Showing posts with label Ike Miles. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 2, 2014

January 1 - 2, 1889 and 1914 in Charleston, Illinois

January,1914

1.  Thursday.  6.30. AM  Ther.  32.  36.  34. = 34
Cloudy S.2.  Phone H.G. to bring stuff from from Interurban freight sta (sic) which he did   stopping briefly to read M.P.S. letter.  Tue phones Rene.  Bert has been sick.  Walk up town after dinner getting cigars.  Talk with Heddins boys whos father recently died,  Pay ticket a/c at Pay nes (too much) $2.50 getting calendar for record as usual H.G., Nat and Mrs. Curd came spending evening.  H.H. to supper.  I talk with the Heddin boy, up town also.   Ike Miles.  Cloudy day with light Southerly winds.  Bureau predicts snow.  Gobed 10 P.M.

2.  Friday. 6.30. AM.  Ther. 34.  40. 34. = 36.
Cloudy. S3.  Snowing ground covered.  Learn that Geo. Boulware Co. Clk. died last night.  The  R.C. did not meet today.  Payne phones that I over paid him in settlement.   and he owes me 1.50.  I quit smoking last night and burn up old stubs and cigars.  This  my first day without any tobacco for nearly a year.  Phebe spent afternoon at Lizzie Shoots.  Jessie Dunn and Mary Jane call a while P.M.  Tue ironing at times.  Mrs. Purtill called at night She has been  living in Oklahoma.  Cloudy day with about 2 in. of snow and slush.  Wind shifts to NW at night.  Gobed 10.

January 1889

1.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  20.  39.  28.
Clear SW wind.  Broke the coffee mill this morning and tried without success to mend it.  Byers called PM to say that he and Woodrum had been unable to find a place to board down at timber.  There was an eclipse of the sun from 3 PM till sunset.  The  globe - (?) did not come today.  Hat was here toward night.  The Myers girls were over in evening.  I made a batch of candy for Maggie and Phebe.  Clear day  go to bed  10 PM

2.  Wednesday, 6:15 AM.  Ther. 25.  42.  30.  
Clear and fine.  Westerly wind.  School begins again today after a vacation of 10 days.  Get $40.00 for ties of Geo Sefton Agt.  Looke insures dwelling for three years for 600.00 premium  $6.00.  R. Rutherford up pay him for Kirk fifteen dollars.  Helen went home P.M.   Went  down to depot at night.  Sefton paid me for 100 ties.  Went up to  Frank Dunns office at night.  Tue and M & P spent evening at Davis'  Gobed 10 PM  (?) on dwelling for 1,000 for 3 years.




Sunday, July 29, 2012

It is July 29, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois!

100 Years Ago . . .

Monday, July 29, 1912   5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  84.  70.  = 72.
Clear, SW. 2.  Harman phones that will be in after poles today.  Tue and I decide before breakfast that we would go to Loxa today, but give it up later.  She gets Alford to work a while.  Went and got fork at Fritz's and then over to Parker's.  Meanwhile Harmon came for poles.  I didn't see him.  No word from McNeels today, but I observe they have vacated their old shop.  I drove over to Parkers again PM.  He and (?) will go out to place tomorrow or soon.  Take mare to Nickles at night.  Phebe went down to Ora's.  Tue over at Grove's.  Mostly clear day, moderate variable winds settling northerly.  Go bed 9.30.

125 Years Ago . . .

Friday, July 29, 1887   5.45 AM.  Ther.  68. early, 70.  103.  .83  
Clear.   The girls go to take drawing lessons .  Drive with mare till nearly noon.  Went after the girls. Mrs. Chanceller didn't come to iron as agreed and Tue  undertakes to do it herself.    Ike Miles fears Uncle John's mare will not recover.  Al Crass cleans out cistern PM.  Young says he will pay me some money on rent next week.  Some clouds PM. and looked a little like rain, wind,  variable.  Some lightning at night.  One of the oppressive days we have had.  Tue and Phebe slept down stairs til midnight.  Go bed 10 PM