobs  8 PM.

3.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.

Cloudy morning with NW wind spitting hominy snow.  John and I try to to lookout N and W lair near NW corner.  Rile and Johnny  beginning clearing on west line NW of west field have decided to fence the Fritz hollow.  Warren finishes  hauling out lumber from old mill sites  Start home about 2 P.M.  Try to get some squirrels and quail on road home but fail  Gobed 1030 ~~ 

November 1901

1.  Friday I took a walk North east to South getting very tired AM.  I got a rig at livery stable in afternoon and Mary and I drove  over  to "North west" on west shore, returning before night.  Close cloudy muggy day but not very warm. Self felt badly all day.

2.  Saturday.  Maria called before noon and took self and Aunt Maria around town a while.  Maria and Fahys left for New York P.M.  Raw NW windy day   We drove to Whitney's and up near Stand Pipe

3.  Sunday.  Bright pleasant cool day.  Got a rig till noon driving east of SH and over on neck for last time as intend to leave for Geneva tomorrow morning.  Charley drove with me PM going to ocean at Bridgehampton and afterward to Fahy's house on the neck.  Charley with dog call at night.  C & I return Bricklyn road. 

July 11- 16, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

July 1890

11.  Friday  7 AM  Ther  63.  92.
Clear with S. wind.  Start for Ranch 8 A.M.  Meet Tom Springcorn with load  of lumber for Comer    T Sampson hauls out dry walnut and  strips.  Find that Noble had struck water and had well about as deep as could go  they finished  at 3 P.M. and left.  Simons and self took walk round west pasture.  and I rode over to hungarian patch  It is getting very dry down here, corn and grass suffering at home 6 P.M.

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12.  Saturday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  71.  96.  71.
Mostly clear.  Get Bob  Manifold to clean up Perkins building and scrub it out.  Carrell hauls down  55 Beer Kegs and 33 cases empty bottles to R.R. also takes off load of dirt.  Heavy rain about 4 P.M.  Trade only fair.  This has been about the hottest day this summer  Gobed  10.30 PM

13.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  75.  94.  76.
cloudy shower at 7 AM. with thunder  Intended going to ranch after dinner but too hot.  Tue has been  worried a good deal lately about Phebe's spine.  Tue and Maggie went to  church Phebe and Buddie stay at home.  Go bed,  930 PM -

14.  Monday 6 AM.  Ther    96.  70.
Clear with southerly wind.  Comer in town we decide to saw out some R.R. also ship car load of oak to Chicago   Bob Manifold helps about old building  Dig ditch on W. side and haul away trash  Heat most oppressive today although good breeze  Violent storm of wind followed by rain from 8 to 10 P.M.  wind fr N.E. and (?) have done damage.  More of it in night  Gobed  10.30 P.M.

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15.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther 74.  89.  74.  
Part cloudy wind east.  Heavy wind and rain last night probably after midnight.  They are building new sidewalk in front of our house  or rather  lay the old one over new.  Manifold piles walnut in P.M.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  Tue and Mrs Davis went somewhere after supper  air very close wind varible  Gobed midnight.

16.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther  72.  90.  73
Mostly cloudy light rain early AM.  Start at 9 AM for ranch, getting there in time for dinner after dinner put tar on sheep's noses.  John and I look through Fritz hollow for Walnut other boys cut sprouts.  Thunder S. W and W 5 PM looking like rain for a while.  go bed 930 P.M.

October 13- 14, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston. Illinois

October 1889

13.  Sunday  6.45 AM.  Ther  52. 60.  43 =  51 2/3

Cloudy NW wind  Intended on going to ran(?) today whole family, but too cool and  windy.  Maggie not very well, she had the hives at night.  I start at 9 AM for ranch, cold and windy and  thick with smoke and mist.  Cleared off P.M.  Comer has been cutting the timber along road to Handly ford.  White sow had pigs yesterday.  Milt  and family after walnuts P.M. and not there when left.  Clear night, light going for good  gibed 9.30 P.M.

14.  Monday  5.30
AM.  Ther 33.

Clear heavy  white frost.  Took mare to Dr. Montgomerys house but man not at home  Start for timber before noon getting there before 1 P.M.  Rogers and Riley cut logs in P.M. with good deal of hard luck, cut big sycamore in Fritz hollow but not sound.  Milt got in about 8 PM with hay and Frank Mote.  Clear cool day go bed about 10 P.M.    St(?) called at night saying wood take cattle up to Uncle John in Morn.

October 1900

13.  Saturday. 5 AM  Ther  62.  75.  55.  =  64

Mostly clear.  Tue feeling badly.  Simon was up yesterday and took out bitts for lumber  Tue and Ferd decide to go to Mattoon with Mort and Kate on 2.45 train.  Marie also went.  I drove out to Gaines and find them gone away so I went to Mattoon  Couldn't find any of my folks but Gaines and wife found me and she and children rode out with  me getting to farm about  10 P.M.  Jo came soon after on train stay all night  - Go bed 10.30 PM

14.  Sunday 5 AM.  Ther  55? 

Clear.  I left for home before breakfast.  Cow out all night and no chores done last night.  Clyde was  gone all day and all night.  Came 10 AM  looking for cow most of day.  Tue and I drive with Marie out to Berts toward night getting home 9.30.  Borrow 200.00 more of Irene giving her out note for $250.00  at 7 per ct  This covers 50.00 for Phebe and bal. on Minton note  Rene starts for Oklahoma Tuesday to be gone two weeks  We drove through Loxa on way home.  Someone threw at buggy.  Gobed 10 PM

September 17-29, 1889 in Charleston, IL

September 1889

17.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  58.  66.  57.  =  72 1/3

Mostly clear.  Owens tuned piano $2.50.  W.S.G. picks hops.  Milt brings up load of wood on yard.  I went down to  Milts at night getting there at about  7 P.M.  Mostly clear day with NW wind  gobed at Milts  9.30 P.M.

