August 31-September 3, 1900 in Coles County Illinois

August 1900

31.  Friday 5.30  AM.  Ther  68.  94.  75.  =  79

Clear.  SE wind.  Sign contact selling Shirley BC to Geo Rosebraugh @82.50    See W E McCravy about Minton note due tomorrow.  Boy and self went over and count Briggs  fencing 43.1x6-14.  He wants 62 more pieces.  Considerable B C unloading at W & C warehouse, for which they get 80.00.  Pretty red clouds up and shower south with thunder.  Sprinkle here  Thought to go to Loxa tonight and started but came back home.  "Roads getting dusty.  Gobed 11 PM.

September 1900  (shorthand at top of page)

1. Saturday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  70.  93.  74  = 79

Partly clear S.E. wind.  Clyde Ashby and self drove out to Gaines after breakfast getting lot of tomatoes &c got home before noon.  Jo about done hauling out B.C. Seed.  Simon was in town but didn't bring any lumber because couldn't get a load of good.    Self feeling badly all day  Pay Owen 2.00 P.M which is about all I owe  him     Marie got home from visit to Terre Haute about noon.  Partly cloudy day with shower 5 P.M. much thunder   Nothing new in BC market today and  heard of no sales  Didn't go uptown after supper.  Gobed 9 P.M.

2.  Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther 72.  90.  70 = 77 1/3

Mostly cloudy, southerly wind.  Tue and I start for Berts  8 AM.   Head N. road by Loxa.  Rene not home but came in a few moments, Andy Leitch there.  I stay about an hour go home away south of old road  Buy water melon of Bill Brown.  Get home before dinner  Shower came up about 2 P.M. raining for nearly an hour  Bring home samples of water from Berts new well.   Gaines folks were going to Cumberland but we saw the team in pasture as we passed.  Clyde has lot of boys looking round its farm much of P.M.  Drive south of town alone a while at night.  Campbell not there Develop 2 plates BC hands  Go bed 9.30

(top of Page)  Sept 1900  3rd Saw Rosebrough before starting to country  He wont pay 82.50 for any more BC at present.

4th  Road north and E rough and many muddy places

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Milt paid rent to Aug 20 on Monday.  Some talk with Bill Wall about my paying for fix patch.

3.  Monday, 5.30 AM.  Ther  68.  86.  68?  = 73

Cloudy Northerly wind.  Labor Day with parade which I did not see.  Tue got home 12.00  I went to train for her Marguerite Trimble was with her.  Start to Loxa about 3 P.M.  Get sack corn and basket potatoes and home about 7 P.M.  D.P. Rose pays balance of lumber bill 2.13 and Mrs. Knock pays for small bill lumber 90 c.  Jo Gaines grubbing, but pols and shucked corn for me.  Gobed 9 PM

August 29-30, 1889 and 1900 in Coles county IL

August 1889

29.  Thursday. 5.15 AM.  Ther  58.  90.  66.  =  71 1/3

Clear smokey.  Start at 6.10 with girls.  Milt Riley and Enoch work at digging all day.  Think have got a good supply of water for stock.  Began on well for house.  Two had to work hard, roads very dusty and pastures getting very dry.  Get home 7 P.M.   Found two drummers waiting for me.  Brown and Nelson.  Warren brought up a load of posts.  Gobed  10.30 PM

30.  Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  69  94.  70  =  77 2/3

Clear - Bill Kelly works while for me in morning.  JTS drummer still here order claret from Thirsker,  Tue has caught very bad cold.  Uncle John  came down but didn't stay for dinner  Milt brought in load of wood selling to Moderal in part from old watch.  Quit chewing tobacco tonight.  Have been using it for about a month.  Gobed 11 PM.

