July 12-31, 1902 in Coles County, Illinois HIGHLIGHTS

July 1902

12.  Saturday

My faced swelled but less painful this morning.  Ed Wells works AM. Cow out at night  Tue and I drive round late looking for her.  Learn she was seen over at Hodges.

13.  Sunday

Start for cow soon as up.  Found in Maxwells barn but she got out and Mr. Bell and I had long hunt.  Marie came in from Snider's with  badly sprained knee  

14.  Monday

Marie's knee about same and they call in Dr. Starr.

15.  Tuesday

Maries leg still disables her but better.  They are preparing to move back the old Maples Hotel at Depo.  They will move back all buildings on that block for new depot.

16.  Drove down 11th & Van Buren Sts where they struck gas in a well yesterday.  I drove over to Laura Clarks with her and Marie after which Marie and I drive to Dkr Spr getting Plutins cerrunces which had for supper.  

17. Thursday

Start out to Berts about 9 AM with Tue and Marie, getting there 10.30.  I remain to dinner and start home.  I get home about 730 and make supper on mush and milk.  Tue and Marie will remain at Berts several days.

18. Friday

19. Saturday

Geo Gray kicking about Garrison Saloon  Says will have him closed up if he does not do better.

20. Sunday

Had mushrooms (Pluteus) for breakfast.  I got most of breakfast.  Vivian she will stay until they go away.  Chickens scatter mushroom spawn in old house, I started out about 10 AM down by Woodson place Mt Zion gitting [sic] more spawn near school house.  Campers there yet.  I took my dinner and ate hearty out in branch W of H.S. afterward which went over river to Langs Mill No fungi there.  Girls had a function to day, I was not here.

21.  Monday

Vivian left us today.  Maggie gets letter from Tue.

22. Tuesday

Girls didnt [sic] get up until late. Helen went out to Berts with Tom Marshall PM and brought Marie home.  Maggie went to picnic late PM.  Phebe went riding at night.  We didn't have any supper.

23.  Wednesday 

I was so sick 3 AM could hardly get down stairs to get something to eat.  I call girls this morn but they did not get up. I offer Perkins lot to Alexander today for 1000.00  Cow got out.  Mrs. bell found her.  Kept her up today.  Marie came home with Helen last night.  they are connecting Carnegie's excavation with 6th sewer.

24.  Thursday 

I got my own breakfast,  the girls are not rising until 7.30.The band played in count yard and quit a crowd.  The girls cleaning up kitchen and pantry most of day.

25.  Friday

Went to ranch.  Lost my whip which later learn aunt Malinda found.  Cross at Walker's, mare fell at Marion Cassadys breaking both shafts.  Marion helps me fix up  and get home after 10 PM

26. Saturday

Ed came and worked most of AM mowing &c He  and I fix up broken shafts but they are not very strong.  Marie says Tue wrote for me to come for her Sunday but I went about 7.30 P.M. staying all night.   Mrs. Tom Ginther was buried 10 AM today died night before last.  Mrs. Henry Williams was buried yesterday.

27.  Sunday

We start home 930 AM.  getting there 11.  Ferd and Helen  at our house.  There was a big Temperance meeting at Fair Ground today and there were lots of strangers here.  Turn old Queen in pasture at night.  She seems to be "getting no better fast."  

28.  Monday

Drive to Decker Park getting lot of Plulues part of which I gave Ben Hill.  W.E. Hail  has bought out  R.D. Morgan Grocery and is invoicing.  Dr. Patton speaks to me about mushrooms.  A young man named Dick Clark was drowned yesterday near Big Four bridge while bathing.  Raindere told me Al Latas and Will Brown's barns were struck by lightning and burned this P.M.  Garrison paid me 25.00.  says would like to buy building and I promised to set price in day  or two  (shorthand)

29.  Tuesday

Got shave at a new shop  ( Brown & Hawkins) before breakfast.  Get 4 plates of Palumen and see  negatives taken Sunday at Berts.  The shutter does not work well and they are no good.  

30.  Wednesday

Work on puzzle AM sending in answer to R.H. [Registered Herald Newspaper]  I drove down to  Blakeman place P.M. and up nearly to old sugar camp.  Walkers boy rode a piece with me on way home.  Learn at night  Frank Lietch is dead.  He had been sick many months.  Roads are good.  

31.  Thursday

They have not got started moving the Maple House yet.  (Chart of temps for the month of July)

June 1, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County, Illinois

June 1890

1. Sunday  6.30 AM.  Ther.  65

Mostly clear.  Painted screen doors up at store.  Crass helped oil buggy and I started for Ranch at 11 A.M. by way of Handly Ford getting there about 1.30 P.M.  Rile Decker over toward night settle up with him.  Clear day NW wind  9.30

June 1901

(top of page)  Geo Gray has recently had "new" front put in Shoe Store.  Mrs. Monroe building  they are painting it today May 31.

1.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  53.  74.  54.  =  60 1/3

Cloudy Sprinkle rain.  Roan untied himself last night and was grazing back of house when got up.  Jubal Jones came 7  AM and worked till nearly 6 P.M.  clean up grass, cut wood &c. will come again Monday.  John Simons  brought up hayrack.  Settle with him as  possible.  Giving him check for balance 5.50.  Renew note at St. with Earl Decker 10.00 for 90 d. promise not to do it again.  Will Decker says taxes paid on piece to be decided to Bachman June 13.  Pay Mrs. Dorsch a/c K.G. ch. 6.70 ice full to date from last Dec. 22.  Oscar Decker is working for  Walter Briggs.  Miss Ford's friend Miss Wheeler came P.M. to stay a while with her.  Phillip Davis building a new house which shows up strong in S.W.  They are just getting the roof on.  Self bellyache after supper.  Tue got a letter from Mrs. Eastin at Denver yesterday inquiring about her tax &c.  Fair day with northerly wind  Clear at night.  The rain early A.M.  Gobed.  9.30 AM.~ 

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. 

December 19, 1912 & 1887 in Coles County, Illinois

1912

19.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  ther.  30.  42.  36.  = 36.

Part cloudy.  W. 3. ice 1/4.  Tue got long letter from  Buddy yesterday and one from  Phebe this morning.  She expects to start home Sunday from Ann Arbor, Mich.  Will come via Chicago.  Too cool for me to try Loxa trip.  I hitch up about noon and drove down to  Whalens elevator.  Order load Linton coal.*  Tue wrote girls mailing letters PM.  Learn that Dick Stoddert (Harry's) is dead at Kankakee.  Order at Geo Gray's pair shoes as have been using for 12 years.(sic)  Mostly clear day Southwesterly light winds.  Go bed 9.

*

1887

19.  Monday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  35.  48.  42.

Partly clear. at sunrise.  Wind S.E.  Fresh wind all night probably S.E.   Ed. Eastin calls for step ladder.  Finish up the  pork and sausage in  morning.  Bert was in and ate dinner. Uncle John in town.  Tue went up town PM to get some things for Christmas.  Renew  note with H.G. 65.00 for 90 days.  Thought there might be some lumber come up but didn't hear of any.  The roads are probably pretty bad.  Mostly cloudy day,  wind mostly south.  Tue not feeling very well.  Took medicine at night.  Uncle John says Aunt Deal** is worse than usual.  Mrs. Davis over at night, she is making dress for Ma.  Gobed 10.30

**Aunt Deal is Uncle John's wife and Tue's mother, Eliza Cordelia Amidon.  Sadly, Cordelia was marked insane in several census.  In this entry she is also referred to as Ma.  Cordelia was beloved by the family.