18.    Wednesday  5.30 AM.  Ther.  44.  60.  48.  =  55.

Clear.  Said to have been light frost in places.  J Riley came to work at 6 A.M.  R. Decker  @ 11 A.M.  Put up posts for N and E line and began on west after changing two or three times.  I walked over to Fritz hollow P.M. and start home at 5.30  Chilly day got hme 7.15  Maggie was sick all day.   Gobed 9 P.M.  wind NW fresh

19.  Thursday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  41.  66.  51.  =  52 2/3

Clear.  Maggie seems pretty smart.  Greer drummer in town.  Get harnessed repaired at Adaires.  Drove out to cemetery P.M. taking Maggie  baby and Tue.  Chilly day NW wind  Gobed 10.10

20.  Friday. 6.30  AM.  Ther.  50.  72.  53.+  58 1/3

Clear  fresh W Wind.  Maggie feeling badly this morning.  Mr. Green leaves at noon.  Did not leave anything of him.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  Milt Drake was with R. Decker, brought wood.   Drove out to Loxa P.M. to see about a fence machine.  Didn't find it.Clear or nearly so all day strong W. wind  Go bed 10.15 P.M.

21.  Saturday  7 AM.  Ther.  50.  68.  57.  =  59 1/3
Clear.  Most of gang up from timber and pay off   Milt  brings up load of slabs for me, and deliver some posts and poles to Mrs. Coon.  Pay Milt Drake 3.00.  Biz very dull AM. but very good at night.  Tue complains of headache and toothache.  Maggie feeling pretty well she is worse every other day.  Gobed 11PM

22.  Sunday  6 AM. Ther   56.71.  58. = 61 2/3
Pretty clear  Start for timber 8 AM.  Drive round  clearing with Milt and down in S. hollow went round to river bottom got about half bushel paw paws same of grapes got home 7 P.M.  Maggie not so well today.  Pleasant day and growing warmer.  Go bed 9 PM.  Wind SE

23.   Monday.  6 AM.  Ther 60.  81.  65.  =  68 2/3
Part clouds  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Uni drummer here didn't  buy anything.   Sent  box of pawpaws and wrote letter to Aunt Maria  Milt got up with load of wood took to Ben Anderson the first of five cords sold him   The wagon about gave out today.  Milt didn't start home until after  8 P.M.  Maggie better today she has not been able to go to school any yet.  11 P.M.

24.  Tuesday  6 AM.  Ther  66.  86.  70.  =  74
Mostly clear Maggie feeling badly this AM got Dr. who left some medicine says she must have a Truss.  Mrs. Rogers came to Iron  Maggie better P.M.  Milt brought second load of wood to Anderson  Hibbard wants two or three cords dry.  Some cloudy  Unpleasantly hot signs of rain, lightning at night  Tue having neuralgia  Trade rather dull.  H Meyun drummer here.  Gobed 10:15

25.  Wednesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  55.65.  44  = 53 2/3
Cloudy.  Heavy shower about 3 AM.  Maggie feels better and up to breakfast.  cleared off before noon.  Start for ranch 9 Am.  Roads some muddy  Try with Milt to settle on location for shed.  He hauled up two loads of strips today.  None of other boys have worked this week.   Rode over pasture toward night.  Find grass looking very well but pastured too close.  Cool day  wind N.W. and strong at night.  go bed 9:30 P.M.

26.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther  40.  60.  44..  = 48
Clear.  White frost light.  Wait to work at fences N. end of yard in morning.  Commissioners came about 9 AM to survey road which they finish before noon  It measures about 226 rods.  After dinner worked on fence till I left at 4.45 P.M.  Maggie missed her chill today for first time in two weeks and feels better.  Cool day and some cloudy W wind.  Got home about dark.  Bought canned oysters at Lees.  gobed 10.15 P.M

27.  Friday  7 AM.  Ther  40.  66.  46  =  50 2/3
clear.  Light whit frost.  Rene was here  to dinner.  Maggie  still feeling better.  Pay up Tom Hutton $6.00 AM.  Paid  John Parker & Co $5. for repair wagon in July. Pd. John Adams for repairing Harness in full.  10c.  Walk down to depot P.M. to look at light plant.  Y Bro give $5.00 for 8th reg reunion Oct 2-3  Milt did not come up today.  Trade pretty good  Mrs. Davis and Ruth over at night  gobed  midnight.
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28.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther  50.  78.  60  =  62 2/3
Mostly clear.  Milt came up with wood which takes to Hibbard, sells half cord to Sanders.  Buy Harmons butter at Bakers.   Engage 8 cord wood to Sam Cooper  Winters giving his security.  Pay up the gang.  HG and Nick prepare to go fishing tomorrow.   Trade pretty good.  gobed at 10.30 PM.

29.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  56.  65.  58  =  57 2/3
Cloudy sprinkle of rain in night and early AM.  Tue and self start for timber 9 AM.  Find that one of the red pigs got killed in post hole.  Johnny  McKee there sent out sheep into two lgts and turn rams with them.  Sprinkle times during the day, and rain all the way home  Got home 7 P.M.  Heavy rain after dark  Gobed 10.15 PM