February 10-17, 1901 in Coles County Illinois

February 1901

10.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther  14.  32.  24  =  23 1/3

Clear, N.W. wind.  I quit tobacco last night and was sleepy all day.  Lulu Dorsch called while we were eating dinner.  She has been away for several weeks.  Kate Perrill called toward night staying all night.  Her mother is over at Bains.  All of them went to church at night.  Slept in bedroom over kitchen.  Clear day gobed.  9.30

11.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  25.  38.  22.  =  28 1/3

Cloudy light snow S.W.  Kate Perrill was here to dinner and her mother spent the afternoon with us. all hands eating supper at Groves except self.  I didn't eat my supper.  They will start for Columbus tomorrow noon about half an inch damp snow in forenoon.  Clara got home 1.30 PM.  Her sister did not come to Shantias (Mark Eastin House) today as agreed.  Everything is covered with ice or snow but not so slippery  as Saturday  Thawed considerly today  Wind SW but cooler at night wind becomes N.W. Clear day.  Gobed 10 P.M.

(shorthand)

12.  Tuesday.  5.15, A.M.  Ther, 12.  24.  17.  =  17 2/3

Clear northwind.  Clara washing.  Mrs. Perrill calls after breakfast.  they left on 11.55 AM train expecting to get to Columbus at 8 P.M.  Tue and I went over to Groves to say goodbye to Mrs. P. and Kate.   Martha Veach called P.M.  Tue and Marie attended church at Pres. at night   Maggie to concert with Garrett.  Gobed 10 PM~

13.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther  10.  38.  27  =  25

Clear, N.W. wind.  Garrett Wall tells me he wants to sell out to Houchin.  I was at clerks office P.M. and learn from Ricketts & Stone that Jim Stevens has released mortgage on Defenbaugh timber land.  Vol  Mount will be buried Friday  Frank Scott came P.M. and was here to supper.  He and Maggie attended "Leap Year" ball at night.  Tue feeling badly and retired early  Marie Clara and self play cinch till late bed time.  Clear day northerly wind.  Go bed 11 P.M.

14.  Thursday.  5.45 AM.  Ther  20.  38.  26  =  28

Clear easterly wind.  Self was feeling badly in night - too much supper.  Maggie got home 2 A.M.  Jack Troboyh came 7 AM.  clean out ashes.  Moves coal.  Clan out cow shed and works over mushroom stock which was too cold to make up  Clara ironed.  Everybody gone except self at night.  Bert called P.M.  He will have a sale next Wednesday.  Scott went back to Champaign AM.  The snow which has covered ground several weeks is getting pretty well off.  Clear day light NW of variable wind  Gobed 10 P.M.

Top of page:  Learn that H.G. is working for Charley Black who has lately bought Gilber Saloon.

15.  Friday  6. A.M.  Ther.  25.  52.  25.  =  34

Clear Southerly wind.  Start for Loxa 10 AM had to put cinders on ice N of barn before could get out  Roads pretty good going.  Mud deepen returning Jo cutting wood.  Has done no regular work for me this month.  John and wife  gone perhaps to stay.  Jo will go to trimming hedge Monday.  Clear day snow mostly disappearing.  I start home 4.30 P.M. going to Loxa.  Got Claras valise.  Tue got letter from Phebe She wants to come home.  I  brought in Jo's clock for repairs  Mort and K over at night till 9.30.  Go bed 9.45 P.M.

16.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  Ther  24.  30.  30.  = 28

Cloudy NW wind.  Hitch up before noon.  Take Gaines clock to Dan McCarty for repair.  John  Simons in town, also in town, also Warren.  They have hauled out nearly all wood cut and will begin plowing soon as possible.  Harvey, Claras brother was here about noon.  Jim  Hearding tells me Walls has sold out Maples and gos to Kinmundy  Buy chicken cod fish &c at Pat Bartons- Paid.  Tue attended  church at Pres. at night.  Marie Clara and self play Cinch till 9.30 P.M.  Raw cloudy day  Queen's feet very tender.  Gobed 10 P.M.

(Shorthand at top of page.)

