June 15-22, 1914 (highlights) in Charleston, IL.

June 1914

15.   Monday.  Pay Myers in full on painting.  Rec.  package from  G.G. Tienery of Terre Haute which ordered Friday Recd. 10 AM. Ex prepaid.

15.  Monday   Mercantile has second lot of ratchets and all for one side.   Put in much time trying to sell old newspapers.    J.O. Linder  funeral at 10 AM.  I was not able to go.  Learn that Warmans are going to move to farm. S.E. near river.  Tue and I drive out to Helen's late P.M.

16.  Tuesday.   Mrs. Bitlidoux cakked while P.M. called while in P.M.  I drove W. of town late PM.  They putting in concrete culvert this side C.H. high bridge.  A bad place and after crossing I kept on coming back by Sam Walters getting home 7 P.M.  Mostly clear day and continues cool  with moderate with N.E. wind.  The Normal Summer School began today with 600 in attendance.

17.  Wednesday.  

18.  Thursday.  get straw hat Winters which don't like.  Buy  pens at W.S.H. P.M.

19.  Friday.  The Mexican "A.B.C. "  Mediation  plan has failed and President Wilson finds himself "up a stump."  Junk Cooper pays for old papers.  I drove down on Seventh St. to see where yesterdays fire was, couldn't find it.  

20.  Saturday.    Phebe writes from Jeff Cy that will be home first of next week.  

21.  Sunday.

22.  Monday. 5 AM.  Ther.  78.  98.  82.  =  86.

Part cloudy.  SW.3.  Emma worked AM for Tue.  Cleans up buggy in  part.  Think have felt the heat wave more today than at any time this season.  Part cloudy with thunder and sprinkle rain 4 P.M.  .01 in variable winds.  Lightning all round at night.  Tue over at night.  City is putting in meter on our waterline.  Sprinkle rain 3 P.M.

Note:  This is the last June entry.  Written on this page in pencil it says:  The Charleston Theater on Sixth St Burned December 13th between 9 and 10 oc P.M. 1914.  This record missing from June 12 1914 until May 1, 1915.  I have no idea what happened to the near year of Journal.  I will continue to post the 1889 entries.

Catherine

May 22-28, 1914 in Charleston, IL came to wash

May 1914

22.  Saturday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  56.  74.  60.  =  63 1/3

Cloudy.  There was sp rain sometime in night.  Get shave and "trimmed at Browns AM.  Pd 25 c. and went to Nickles and get my rig.  Show lines to Al. Frommel.  Maggie having worry about one Calhoun at Library.  Tue  went to Loxa on 2 P car to meet Irene at Dora's.  I went to Tates to try coat of suit he is making for me.  He sent home one pair pants. Emmett will come Monday Morn.  Mrs. H called night also Grace Sefton.   Buy 25c. corn at old Mill.  Mostly clear day moderate northerly wind.  Gobed 9.30  I drove S PM return by Wrights.

23.  Sunday,  6 AM.  ther.  56.  72.  64.  =  64.

today early southerly wind 3.  Get mare about 9 A. thinking to go to Loxa.  Start by timber route but too threatening and return by Helen's getting just in time for shower.  Light rain much of P.M. only (.12) in. gloomy, mostly cloudy day.  My mouth worse than ever, will have to quit chewing tobacco and other things.  Tue went to  Hat's P.M. and to church at night.  Gobed 9

24.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  82.  64.  =  69 1/3

Mostly cloudy. N.W.3.  Mabel came 7 A, she has been sick gone since last Sunday noon.  Emmett comes 7 A to mow yard &c.  Drove round town while before noon.  Order CO of Tierney AM,  Jo Bill called after dinner.  He works on Loxa section of big four R.R.  Drive  out to cemetery with Emmett.  He cut the grass on ours and Snider lots.  Stop at fairground on return hunting for mushrooms Didn't find any.  Harman phones will have to replant much of his B.C.  Tue over at Brooks at night.  Part cloudy NW Gobed 9.30

