October 24-29, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

October 1913

24.  Friday.  4.45 AM.  Ther.  46.  62.  44.  =  50 2/3

Cloudy,  fog.  NE.2.  Phebe starts for Havana 6.15 car via Mattoon and Lincoln expects to get there 4 P.M.   Tue works hard on her R.C. work much of A.M.  Hatton works at wood P.M. and gets most of large timbers worked up into posts.  Tue attended RC PM at Ollys.  I drove south of town.  Thought might meet some fungi coming on the trees.  The roads except gravel quite heavy.  Mostly clear P.M. light N.E.  Tue over at library night go bed 9 PM

25.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  62.  44. = 47 1/3

Clear. NE 1.  Light white frost reported.  Bill came early at wood helping hitch up.  Tue  prepares for "function" at  church.  I take her up there 11 AM.  Some ladies aid by.  She came home to dinner.  I drove over to Miller's he had gone to one of  his appointments.    Saw Warren and Simons AM with stove wood.  W. has begun plowing his piece.  Bill worked the day and I pay him in full 2 1/2 days. and  he will come again.  Monday.  Clear day  N.E. to E. light winds.  No fungi starting except few campestris in bed in garden  too cold.  Go bed 11.

26.  Sunday 6 AM.  Ther.  44.  68.  44.  =  52.

Clear.S.2.  Shave self before breakfast which we had 8 AM.  I hitched up early and got paper.  Tue  decided not to attend church.  Later I drove up to Dicewoods and to town line returning by Watson road which they have been grading recently.  We have dinner at 2 P.M.  Rene with Dora and son call 4 P.M.  Tue over at Groves a while at night.  She wrote Buddy mailing letter 9 P.M,.  Mostly clear day winds shifting from S to NW and cloudy at night.  Go bed 10

27.  Monday 6 AM.  Ther.  42.  50.  44.  = 45 1/3

Cloudy and light rain since early morn.  N.E.3.  Have stiff neck.  The sun came out over AM, otherwise cloudy day with northerly winds and light showers till in night in all .55 in to 6 AM (28th.)  I didn't hitch up.  Tue  spent PM at Mrs. Brooks'  Spend day with victrola (sic) and catalogue.  Miller did not appear not Bill.  Think too cold for painting.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Tuesday.  6 AM  Ther.  38.  56.  44.  =  46.

Part cloudy W3  Hatton came working all day at wood and odds and ends pay him full to daye one day  1.50  Miller called and paint on house tomorrow if weaather permits.  Jo Hatton will help.  We got a letter from Phebe.  She reached Havana  OK much earlier than she expected to.  She has deposited her alimony at Charleston trust and savings through H.A. Neal.  Bill and I put storm windows south of furnace room.  We over haul old pile fencing and recover same bout 25% of it has rotted.

29.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  34.  38.  = 34 2/3

Cloudy. N.W.4.  Snowflurries (sic) much of forenoon beginning after 6AM about one inch fell yielding .10 in partly rain.  The ground and trees cover ground and trees(sic).  Tue got long letter from Buddy and one from Muggs who is attending a wedding at Columbus O.  She intends to call a day or two on her way back to Jeff Cy.  Order  bu oats 1 bu corn, bale each of straw and hay of IBM & son.  Tue went up town toward night returning all (8) but four Victor records and getting another lot one twelve inch. and a dozen 10 in.  Tue and self put in evening playing them.  I made pot of mush at night.  Go bed 10 P.

October 20-23, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

October 1913

20.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.   38.  36.  =  38.

Cloudy.  N.W.3.  Raining.  It began probably after midnight.  Tue got letter from Muggs.  It rained light  much of AM.  I did not hitch up.  Nobody called.  It grows colder and snow flies for two or three hours in afternoon.  Toward night I covered our beans and a few of the tomatoes.  Tue went up town toward night getting some grub.  Cloudy day with N. to W. high wind and light rain or snow most of time.  Gobed 9.  Clear at night.

