April 22, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

22.  Tuesday.  4.45 P.M.  Ther.  54.  82.  66.  = 67 1/3

Clear.  S.2.  Start Loxa 6 AM and get home 9.15 AM.  Hugh working for A. Moore.  Helps me measure lot 218 ft.  Buy 2 ties Geo. Anderson.  Stop at Jones: pay him a/c to date 90 cts cash.  Start to go up to place but decide to go home at once.  Don't seem to find fence I want: look at Mercantile stock AM.  Give saw to file to Moody.  Emmett came early:  plants in garden, rake off yard began on S.R. ash pit sent lawn mower to  Chas Wells for treatment.  He  returned it PM. pd. .50c.  After finish ashes Emmett with me looks over pasture fence and spend hour or two hunting post digger which couldn't find.  I drove over to Anderson for saw and came near a runaway.  Raymond got saw for me Tue over at Mrs. Bro(?) P.M. getting home 6.30.  Emmett worked all day and will work tomorrow.  Most clear hazy day.  S.W.4.  Get booze P.M.  Interurban owe me dime.  Tue over at Brooks P.M. and at Grove's at night at night.  I slept on couch till 9 when go to bed.  E. Meter 784.000 $1.57 CG

1888

22.  Sunday, 7 AM.  Ther.  50.  65.  50.

Cloudy SE wind.  A little rain about 9 AM and indications of (?) cloudy most of day and fresh easterly wind.  Tue set out her roses &c. north of the house.  Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Robinson were here toward night Mamie Lang has the measles.  Plum and peach trees are in full bloom or nearly is.  Gobed.  9.30 PM.

April 18, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

18. Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  54.  80.  64.   = 66.

Clear W.1.  Hitch up early and start for Loxa 8.45 AM.  get there 10.  Saw Mrs. Oakley.  Her husband has the measles.  Talk with Hugh about building fence on three sides of the lot.  He will do it as soon as I finish material.  Saw Mrs. Gaines as passed.  She brought out Florence's baby baby for me to see.  Went on up into place.  Harman has put a gate at head of street.  Harman, Cax an Paul at work each 4 horses  Cliff dragging stalks south of house, other two plowing with sulky plows N. ride S.W. 40.  I drove over to where Cliff &co put in 8 in. tile.  Saw Cliff.  Is through  sowing oats.  Will take posts down to Loxa for house lot there  Drive to BC shed and down to Loxa E. side place.  Talk while with People.  Corn 50c.  Talk with  A. Moore; pay him 40c. for some work along line.  Talk with James at Watson place.  He wants to rent farm for his son in law.  Got home 2.30 P.M.  Stood trip better than expected.  Smoked another cigar.  Maggie set me out some dinner.  Tue  gone to R.C.  Maggie went to Grace's P.M.  I get shave at Browns late P.M.  Tue and Muggs went to look at some pictures at C.H. at night.  Lightening and heavy thunder in night  Sprinkles rain.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Jack didn't go.

1888

18.  Wednesday  6 AM  Ther.  45.  60.  50.

Clear pleasant day.  People mostly talking about yesterday's election.  Rink and J. Rutherford bring up 1017 feet lumber for city.  Meyers did not come to work.  Sell.  Looke 20 butternut posts stop the Plainsdealer paying them up  15.  Gobed 9.30 PM.