25.  Tuesday 5:15 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  60.  76.  66.  =  67 1/3

Clear S.E. 3.  Start Loxa about 8 a.  Didn't take Jack nor dinner.  Drive through Loxa.  found Harman and Jack Peterson replanting BC 19 a. south 1/2 side of NW 40.  Later sow Shrieves just finishing his 27 ps corn.  Distant thunder warned me to start home at once.  The storm caught me at fairground and I got pretty wet before I reached home.  Much  and heavy thunder.  the barn at old Jesse Veach place was struck by light and burned.  Rain ceased about time I got home at say 1 P.  Much wind with rain.  C.O. came PM.  think caught a little cold.  Tue and  Phebe went to movies.  Maggie at Library.  Mabel did not attend church as intended.  Mostly cloudy day S.E. to southerly wind .85 in rain between 12 and 1 P.M.  Heavy rains in night with thunder and wind.  Gobed 9

26.  Wednesday.  5.45. AM.  Ther.  64.  74.  56.  =  64 2/3

Cloudy light rain which continue.  Mrs. H. came to wash.  Italy entered the war this week.  Heavy rain much of AM.  Mostly cloudy A.M.  Sun appeared once or twice cloudy AM.  Sun appeared once or twice.  I did not get out.  Harman called late P.M.  Mabel went home.  Tue and girls went to movies at night.  they are finding many fungi, mostly Caprineo micoceus  mostly cloudy, easterly winds.  Gobed 9

27.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther  48.  70.  60.  =  59 1/3

Cloudy. E.3.  Still raining from in night wind E.3.  Cool day and mostly cloudy no rain after 9 a, I get mare 2 P. driving to N. Park and south.  Get caught in quite a shower at W.ville.  Look much for mushrooms but didn't find any.  Tom Knock rode with me home from Normal.  Had been hunting.  Phebe went to France's at night.  Tue to Grove's  Muggs and Mabel making rag rugs.  Gobed 9.30.

28.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  60.  76.  60.  65 1/3.

Cloudy E.3.  There was light rain in night.  Flowers this morn.(.63) we are getting too much of it.  Get mare 10 A.  Get shave at Ed Browns. paid.  Took Mable home P.M. returning her later.  Met Arthur H.  The roads are very muddy, fields often covered with water. mud is everywhere.  Get home 5 P.M.  Maggie and Phebe expecting to go to Chicago Sunday to buy some things.  I had accident P.M. with booze got strangled and got it "up my snout,"  it disabled me for several hours.  Mushrooms not appearing to any  extent.  Mostly cloudy E. to S. winds light showers.  Heavy rains in night.  Gobed 9

May 17-21, 1914 in Charleston, Illlinois

May 1914

17.   Sunday.  5:30 AM.  Ther.  48.76.  56.  = 60.

clear.  E.2.  The mare wouldn't come up and pastured the night and till 9 this morn.  Oil my buggy.  Tue went to church AM.   I drove to Latta place AM, getting home 12.30  Everything dry.  The creeks have been but little water.  Mare "downsy" from her surfeit last night.  However toward night we plan to go to Helen's but just before we started the Morties appear.  This spoiled my plans.  They left before dark.  Tue  had SB shortcake dinner I ate too much  and omit supper altogether.  Clear day light easterly winds  Gob 9

18.  Monday. 5.30 AM. Ther. 50.  82.  60.  =  64
Clear.  E.2.  We got a Blue Danube record from Phebe.  Tue cleans some up stairs.  Take scythe to H(?) AM get this book which by the way is same one I didn't want.  Dr. and Mrs. Brooks started for Texas today for a visit to relations.  I  dug out one of old teeth  leaving 8 on hands  Copy this Record off from various sheets where have been keeping it for week or so.  Tue went up town and elsewhere calling.  I drove up by J.B. Hills and to town line returning by Watson road.  Not many  on roads.  They are getting very dusty in spots  Saw much corn up looks well but small.  Saw much corn up looks well but small.  Set home 6 PM,  Tue spent evening at Mrs. Curds after supper.  Gobed 9.30

