June 13-14, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

June 1914

13.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  68.  =  72.

Clear mostly E.2.  Tue still ironing finishes Noon.  John O Linder died at Loxa early AM, very suddenly, will be buried Monday 10A  Talk with Geo Rosebraugh.  Pay Telephone 3.13 for  May.  It clouds up and thunder shower at and afternoon.63 in. (?) light showers P.M. .08.  This is heaviest days rain since Apl. 7.  Miller called and settled bal 5.35 in full for (?) todate.  Met Jake up town his bill is  6.15.  Talk wile with Bob Snider P.M.  Mostly Cloudy P.M.  Much cooler.  Gobed 9.30 P.  Sold Ona Hampton old lumber(?)

14.  Sunday 6 A.M.  Ther.  54.  86.  74.  =71 1/3

Clear.  E.2.  The Morties were over before breakfast looking over place with Tue.  I  didn't  meet them.  Later Tue went  to church.  I drove up for paper.  They  have changed name to Herald. P.M.  Tue and Mrs. Grove went to see Ollie Rosebraugh, she is sick with rheumatism about 430 P.  I drove out to Cemetery and went north to Charley Pophams return by J.B. Hills.  6.30.  Crops look well considering weather.  the  late shower has helped everything.  Wheat is best I ever saw here, most it turning.  Two  or three have begun cutting.  The roads dry.  I got home 6.30 P.  The Morties came at 7 for call.  Most clear light E to N. wind.  Gobed 10. PM.

June 1889

13.  Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther.  68.  80.  70.  =  72 2/3

Cloudy Calm.  Cloudy P.M.  Geo. Kellogg puts up shed back of store.  get corn roasted at Wright.  Milt Drake was up, brought small load of wood.  Pay him 5.00  Thinks they  will finish  (?) tomorrow.  Trade Charley  Dench old watch for a white sow which he brings down and puts in my lot.    Get letter from White saying he has paid Brown for part of my ties,  rather dull.  Gobed 11.30 P.M.

14.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  75.  58.  =  69.  

Cloudy.S.W. wind start for timber.  9.15 AM.  Go by fox ridge got there about noon, boys nearly through building fence.    Went down to count ties finding 229..   Met Kink who says he will haul rest tomorrow.  Heavy clouds in morning sp rain  several times.  Gobed 11.30 PM.

March 26 - 28, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

26.  Monday, 6.15 AM.  Ther.  48.  51.  41.
Cloudy and foggy and raining. Some thunder in night.  Winds get in S.W. and finally NW and cooler.  The ther was up to 57 about 10 AM but soon fell.  Tue washes today getting about sick.  Rep. Co. concriction(sic)  for opportunity delegates to state convention held this P.M.
Sell Mrs. Norfolk a cord of wood.  The wood is about gone, have about a half a cord left.  Self and Tue both have sore throat.  Sowed flower seeds and GC tomato in hot bed today.
Gobed 9 PM

27.  Tuesday,  6 AM.  Ther.  34.  42.  36.
Cloudy, with light N. wind.  Rec. 27 cts. for Joseph Harris over charge freight  for fertilizers.  Rutherford called this AM.  They are in a hurry to get down to the timber and to work.  Still sore throat.  Republicans nominate Tp. officer T. Stoddert Jr.,  Sup., Geo. Rosebraugh Asst.,   C. Gramesly Col.,   Riley Rennells assessor, L. Coventon commish.  The Dems. have Ay Foyor sup.,  M. Cormer Col.  B. E. Brooks Ass., Bill  Brown Commissioner.  Comer in town.  Buy the walnut lumber on yard of him @ 1.00  per 100 for his interest.  Finish up the wood.  A crowd went out to cemetery and disinterred Bill Morris's body.  Some "medium" having said he was alive.  My throat felt very bad and got Dr. Patton to look at it.  Didn't  seem to think much the matter.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

28.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  31.  42.  37.
Cloudy, n. wind.  Abt. half an inch light snow on ground fell sometime duriing night.  Agree  to get some posts out to Linder place but suple gives it up after hauling about half a load.  He brought  me a couple loads manure, working from 1 P.M. till about 4.30 with team.  Rutherford called and say they will go down to the timber tomorrow and go to work.  The roads are worse than they have been this year.  Comer was up town and was working hard for the collectership(sic).  Friends think my  chances are pretty good.  Tue ironed.  Cloudy day, damp with  N. wind.  Good many call for wood now I am out of it.  People can barely get to town with empty wagon.  Go bed  9.30 PM