September 29-30, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

29. Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  82.  64.  = 70 2/3

Cloudy.  N.W. 1. fog.  I feel poorly.  Drive down to see Ad Miller finding him west of Normal.  Says get lime &c to Loxa and he will fix flue.  No fungi appearing.  Mort begins after dinner repairing front porch.  Watch him til 3 oc. when drive to Dicewood.  Nothing there doing.  I get home 5.30 Helen H. gets here about 6.  Mort had made a fluke in the posts.  Most clear day.  S2.  Gobed 9

30.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther. 60.  80.  62..  = 67 1/3

Part Cloudy.  Mort worked alll day  day at porch but nowhere near done.  Harman says has plowed 17  A to date,Phones that  will begin cutting B.C. afternoon.  Bert Bennett gang is cutting it.  I  drove over to Hatton's Am. but not at home.  Tue worrying about H.H.  Jo Watkins rode  out a piece with me on way home.   He lives down near "Slab".  Shave self late P.M.  Part cloudy day.  South to westerly moderate winds.  Gobed 9P

(drawing of a hand pointing to the right) The Weather &c at Charleston Illinos(sic) for Sept 1913

Mean temperature. 69.  Max.98 on 1.2 and 3d. Min.40 on 22d.  Rain on 10 days 2.92 - .60 on 11th 1.51 on 15th and .43 on 17th other days light or only trace  Cloudiness 41 per ct.: Winds - N.4; NE 5 1/3 - E 4 1/3 - SE 21/3 S 8 1/3~ SW 1 2/3 W 1 1/3  and NW 2 2/3 days.  Rain about middle of month broke the long drouth but too late to help corn much  It has started pasture wheat and weeds.  Corn at stores 80 Eggs 30  Butter 35. Oats 50.  all kinds of meat am high.  Steak beef or pork costs 20 to 25.  There was a touch of frost in places on 22nd.  Saw it at farm but not in town.

1888

29.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  38.  58.  42.

Clear.  Start for timber with girls at 9 AM.  Help them gather hazelnuts tell noon but over to S. side after dinner.  Got price lists of seed from A. Dickenson Co. and Robert Seed Co.  We answer to letters written several days ago.   Four men at work today on middle ridge.  Tue and father put up kitchen stove today.  We get home at 6.30 pretty tired.  W. Decker says he will begin Monday to haul out wood rails &c from ground now cleared.  Have not yet decided not to put  in wheat.  Gobed 10 PM

30.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther  40.  68.  60.

Clear.  Girls got to S.S. and church.  Stormy S.W. wind gust.  Have (?) light frost.  Pleasant day.  Miss Kemayer  down toward night to say that one of the front windows was broken last night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

September 27-28, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

 27.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.  70.  50.

Clear N.E.1.  Theodore Siebert takes mare  7 A.M. to shoe 1.00 cr.  He helps  tighten up buggy.  I drove up town AM going to Winter's.  The hat ordered hasn't come.  AM preparing to go to ranch tomorrow.  It seems like getting ready to go to New York.  Tue went up town 3 P.M. and did not return till bed time she ate supper at Hat's.  They  have sent John F. Weaver to Kankakee  Insane asylum today.  Mort came over P.M.  Examined porch and will begin work on it Monday.  Helen H. went home on  on 3.30 car.  Tue not able to board her.  Mostly clear day light variable winds.  I had retired when Tue got home.  Gobed. 9

28.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther.  52.  68.  66.  = 62.

Mostly cloudy. E.1.  I got start  for ranch 8.15. light rain 8.30 and later.  Warm hot at home as had hoped so I had several gates to  handle.  I drove out to camping point where eat dinner.  I  drove over the whole clearing and think could afford to let Ike and Warren have it at their own price.  About half the south fields is blackberry  briars.  The N. field has good stand of persimmon and sassafras sprouts about four years olds.  Later I drove round by Ike and met Warren.  They will go  to work on it soon as get corn cut.  Bill having lives at my old place which now belongs to Jo Bails.  There are some good apples on the orchard.  I go  home River road via Handly ford getting 5.30 P.M.  very tired.  Jack stayed at home.  Cloudy day light S.E. winds light rain at times all day and at night.  No thunder.  Tue went to church after which Grove's came until 10 oc.  Gobed 9

1888

27.   Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.   46.  60.  47.

Mostly clear day.  Got late start for woods.  Have horse  shod in front by J. Parker Paid .50  Bought  pair of gloves if Winter on Cr.  Four men working today on middle ridge.  Steve Decker cut his  foot very badley this P.M.  This is the second time he has cut himself.  I took him home in buggy.  Cool day.  Gobed 9 PM---

28.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  40.  58.  45.

Get late start 9 AM.  There were (?) forenoon 4 in PM.  still on North ridge.  Warren Decker has been working inJims place for couple of days.  Oce Bennett begins afternoon.  Strong W.  or NW wind all day.  Bob Brown at home today.  Have not seen him since Tuesday.  Got home 6.30 P.M. our folks got  stove in kitchen today.  Cool day and some cloudy  Was a light frost in places last night.  Gobed 9.30