19.  Tuesday.  5.30   AM,  Ther.  60.  86.  66.  =  70 2/3
Clear.  There seems to be a haze or smoke in air no clouds wind E. of S.2.  Locust blooming:  they come very slowly.  Tue decides to go out to Helen's which we  do 10.30 A getting home noon.  Gus feeling pretty blue about the weather.  We had  (?) greeens for dinner Mrs. Curd called P.M.  Tue attended some meet at town P.M.  Tue and Mrs. Curd attend movies at night.  I get scyth and sickle sharpened at Hostelters E Meter reads 1090 KWH last reading 1076 =14 CG
P.S. Co. reads meter 20 inst. making same 14 KWH

Mostly clear some cloudy P.M. southerly wind 2.  gas smell. AM    Miller  and Myers call AM.  They begin on Harman's barns &c. tomorrow and will do some work on our farm buildings.  Go bed 9.30 P

20.  Wednesday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  54.  84.  62.  = 66 2/3
Clear hazy.  S.2.  Helen called   with Geo.  Learn that Pete McGurty dead at  Indianapolis.  He had been sick a long time with cancer  will be buried here Friday morning.  Get notice Phebe's swing  has come.  Tue working upstairs at closets.  She is doing the work herself.  Mrs. Grove over PM and Tue was there at night.  I drove round town late P,M,  Went down to Endleys orchard and elsewhere.  There is nothing new about the weather.  It continues to get dryer.  Warren Decker calls to water horses.  Both he and Ike have finished on my place.  A few clouds P.M. Moderate southerly wind gob 9.30

21.  Thursday  5.30. AM.  Ther.  56.  86.  68.  =  70.
Mostly clear haze.  S.2.  I get ready to start Loxa 10 AM but return and phone to Harman's.    Mrs. H. says  painters not working today so give up trip.  Was intending to take out material to  repair chimney at  farm.  Miller called P.M. decide to send stuff out on car tomorrow,  Tue got letter from Muggs.  She can't come home till about Aug. 1.  J.O. Hall delivered Phebe's porch swing AM.  Mostly clear moderate southerly winds.  Talk with Geo Weyeth up town.  Farners are feeling blue on account of the drouth.  Pete McGurty's remains were taken to John's P.M.  I felt worse than usual all day Lay on couch till bedtime 10 P.M.

August 24-27, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

24.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  60.  84.  72.  =  72.

Clear W. 1.  After getting the newspaper Tue and I plan to take a little drive but decide to let it go till after an early dinner.  Mrs. G came in before we ate, disarranging everything.  Morty came later and both stay the P.M. till nearly 6.  Tue very much disappointed.  I left alone about  5.30.  Drive up to to T. line on J.B. Hill road, west to next road and nearly a mile north past She(?) Popham's where they are building a road of crush stone.  I return by Watsons and south road.  Crop look some better than a month ago not much however.  Mostly clear day light variable winds.  I got home 7 P.M.  Gobed 9

25.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  60.  86.  72.  =72 2/3

Clear. S.E.1.  I didn't sleep much last night - sour stomach and found trouble.  I drove over to see Hatton but he is working on section.  Paul Harman brought in old bureau and took out jag of old lumber ate dinner.  They are going to put a new floodgate accross branch at road.  Tue got a letter from Muggs.  None from Buddy.  Will look for home about Wednesday.  Tue went to Mrs. Brook's 2 P.M.  I stop there for her later and we drove down to Rhoda's and by many devious streets down by Osgood place and home at  6 P.M.  We met Dr. Byres and wife S.E. of town.  Tue went over to see Mrs. Curd at night who has recently returned from Colorado visit.  Gobed 9.