17.  Sunday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  30.  53.  38.  =  40 1/3

Cloudy strong southwind.  Maries birthday 14 years.  I went to P.O. AM.  Getting some paper &c for Clara.  Marie got several  little presents this morning.  Some snow still lying on north hillsides.  Jo claims ground frozen  about 8 in.  Lulu Dorsch here about dinner time.  Clear day wind getting W. before night.  Ferd here going to church with Tue.  All gone at night except self.  I sat in furnace room reading most of P.M. and at night.  Gobed 10 P.M.

December 21-31, 1900 in Coles County Illinois

December 1900

Top of Page:  Brown cow's calf supposed to be due either about Jan 18 or Mar 12  (followed by short hand)

21.  Friday.  5.15 AM.  Ther 30, 50, 37.  =39.

Clear Southerly wind.  Start for Loxa 9.10 - Jo grubbing.  John out after traps.  Snowden calls before noon.  After dinner Jo and self build platform for well and get pump to working.  Shirley burns off BC stub  P.M.  get home dark.  Bacon called today when I was gone.  Drive over there after supper.  He and Kate attending Farmer's Institute.  Clara ironing AM. and  (?) sick at night.  Phebe expected tonight and Tue and Marie  sat up till the came at i PM.  Bacon rode home with me from Franks and helped me unharness.  Light cloudy day.  Strong SE to S wind.   Roads good  gobed 9 PM

22.  Saturday.  5.30 AM. Ther  38.  57.  48.  =  47 2/3.  

Clear SE Wind  I went up for Bstk. early.  Mrs. Stone called with butter.  Kate and Bacon call about 10 P.M.  Saw Kate and her girls at noon train  starting home.  Talk with Job Mason at ?.L. Depot.  Simons and Warren in town:  loans them level.  Pay Earl 9.00 for wood and posts cut by him and Zoll.  Garret Wall pays me Mo rent at night after much kicking and getting mad.  I took Tue down to Hats.  Helen is there and there has been a big kick from Snider.  Understand that Brown has  moved out his mill and did not do any sawing from my logs.  Mostly cloudy day.  fresh southerly wind sp rain P.M.  with light  showers toward night and after dark.    Mrs. 

grove over at night Clara washing windows PM.  gobed 9 P.M.

23.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther.  40.  37.  35.  =  371/3

Cloudy strong S.W> wind no rain after 9 PM. last night.  Tue and Clara catch chicken AM.  Ferd called and I took him to Hats and over to his grandmothers.  Fix and tone lot of  prints P.M.  Take Tue and Ferd over to Hats about dark.  Buy bottle of paste at Paynes Cr.  Lot of young folks here at night to see girls.  Cloudy day high wind S.W. to west.  Spits snow several times during day.  Gobed 9 PM.

24.  Monday. 5 AM.  Ther 24.  35.  30.  =  27 2/3

Mostly clear sharp frost SW wind.  Pay Richards note 132.00   E Bishop talks of buying cow. @ 40.00  (shorthand)  Drive out to Gaines  P.M.  Jo grubbing  John and Edith left this :  will be married at place tomorrow night.  Roads good.  Clara's sister, Daisy, came P.M. and went to Loxa on 9 PM train.  Establish at S.H,  Yellow cow and leave back in with 

Note the next couple of pages are of very poor quality.  I have tried my best to read and transcribe what I can.

I didn't reach Loxa today.  Dec pay off (?)  Tue up town at night   Hat and (?) will come to dinner tomorrow so said Ferd.  Gobed 9 P.M.

25.  Yesterday   6 AM.  Ther  20,  25,  28.

Cloudy and light snow.  JEM McGurty and Wall  each give me Xmas present.  Just a shifting of snow on the ground.  I got dictionary stand and  (?) (shorthand)   at 7 P.M. felt  sick  H.G. didn't come.  Court house was open a little today.  70th Anniversary of Coles Co.   Clara went to Loxa P.M.  returning   Maggie and Phebe attend a dance at night.  Tue and (?)  (?)  with Marie went to Court House.  I was over it late P.M.  Mostly alive west used.   

26.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  Ther  22.  30.  24.  =  25 1/3

Cloudy, about 1/4 in light snow fell in night, mostly disappeared during day.  Mrs.  Owens and  (?)  Kate Grove and Clara helping Tue till PM.  Self feeling  (?) badly have been drinking and eating too much intake.  Drive over to Defenbaughs P.M.  Hadays will have all the money he owes on Saturday.  Foreclosure papers must be served before Friday January 4.  Intended to o to Gaines P.M., but too cold for sick mare  Sat and read in furnace room at night.  Chewing some tobac.  Gobed 10 P.M.