21.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  42.  38.  =  37 1/3  E. Meter  924.000

Part cloudy N.W.3.  The first frost here.  Ice 1/8 in.  Miller came and went to BPA & Co. ordering flooring and glass for repairs at Loxa which he will do tomorrow.  Hatton came and began again at wood pile.  We spent an hour trying to fix furnace grate: he took out the ashes.  They read E. Meter today first for two months.  Rhoda came 10 AM washes &c. staying  to dinner, and working a while P.M.  I hitch up 4 P. and get boxing set in  (Sibert cr.) rear buggy wheels  Billy worked all day and will come tomorrow.  Tue up at library till after 9  Part cloudy light N to easterly winds Gob 9.

22.              Wednesday. 6.30.  Ther.  38.  52.  42.  =  44.

Rain .15      Cloudy E.2. Raining.  Raining began in night.  Phone J.E. M. for same AM.  Tue 

to 7 AM      learns from  H.A. Neal that expects Phebe here by Friday.  Tue gets lot of stuff                                     ready and leaves for Mattoon to attend surprise B.D. party for Louise Snider.  She 

left in heavy shower leaving me alone with Jack.  She got home on 4.30 car.   Loxa  phones that glass for door a misfit and will have get other.  Rene phones she didn't go to party on account of rain.  It began regular rain 9 AM continuing all day and into night.  Got letter from Phebe.  Says will be here Thursday.  Cloudy rainy day.  The sun shone once 8 AM.  When thought of hitching up but didn't.  Gobed 9 P.M.  still raining

Rain 7 AM to

6 AM. 23d 1.88

23.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.  50.  48.  =  46.

Cloudy. N.2.  Light rain till after 6 A.M.   This measured in with yesterday except  morn 1.88 in.  See yest.  Miller called says patched floor at Loxa house yest. working 8 h.  He can't account for his mistake in morning glass.  Hitch up 11 AM and get "same" ord yet T.W.P.  Phebe came 1 P.M.  Later she and Tue  went up to courthouse and she got her decree of divorce from Tom and alimony.  Phebe presents me with victrola No. IV which I fool with  till midnight.  Phebe and Tue went to Francis Stodderts to call a while.  We all sat up till near midnight.  Cloudy day lt. R. 8 PM and nt.

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September 9-17, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

9.  Tuesday.  5.00 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  68.  =  72.
Mostly clear E3.  Tue slpet in N. chamber last night.  We got a letter from Phebe.  She has got located at Havana Ill.  I send her address to H.A. Neal.  Drive uptown fir steak A.M.  Mrs. ONeal called P.M.  Simultanessly peddler calls.  Mrs. Reed came with half bushel fime peaches 70 c  Paul Harman borrows new buggy while his is at shop and I hitch to old buggy driving S.W. to Phipps road getting home for supper.  Mrs. Curd spent evening here.  I retire before she leaves.  Clear with fresh N.E. wind.  Paul Harman and sister are attending Normal.  They drive in every morn.  Gobed 9

10.  Wednesday 5.30.  AM.  Ther.  54.  86.  68.  =  69 1/3
Clear. N.E. 1.  Rhoda came and worked till 2 P.M.  Pd check 1.00 get shave AM. Pd.  Try to  find Steve Decker up in Anderson.  He doesn't live there.   Paid brings back buggy 9 A.M.  Starting at 4.30 P.M.  Tue and I drive E. to river at old Ashmore ford.  The river is dry there some holes above and below ford.  We did not go any farther E. on account of Tractor on hill E. get home 6.30 P.M.  Tue went to P.M. with Mrs. B. Self broke recent pledge slightly today by taking chew of tobacco.  The roads are very dusty.  Clear Moderate N.E. winds Go bed 9  Tu canned Peaches AM.

11.  Thursday.  5.30. AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  70.  =  75 1/3
Mostly clear. haze. S.E. 1. gas.  Tue continues to can peaches.  Reed's were best we ever had.  We had intention of going to Loxa but got up too late.  Clouds up P.M. with thunder and sprinkle about 3 P.M.  More rain 9 P.M. and later.  I drove down to Fritz's late P.M.  He is busy at work for while - plumber.  tue was up town at with Mrs. Curd.  Meanwhile Mort & K came and stay until nearly 10.  He is working at the Normal.  Will fix our porch in short time.Rain slow much of night, no thunder.  N.E. 2.  Go bed 10 P.M.  R.54