26,  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  64.  90.  78.  =  77 1/3

Clear S.W. 1.  Slept fairly well and think bowels better.  I drove down to  (?) Millers AM. to employ him.  He will come tomorrow and repair plastering &c charges 25 c. per hour.  I find patch of campestiss E. of Normal - too old but we have them for dinner.  The Mariesors returned from their Hindsboro visit AM.  Skinner brought them in surry.  Order 3 sacks of wood fiber plaster from Andrews which they deliver P.M.  I drove down to see Emmett but saw only his wife.  He is working.  O ur yard needs mowing.  Walter made a start on it P.M.  Tue got letter from Muggs.  Mostly clear till  late P.M.  Light sprinkle rain at 6 - 7 P.  My bowels get no better and fear will have to call in Doc.  Take small (/) at night.  This seems to be the only meddy in house suitable.  Gobed.9

27.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  68.  92.   80.  =  80

Part cloudy N.E.1.  Slept fairly well after 1 AM.  Tue got up 4 AM to get me some milk.  My flux seems much the same.  Rhoda washing.  Miller came early.  Hall Record called with bill which did not pay quite yet.  Harman calls about noon but did not stay long.  He wants to turn cattle by corn to S.W. clover.  I did not consent but may do so under conditions.  I feel better P.M.  Have taken little meddy or food: have lived on thickened milk mostly.  Rhoda ironing P.M.  Miller finishes plaster in cellar but as I expected balked(?) at porch piers, fear will have to tear out much of lower part front porch.  Felt so bad did not hitch up.  Walter and Marie drove out to Helen's toward night getting home about dark.  Mostly clear day sprinkle rain AM.  Gobed 8.30

 

August 3-6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

3.  Sunday,    5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  96.  80.  =80.
Clear. N.1.  Pasture mare on library lot and hitch up early.  Had thoughts of trip to Loxa but too blamed hot.  I drove up AM for Sunday pape.  Tue intended to go to Chatauqua (sic) with Mrs. Brooks but did not feel able .  Ida and Josephine Mullen are visiting in Charleston they live in Oklahoma.  Today ends Chatauqua (sic) which began on 19th.  The Holiness meeting back of Mort Grove's has finished.  Tue remained at home all day.  Toward night I drive south to Finch S.H. and return by Hog Farm.  Clear day moderate Northerly winds .  Roads very dusty.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

4.  Monday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  74.  =  78.
Most clear N.E.2.  Seibert did not fix up buggy as promised and I put in day waiting for him  He sends word at night that will do it early in morning.  Get 1/2 bu potatoes at Charley Grims for which owe him 65 cents. PAID  Calls them the "round white."  They are home grown.  Tue  grunting all day and think oat times of getting the Dr.  We did not hear from the girls.  Tue looks for them home tomorrow.  I drove over to  Rhodes tell her to Wash Wednesday instead of Tuesday as intended.  Mort and Kate were over a while at night.  Clear day, moderate northeasterly wind.  No signs of rain.  Go bed 9.

5.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  94.  80.  =  78.
Clear.  N.E.1.  Seibert came and put in axels to buggy, not fine job.  I hitch to old buggy.  Drive down to light plant and pay for July 1.64 ck.  Call to Tucker Bros. paying last coal bill 5.00 ch.  Drive up to see Abbott about working.  Nobody at home.  Tue goes to Mrs. Hibbard trial with Mrs. Brooks.  It turns out to be one of warm days.  Harman calls and settles for crib  of corn sold.  There was much less than supposed.  Says is going to N.Y. in morn with excursion.  Will visit Geneva.  Corn weighed out 273 bu @ 65 cts.  Tue looked for the girls at noon but they didn't come till after dark.  Buddy and Charles came with them.  Clear mostly with moderate northeast to S.E. winds.  Gobed 10 P.