August 1900

29.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  67.  90.  70.  =  75 2/3  

Clear.  Very heavy dew several mornings.   Clyde Ashby choring  Maggie Devone ironing  Tue  fixing up Miss Ford Room.  Drove out to  Fair ground.  Marshall getting their BC out of buildings  Get some fungi   Lepiota  Canlifer    Simons brings in load of lumber all sorts.  He has  brought John's   ( Decker)and Jim's plans and they will start for the Nation or Arkansas soon.  Molter wants to buy our B.C,  Geo  Rosebraugh offer 80.00  Lon Armstong brought me sample of his father's brush.  Look for cow supposed to be out.  she proved to be in pasture,  Gobed 10PM

30.  Thursday.  5.45.  A.M.  Ther.  66.  92.  75  =  77 2/3

Mostly clear.  Easterly wind.  Our cow supposed out still in pasture.  Clyde Ashby continues working for us.  Takes home to Chas Marshalls a lot of borrowed magazines.  Tue finishes up Miss Fords room.  Start out to Loxa 2.30 P.M.  Meet Shirley with C.H. Jones.  S. says is bound to sell his share B.C. today  Jo hauling out BC seed.  Pay him 12.00 check on wages  Took out rope for well.  Shirley sold for 82.50 which is the best have heard of sales here.  I get home 7 P.M.  Clear warm day roads getting dusty.  Wind easterly.  Mort and Kate over at night  Gobed  9 P.M.

May 2-10, 1889 in Charleston, IL (Highlights)

May 1889 (Highlights)

2.  Thursday

Light frost.  Miss Kemayer not made any decision as yet. Went down to Depot to see Alex is putting in another set of furniture.  Council met tonight granting license to 6 men including self.  Gobed 10 PM

3.   Friday 

Clear pretty sharp frost ice formed.  Girls went with me today.  6 men making rails and wood.  Went by Blakeman's.  Miss Kemayer figuring on getting.  H.G. down at night says she has decided to move in with Geo Rosebraugh.    Tue and Father ate dinner at H.G.s.

4.   Saturday

Miss Kemayer in tells me she will vacate the room next Wednesday, going in room with Geo Rosebraugh.

5.  Sunday

Tue still suffering from toothache and head ache- has probably caught cold.

6.  Monday.

  Went down to shop to hire Nick Smith engage him to work at nine dollars per week.  H.G. still helping Latta.  

7. Tuesday

 Fine in woods west of John Handleys - Walkers.  Walker have their farm nearly up.

8.  Wednesday.  

Miss Kemayer moved out in evening after supper.  Helped her some.  We begin cleaning up in the morning walk down with Kate Perrill.

9.  Thursday

10.  Friday.

Boys work all day and get about  ready for business  Beer comes and some whiskey.  Drummers plenty.

December 27-29, 1887 in Coles County, IL

27.  Tuesday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  31.  36.  35.
Cloudy, wind south.  Misty all day after 9 A.M.  Wind got in S.W. before night.  Walked down to ties in morning and went to depot.    Bob Brown  and Marion Johnson brought orders from Comer.  Sold Dougherty all apples.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Pay up J.W. Neal & Co. $2.50.  Maggie and Phebe spend most of the afternoon at Davis'.  Tue not very well.  Saw Cummings at Alex Richters this morning says he has about all the lumber he will need to finish his present contract.  Gobed 9 P.M.

28.  Wednesday.  6.30  A.M.  Ther.  =5.  7.  2.
Clear very strong N.W. wind blowing all night.  About quarter inch snow on ground which fell before bedtime last night.  Find ther. at about 27 in room.  hang door and fire up old coal oil stove raising temp to 32.  Maude Lang here to dinner.  Have only been having two meals a day this week.  Sell Mrs. Lang  cord of wood at 3.50 to be delivered tomorrow morning.  Clear day with brisk N.W. wind.  Kate Davis over in eve.  Tue had toothache and headache bad at night.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

29.  Thursday.  6.30  A.M.  Ther.  -4.  22.  15
Clear.  Mostly clear day with N.W. wind.  Deliver Ed Eastin two cords wood.  Will pay Saturday. Learn that Lem Stark is very low and can't live long.  Pay Geo Rosebaugh in full $50.00 cash taken from deposit at 1ST.  Comer men up want city to fill out their order as they are going to shut down.  Sell L Dunbar a Bbl of apples.  There are about 7 Bbl left all usable, they don't seem to take very well.  Phebe sick at night with sore throat.  Go bed 10 P.M.  Got up and stand till after midnight.