27.  Thursday.  6 AM.  ther  24.  36.  35.  =  31 2/3

Partly cloudy.  White frost.  Charlotte Sproule helping Tue on dress for Maggie P.M. also Clara.  Maggie attends party at Coons  It began to hail from SE of AM. trying to rain which continued all day.  Still chewing tobacco slightly.  Gobed 9 PM.

28.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  30.  28.  19.  =  25 2/3

Cloudy N W wind.  Order mushroom book through W.E. Hill - Nina L. Marshall* - Clara and Tue ironing all day.   Self down to R.R. about noon.  Tue went up town with Helen P.M.  Phebe gone to Montgomery party at night.  Drive down and pay Mrs. Lloyd for washing.  Family far at night I eat very little.  Made mush before gobed 10 P.M.

*Nina L. Marshall wrote books on mushrooms.  Some of her books were reprinted in 2013.  CG's mushroom books were donated to Boothe Library on the EIU campus after my Grandmother Marie Gramesly Reasor passed away.

29.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther 12.  34.  28.  =  24 2/3

Mostly clear southwinds (????????????????????????????????????????????) Will Goodman fixed stairs at store yesterday.  Spend u(????????????????????????)Tue  gets damper in pipe  Miss Ford room.  John Simons up and we have talk in basement.  Mr. Scott came PM. staying all night.  Tue went uptown with Helen to buy some things.  Helen has been staying at Hat's a week or two, will continue.  Start out to Gaines late PM and stay all night.  John Gaines was married (?).  (?)  May and Edith went to Loxa after supper.  Sleep with Jo.  Roads good (?)  Clear day with southerly wind gobed 9 P.M.  Promised (?) 

30.  Sunday  5 AM.  Ther  30.  43.  (?)

Cloudy and snowing quitting before dinner (????????????).    Jo hitched up for me and started on trip to Janesville to be gone till tomorrow.  John went with to investigate his trip.  I drove to Loxa getting things for (?)  (???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)  Leave for town 10 AM. furniture sold to John Simons. (?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)  Not feeling well today  Chewing tobacco  Take Tue  and Marie down to Hats toward and go after them after them at 8 AM.  Snow mostly goes off  Mostly clear AM  Clouding up somewhat later.  gobed 10 PM. Westerly winds.

31.  Monday 6.30 AM.  Ther  30.  20.  8.  =19 1/3

Cloudy, Northerly wind. about same and often as fell yesterday came last night growing clder all day.  (shorthand)

Daisy Mitchell, Clara Ester came on PM train and stays all night  Maggies party to number of 30 or 40 came and we set up  up till after midnight.  Clear day turning colder all day.  I stay  in furnace room at night keeping fire till party broke up.  gobed 12.30 AM.

  Newyears carry to new book

July 28,1889 and 1900

Since the 1914 journal stopped in June and does not return until May 1915 I thought I would add the journal from 1900.  My Grandmother Reasor, Marie, is 13.

July 1989

28.  Sunday.  8 AM.  Ther. 78.  86.  70.  =  78

Hazy.  Heavy thunder shower in night not much rain though.  Went up to store in morning post books and sweep off side walk.   H. G. relieves himself of bile on large scale.  Picked over first grown corn today.  Tue kills one of her chicks for dinner.  Mamie Lang here most of day  pleasant day gobed 9 P.M.

July 1900

28.  Saturday.  5.40 AM.  Ther.  60.  88.  74.  =  74

Clear, southerly wind.  Shirley called AM. and reports that he and Jo will haul in bal. of oats this evening.  John Simons called a while after dinner.  Some walls fell in back of Geo Grays building when they were repairing.  Saw Ira Brown P.M. says has just got to sawing.  Give him Snider's bill and small one for self.  Order urinal of John Van Meter to cost 5.00  Garert Wall  is back from Casey today  Get other specs of Jake Morgan all paid.  Drive round town alone an hour or two at night smoking last cigar and quit.  Phebe accident tonight.  Mostly clear day  Gobed 11 PM.