6. Wednesday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  72.  96.  84.  = 84.
Mostly cloudy E.2.  there was sp. after midnight and again with thunder 6 AM.  Rhoda washed and then ironed till 4 P.M.  Tue not feeling any better.  The girls clean up new buggy and I hitch to it before noon.    Muggs is going back to Jeff City tomorrow and Phebe will leave in a few days.  the three girls with Charles went out to Helens on 5.30 P.M. train returning 9 P.  I drove to Kickapoo at Geis to wash PM. wheels.  Mostly clear clouding toward night.  Return via Wrights.  Gobed 9

1888

3.  Friday.  4.50   AM.  Ther.  80.  96.  81.

About clear.  Picked peck of plums from one of lombard trees find about half of them stung by insect.  Mrs. Dickenson came to iron.  Myers calls and pays 2.00 on rent.  He now owes 1.28 on July.   Aug. will (?) tomorrow 6.00 got letter from Indianapolis man asking about (?) furniture.  Saml. E. Moran.  Made out lot of bills but didn't collect any.  Drove with Tue out nearly to Salem Church at night.  Looks like rain after sun set.  Thunder shower S. about 9 P.M.  Gobed about 10 PM.  very warm night.  Ther. stood at 80 at midnight

4.  Saturday.  5.10 AM.  Ther.  76.  80.  65.

Mostly cloudy day and grows cooler early AM.  Bud lot of peach trees with apricot also some almond ints wild plum.  Miss. Kemayer  pays rent for July.  R.S. Hordgren pays old a/c 6.00  Kelly says will go out to  Uncle Johns early to get cow.  Bim will help him drive her i(?).  Drove round town while at night with Tue.  Prohibition Camp Meeting in progress.  Sr. John of Kansas speaks today.  Coolest day for two or three weeks.  10 PM

5.  Sunday. 6.15 AM.  Ther.  65.  87.  74.

Foggy early.  Clears off.  Bim brings in cow about 8.30.  Kelly did not go out  Baby not feeling very well.  Father and I fixed fence in bottom P.M.  Drove toward night up  N. & N.W. of town with tue and baby.  The prohibition Camp Meeting draws  quite a crowd.  M & P went to church at night.   Self not well went to bed at 8.30 P.M.

6.  Monday  5.15 AM.  ther.  68.  87.  70.

Cloudy and raining very heavy, thunder storm from 2 PM till morning, much wind at times.  Milk white cow self this morning.  Went out after breakfast to turn her out and she was gone with the calf.  Put in the day looking  for her.  Kelly helping good part of the time.  Didn't find nor hear of her.  Mrs. Dickenson washed.  Baby sick all day.  Had trying afternoon Saddle of harness broke will have to get a new one.  Pleasent day with strong west wind.  Gobed 9.PM.

June 11-13, 1913 in Charleston, IL

11.  Wednesday,  5.40  AM.  Ther.  44.  84.  62.  = 63 1/3
Clear.E.1.  Rhoda came early and worked till 2 P.M.  I felt poorly all day on night have gone to Loxa.  Hitch to new buggy Drove SE of town AM.  Met Steve Hall.  His farm in river bottom is suffering from drouth as bad as the uplands.  Rhoda ironed till 2 P when Tue and the girls took in hand.  I tried to write letter to Phelps regarding axles but could not get good start.  Tue  went  to prayer meet at night.  Phebe out with Ora til 10 P.M.  Clear day light easterly winds.  Gobed 9.30

12.  Thursday 5.40 AM.  Ther.  48.  88.  66.  =  67 1/3
Clear, E.1.  Get shave of Yates:  Bob Wilton there.  Harman called a few minutes at barn while was hitching up, said he called to see buggy.  Think he is fixing up scheme about hay but said nothing about it.  I would have gone to Loxa if had not felt so badly  Emmett Fritz called a while P.M.  Says will help at any time after tomorrow.  Gets iron bar.  I try to write letter to H.G. Phelps but fail.  Took Tue  and Charles out to Helens late P.M. getting home after sunset.  Clear day with light variable  winds.  Just like every day this week but drier.  The grass is like tinder.  Henry and Hat were here when we got home.  Mrs. Balch fell from Cherry tree hurting herself.  Dr. Hite and Florence Wright were married tonight.  Gobed 9.30

