April 11-30, 1901 in Coles County Illinois (HIGHLIGHTS)

April 1901

11.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther  36.  63.  50  =  49 2/3

Mostly clear  Fresh N.E. wind.  Receive anew book on mushrooms from C.H, Peck.

12. Friday

Hen's to remain over Sunday.

13. Saturday   

Mrs. John Trobough died P.M.  Has been very low long time.  Marie sore throat.

14.  Sunday

H.H. has a new phonograph and quite a crowd at their house.  Uncle Jim Shoemaker reported very low.

15.  Monday

Circut Court  begins.  Bert on Petit Jury and went  to dinner with  me.  

16.  Tuesday

City Election.  Ramesy  Rep elected  Mayor rest of Rep. ticket elected except P. Kane dem.

Ald 3rd ward.  Clara's sister Daisy came today to testify in Clara's divorce case which will come up soon.

17.  Wednesday

Bert in on train today was down to dinner.  Snider and Cant labor case in on train today.  Went up to Pattons  with Tue 8.30 A.M.   Clara and Daisy went up to court 4 P.M.  Judge Dunn granted Clara divorce.

18.  Thursday

I went up town to learn that G Wall had made assignment and that Garrison Brothers had dissolved patnshp.  

19.  Friday

bert was down to dinner.  Tue and Marie went to Loxa on local freight about 5 P.M.  Maggie and Phebe attend Owl Ball at night.  Court adjourned till Monday.

20.  Saturday

Queen was sick this morning and did not hitch up all day.  Uncle Jim Shoemaker was buried this morning.  School election P.M.  didn't vote.

21.  Sunday

22.  Monday.

Clara thinks she will quit this week and go to Huttons where she will get better wages.  

23.  Tuesday

24.  Wednesday.

Got Dr. Starr for Maggie at night.

25.  Thursday.  

Drove up to Pattons Office A.M.

26  Friday

Clara left at 10 A.M.  Party of little folks surprise Marie at night. 

27.  Saturday

Goodman has frame of house up back of house up back of our lot & Mrs. E's.*

Henry Stoddert is very low   Has had two paralytic strokes.  John Ricketts died two or three days ago.  Helen here to supper.  I took her down to H.G.'s.  Marie went up with  Ora Goodman for flowers.

*5th Street.

28.  Sunday.

Hannah Marshall  here to dinner.  

29.  Monday

30.  Tuesday

Maggie working at Jenkins.  

March 1-3, 1901 in Coles County Illinois

 From the journal

1.  Cloudy west wind.  Trees covered with snow and about 3 in on ground.  Take picture of Phebe in back yard, and another of cat and Marie N. of house at diner time.  

(I thought this was the photo he was talking about, but she is too young in this photo.  I thought you would like to see it any way.)

G. Wall pays me $25.00 on Months rent still owes $15.00  Take Tue's shoe to J.W. Evans.  He says will take my cow and break her to milk two or three months.  Dark cloudy day SW wind most of snow went off.  Play cards with the girls till 9.30 P.M.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

2.  Saturday at 5,30 AM.  Ther 34.  58.  40.  = 44.

Mostly clear early, foggy later, and later clear  Get shave Browns after waiting an hour.  Supposed had paid Ges. Gray bill, but it seems I have not.  John Simons called for hay Knife  I buy lot of groceries Custers  & Johnson.   Get bu  potatoes own about gone.  Tue feeling badly  all day, and went to bed just after dinner.  Dick Wright calls and would like to work for me.  Phebe sewing P.M.  Saw Charles Happer P.M.  Wall pays me bal. on rent 15.00 to 20 Feby.  Harvey Mitchell calls to see Clara about noon.  I went up after grub &c after supper.  Fair day sprinkles rain about 4 P.M.  Gobed 9 PM.   Cass and Ocalin in town Soma Cases

  

Shorthand at the top of the page.

3.  Sunday 5.45  A.M.  Ther.  45.  53.  40.  =  46

clear, southwind.  Tue got up to breakfast and feels some better.  I went out to Gaines' getting there about noon.  Find them discussing, Jo thinks beat to drive line back cow to town  settle with Jo in full to Mar. 1.  He has worked for me after all deductions 10 monthes @ 20.00 and has drawn 196.00  Pay him check $4.00 which afterward cash.  Leave there 4.30 P.M.  Met John Linder on way home   Mostly  clear day with Southerly changing to N.W. wind, and cooler at night.  gobed 8.30 P.M.  ? roads better than I expected.

Headed to bed I will catch up another day.