12.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  6.  72.  60.  =  66
Cloudy N.E. 2  Light rain in night to 7 this morning .54.  It quit rain before 7 AM.   I  hunt up Bill Hatton finding him at Joe's.  He will work for for me tomorrow.  After dinner Tue went up town and to Hat's and I decide about 2 P.M. to go to Loxa.  Pay J.H. Pinnell a/c 16.95 ck.
I went N. Jack went,  Saw C.H. Jones.  Oakley moved out about Sept. C.H.J. and  self decide not to rent to  Theodore Arnold who wants the house, until make repairs my be not then.  I went on up through place.  Much seed in SW clover.   Corn does not promise much.  I drove to house and to front gate but found gate out of order and return through
loxa.  Four calves, unknown, pasturing on  S. end.  Darling has moved to J.O. Linder place.  I got  home after seven oclock.  Mostly cloudy day with N.E. wind  Go bed 9.

13.   Saturday.  6 AM.Ther.  52.  74.  60.  = 62
Mostly clear. N.1.  Bill Hatton came before 7 AM. and goes to work allover place.  Helps hitch up.  I take she to Evans for repair.  Pay Nickles Bro. a/c 8.50 ck.  They are building big stable on site of Sam Rays old barn.   Call at Andrews and think can get coal to send @ 2.90.  Bill cuts  old cherry (Gov Wood)  SW. of house.  It has beeb there 30 years.  PM. he cut up two willow trees that had fallen across the branch, took trash &c. out of ditch on 5th St. and cut up old kindling.  Pay him in full 1.50 ck.  We will come Monday.  Learn that Jake Daizy is dead to be buried tomorrow.  I am off in my feed and made batch mush at night clear mostly with Northeasterly wind  Go. bed. 9.

14.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  50.  74.  60.  =  61 1/3
Most clear.  Easterly wind, hazy.  I went  to Dorschs for piece of ham before breakfast.  After get paper  Tue and I decide to go out to  Berts.  We start 11.50 taking lunch which ate on road near Alex Martins.  Helen with children was there also (?) Ferrish.  think corn some better out there than at Loxa.  We went and returned S. road start home say 5. P.  Autos very numerous on road.  My buggy wheels getting worse.  Bert says not safe.  Get home 7.  Part clear day easterly moderate wind Gobed 9.

15.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  58.  64.  66.  =  62 2/3
Cloudy. E.2.  Light rain began 6.  Bill Hatton came 7 AM. working an hour at stable, rain continued and He went home about 8 A to return later.  Learn that Geo. Drake is lately dead and buried today.  Write O.C. fg Co. about bad rear wheels of buggy.  We hitch up but don't drive till nearly 5 P.M. when rain slacked up.  Went up and got shoe at Evan's, loaf of bread mail letter.  Got caught in quite a shower.  Bass Chism stops me wants to rent the farm.  I spend two hours AM. furnace room built good fire and clean up some.  Am suspicious of old furnace but will make it answer if possible.  More rain at night till bed time.  Rian today 1.51 in.  I get slightly warmer at night.  Go bed 9 PM.

16.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  66.  78.  72.  =  72.
Cloudy S.4. mist. and light rain.  Hatton didn't come.  I  hitch up  and drive out to Dicewoods looking for mushrooms.  Nothing doing.  Rene and Helen came A.M. and stay to dinner.  Helen is starting again at Normal.  She will stay with us a shile.  Jo Drake was buried today.  I saw Milt at Clarks  Have not seen him for years.  I get bale of alfalfa and bush corn at I.B. Mitchells.  Mostly cloudy day some light rain. P.M. all (.10).  Mort and  kate were over at night.  I write for S.R. & Co. Catalog.  Go bed 9.30

17.  Wednesday. 6 AM.  ther.  72.  82.  70.  =74 2/3
Cloudy and raining since 5. S.2.  Rhoda came to wash.  I put mare in pasture last night.     Drive up to see Tate but wait and hour and didn't.   Bill Hatton worked P.M. Harman phones and wants me to come over in morning.  I half promise to but fear roads too bad.  I drove up to Dicewood P.M>  Loping to get mess of abruptus  Met many hunters and others but find no fungi.  Very light showers P.M> with mild thunder.  Mrs. Pinnell and  Mrs. curd get some pears.   Tue gets letter from Kate Perrill.  Laura is in hospital where she has had a serious operation recently.  Tue went ofer to Goves at night.  Mostly  cloudy day varible winds.  showers.  Gobed 9.