13.  Friday. 5.30.  AM.  Ther.  50.  90.  70.  =  70.
Clear. S.W.1.  Wrote a hasty letter to Phelps asking advice.  The program today is for me to go to Loxa and rest  of family to dinner at Helens.  I start 9 AM.  Teach Loxa 10 AM. and drove pretty well over place.  Did not meet Cliff.  He does not seem to be doing anything with the clover meadow.  It is ready to cut.  The crops are looking better than average of this season.  Talk while with Cox and start home via Loxa and S. road.  I  saw Mrs. Gaines, Retha's boy was born last Friday.  Hugh putting up fence between  Jones 5a and  our farm.  Get small sack meal of C.H. Jones and reach Helen's about 12.30.  Tue, Phebe, Marie with Charles there and were eating.  I joined them.  the Normal Grocery and adjoining residence burned  2 P.M.  I start home 4 P.M.  the rest follow on 7 P.M. car.  Tue was ordered over to at once.  Rob Mitchell called after I left.  I got home wanting some poles.  He didn't get them.  Clear day light S.W. winds quite sultry but cool night and  and morn.  Jack dog crippled and couldn't go.  Go bed 9.50

June 6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

6.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  66.  98.  78.  = 80 2/3

Clear. S. 2. Get  hold backs at Frommel's AM.  Didn't hitch to new buggy.  It proves to be one of hottest days to date.  Paid for Jan. 15. 1914  Buddy was expecting to go to Hindsboro to visit Reasors but they did not come for her as expected.   The constant heat is wearing me out and most of my time is  spent at rest  in the house.  Some cloudy P.M. and I drive out west of town pass Helen's and return by Lattas place.  Corn seems to be growing.  The largest  I have seen may be a foot high.  Weather bureau predicts rain but little sign of it.  I got home 6.30.  the roads getting cut up with dust.  Pay Sibert's bill to date 3.95.  Charley Jones will get some posts up farm say 30.  Light variable winds ant hot night.  Gobed 9.30

1888

6.  Wednesday  6.45  AM  Ther.  65.  85.  65.

Mostly clear very warm last night.  McCormick comes to paper before we were up.  Went again to timber brought Kelly home and  stop the job for a few days til can get up  petition.  Have learned that there is kick about my fence.  Warm day but some cooler.  Go bed 10.30

September 29, 1912 in Coles County, Illinois

29, Sunday,   6 AM.  Ther.  50.  62.  50.  = 54.
Cloudy, N.3.  Tue attends church AM and night.  I hitch up early but did not drive until after 4 P.M.  Went down to Emmett's.  Didn't see him.  Jo Hatton gave me some onions.  I drove out by Latta's returning by Helen's.  Met big auto Corsell bridge  going.  Another at high bridge near Helens.  I left mare at Nickles getting home 6 P.M.  Clear day with fresh N. wind.  The roads are dry and generally good.  Jack went and had a ride much of the way.  Gobed 10P.

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Catherine

September12, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

12,  Thursday,  5.30 AM.  Ther.  50.  76. 60.  = 62.
Clear.  N.E.2  We are pasturing all neighbor chickens.  It is too cold without fire.  We have to stand it.  Saw Cottingham again AM.  Says furnace repairs shipped and likely to reach us any time.  We can't have fire in furnace until they come.  Tue ironing AM.  She attends concert at church with Mrs. Card at night.  Mostly clear day With moderate northerly wind.  I drive after 4 P.M.  going out out by Latta's and on past Slab and home by Helen's.  They are putting in concrete bridge S. of Noble place.  Think they have finished grading at Cassell near Big Four  R.R.  They have done good job.  Got home before dark.  All roads are good; becoming dusty.  Gobed 9 P.M.